Browse Points of Interest in Germany

The old Fischerviertel (fishermen's quarter) on the River Blau features half-timbered houses, cobblestone streets, and picturesque footbridges. Interesting sights here include the Schiefes Haus (crooked house), a 16th-century house today used as a… [ + ] More Details

Ulm Cathedral (German: Ulmer Münster, literally: minster) is a Lutheran church and the tallest church in the world, with a steeple measuring 161.53 m (530 ft) and containing 768 steps. The church is not a