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Checkpoint Charlie   Berlin

Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin

 187 Reviews  BERLIN ..I , like most who visit Berlin took a visit to Check point Charlie!!. I know it's the real touristy thing to do but I was very interested to see this site from the military point of view..... 

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Dachau (Concentration Camp)   Munich

Dachau (Concentration Camp), Munich

 80 Reviews  "... so ich nicht nach Dachau komm." (Dear God, make me mute, so I don't get sent to Dachau). So went a common child's prayer during Nazi times. You dared not say anything remotely controversial,... 

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Römer   Frankfurt am Main

Römer, Frankfurt am Main

 77 Reviews  The building is really eye catching. It consist 3 buildings and the middle one is called Zum Romer meaning “At the Romans”. People say it was called like this because there were many Roman villages... 

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Reeperbahn/St. Pauli   Hamburg

Reeperbahn/St. Pauli, Hamburg

 42 Reviews  St. Pauli is a traditionally working-class district of Hamburg, near the harbor. It includes the red-light district around the Reeperbahn as well as numerous bars and music clubs. Second and third... 

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Old Town/Altstadt   Düsseldorf

Old Town/Altstadt, Düsseldorf

 67 Reviews  This beautiful Medieval church in the old town, built in 1288 is the oldest building in the city - the slightly twisted steeple was an accident caused by builders using damp timbers! Unfortunately I... 

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Cologne Cathedral/ Kölner Dom   Cologne

Cologne Cathedral/ Kölner Dom, Cologne

 246 Reviews  Since the 10th century The cathedral of cologne has been home to many treasures; stored safely in their treasury. These were purpose built rooms, but not open to the public. The first public display... 

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Mercedes   Stuttgart

Mercedes, Stuttgart

 26 Reviews  In 2006 we visited the Mercedes Benz Musea at Stuttgard.... I must say its a really good Museum because you see how everything had changed during the time that has passed... even when you are not... 

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Castle   Nürnberg

Castle, Nürnberg

 38 Reviews  The majestic Nuremberg castle, the Kaiserburg, is considered Nuremburg's main sight. Indeed it does create a marvelous, medieval atmosphere to the Old Town of Nuremberg, which is almost completely... 

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Zwinger   Dresden

Zwinger, Dresden

 99 Reviews  This is a fantastic display of military armor and weapons. The collection of display totals 1,320 pieces and a lot were donated by European and Oriental rulers. A standout is the gold scrolled armour... 

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Castle/Schloss   Heidelberg

Castle/Schloss, Heidelberg

 196 Reviews  I decided not to take the funicular up to the castle, but to walk instead, and I think it was a good decision. The walk was not too strenuous to me and I liked the views I got during it. It was also... 

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Marktplatz   Karlsruhe

Marktplatz, Karlsruhe

 22 Reviews  Marktplatz is the central square of the city, so it's truly unlikely that you'll miss it. It features a Pyramid that has become a symbol of the city. There is also the city's Rathaus (picture) and the... 

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Old Town   Hannover

Old Town, Hannover

 52 Reviews  Hannover has one of the biggest and oldest Fleamarkets in Germany! Every Saturday people come from all over Germany to sell and buy. The market starts at 6:00 am and finishes at 4:00 pm. After... 

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Beautiful Old Town   Koblenz

Beautiful Old Town, Koblenz

 63 Reviews  With the growth of cheap low-cost flights, more and more people have discovered the delights of german Christmas markets. The one in Koblenz has all the normal ingredients of a 100 or so wodden... 

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Architecture / Historical Sites   Leipzig

Architecture / Historical Sites, Leipzig

 20 Reviews   Leutzsch is one of the oldest parts of Leipzig. It was founded in 11 century by Sorbs under the name Luszh (means Place of Meadows and Swamps). In 19th century Leutzsch transformed from a little... 

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Rhine River   Mainz

Rhine River, Mainz

 16 Reviews   Imagine you are on a cruise headed down the Rhein River near Mainz – the part of the river in Germany that is UNESCO designated as a natural wonder. As you look from your ship upwards on both sides... 

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Reichstag   Berlin

Reichstag, Berlin

 213 Reviews   Since our last visit to Berlin the Reichstag building had acquired its glistening new dome, the work of Norman Foster. As an admirer of his work, and a fan of “new meets old” architecture, I was keen... 

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Marienplatz   Munich

Marienplatz, Munich

 148 Reviews   This is the centre of the Old Town of Munich, a very lively square. The centre of it is the Mariensäule, a column that was erected in 1638. The Town Hall is an abundance of New Gothic style. It was... 

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Churches   Frankfurt am Main

Churches, Frankfurt am Main

 72 Reviews  Built initially as a gothic cathedral between XIV and XV centuries, it was rebuilt few times after that and this is why the look is now a neo-gothic one. It is anyway impressive and probably the 95 m... 

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Port (Hafen)   Hamburg

Port (Hafen), Hamburg

 95 Reviews  For years various residents’ groups in St. Pauli have been resisting gentrification and huge building projects in their neighborhood. Starting in 1994, the Hafenrandverein (Harbour Edge Association)... 

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Rheinturm   Düsseldorf

Rheinturm, Düsseldorf

 41 Reviews  This is the telecommunication tower of Dusseldorf. It is 240m tall and 20 years old. I know that you can climb on the top but unfortunately I didn’t do it. They say the view is great. Also the tower... 

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Old Town   Cologne

Old Town, Cologne

 43 Reviews  I just loved walking around Old Town Cologne; it's just so beautiful! There are so many colorful buildings, plazas and little streets to wander around and I would keep finding one area or building... 

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Events   Stuttgart

Events, Stuttgart

 34 Reviews  Stuttgart is a city of wine the vineyards almost reach the central station, and every year in August the annual Weindorf is takes place for about ten days. The whole Marktplatz and Schillerplatz are... 

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Lorenzkirche - St Lorenz Church   Nürnberg

Lorenzkirche - St Lorenz Church, Nürnberg

 31 Reviews   In Lorenzer Platz stands the twin-towered Gothic church of St Lawrence (St-Lorenzkirche; 13th-15th c.; Protestant), the city's largest church. Above the beautiful west doorway (c. 1355) is a rose... 

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Semper Opera   Dresden

Semper Opera, Dresden

 56 Reviews  Named after the architect, Semper, the building was constructed in 1841, but destroyed by fire in 1869, and his son rebuilt it again to finish in 1878. There were all the famous opera starts like... 

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Old Bridge   Heidelberg

Old Bridge, Heidelberg

 41 Reviews  All great romantic cities have a river: Prague has the Vltava, Paris has the Seine, Florence the Arno, and Heidelberg the Neckar river. "Die Alte Bruecke" (=the old bridge) is named after Kurfuerst... 

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Pfaueninsel

by Ewa208

If you are anywhere near Pfaueninsel, or the island of the peacocks, do visit it. It's one of my favorite ways of spending the sunny mornings, just strolling and having a coffee at the cafe of the dock. The ticket will cost you only 2 euros and you can stay as long as you like. There are some medieval towers, well preserved and a zoo in the middle of the island. I found the rose garden adorable and that blue house absolutely beautiful.One of the most pintoresque places I've ever visited.

King Ludwig II Palace

by hellojnewman

One of King Ludwig II palaces. He built this to resemble the Versailles. Much smaller but a lot of grandeur. Part of the bus tour out of Munich when going to Neuschwanstein Castle. Beautiful locationa with great views. The water fountains around the grounds do not run during the winter months.

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Rathaus in Munich

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Munich's town hall ( Rathaus) is located on Marienplatz, as is the famous Glockenspiel. Beautiful architecure. Very suprising that everything around here has only been recently built since the end of WWII. Everyday at 11am and 12pm in the winter months and 11am, 12pm and 5pm in the summer months the Glockenspiel starts to chime. The life-sized statues rotate around each other in a mock dance.

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Essen: Museum Folkwang

by MichaelFalk1969

The Folkwang Museum is one of the most renowned art collections in Germany since 1902. The excellent permanent art collection features mainly German and French painters from the 19th century and some contemporary artists. Highly interesting, with regular temporary exhibitions as well. Update: The museum is closed in 2007 due to renovation and will reopen in 2008. Best check the museum homepage for the reopening date.

Essen: Villa Hügel

by MichaelFalk1969

Essen is a city in the Ruhr area mainly known as a industrial centre, yet there are some worthwhile destinations here: The "Villa Hügel" is the palace-like home of the Krupp dynasty, steel magnates and weapon producers in the 19th/20th century (the company still exists). They were extremely succesful in their business and spend part of their wealth on the social welfare of their workers and the improvement of their city. The building is interesting, with some neo-classical ornaments like sphinxes. It is located in a beautiful, lush "English" landscape garden. Sometimes the Villa Hügel houses temporary art exhibitions, usually excellent - apart from that, there is a permanent exhibition on the Krupp dynasty.

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Bonn

by Sjalen

The former West German capital of Bonn has been left to find another administrative role for itself now that most of the governmental offices have moved to Berlin following the reunification of Germany. This it has been quite succesful with, as UN offices and others have relocated here and I have to say I would not mind working here myself for a while with an international crowd and yet in a pleasantly small city easy to grasp. Often in the shadow of much larger Cologne just a short hop north, Bonn is in fact just as interesting with ancient history shown amongst other places at the Rheinische Landesmuseum with its Neanderthal man, as well as in the cathedral which is said to be the oldest Rhineland church still in use. On top of all this, it is the birthplace of Beethoven, a fact used and abused by the city's tourist council and business and you see his name popping up everywhere but...

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Passau

by Sjalen

Right on the Austrian border lies Passau, and you might pass it if your plan is to visit southern Central Europe from Germany. If so, you should definately stop for a while to explore a city at a fascinating river junction where you can go on boat trips on the Danube into Austria but also shorter local trips on the rivers Inn and Ilz. You will also be spoilt with one of the nicest cathedrals I have seen in Germany, especially its ceiling with its decorations, and which was once more important than the St Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. This is a city which feels almost Austrian rather than German but you can walk across a bridge and you've changed country so that's hardly surprising. The Old Town clings on its peninsula between the rivers and it's just such a great setting - you can see that in the pictures on my Passau page.

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Technical Museum Speyer

by MichaelFalk1969

This technical museum in the historic city of Speyer has lots of oldtimer cars, aircraft, trains and military vehicles on display. The main attraction is a life-size Lufthansa passenger aircraft you can actually visit via a staircase. What I liked best here was an extensive collection of fire engines. Compared to the similar Technical Museum in Sinsheim (less than half an hour distant), the Speyer museum has less military vehicles - apart from that, they are very much the same.

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Technical Museum Sinsheim

by MichaelFalk1969

Two similar technical museums exist in the cities of Sinsheim and Speyer, full with oldtimers, racing cars, trains, aircraft and military vehicles. As the cities are less than 30 minutes drive apart, it is possible to see both in a day. The museum in Sinsheim is slightly bigger and features a life-size Concorde and a similar Tupolev aircraft. You can actually visit those aircrafts and other smaller aircrafts. The museum in Speyer - though smaller - has the advantage that Speyer is a tourist attraction in itself, while in Sinsheim you have only the museum. Both museums feature IMAX cinemas.

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Aachen - the 9th century capital of Europe

by JREllison

Aachen, or Aix-la-Chapelle as it was know then, was the favorite residence for Charlamegn, but if your looking for him you won't find a lot in his home town. True, he did design the Catherdral and begin the construction and is even burried there, but this Frankish emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is not remembered or revered as he is in France. Aachen is a great little city to visit even without Charlemagne, the Catherderal is beautiful and is the oldest in Northern Europe.Aachen is distinguishes itself by its historical sights, cultural attractions, big events such as the international dressage, jumping and riding tournament and museums as well as the town's many economic and scientific functions

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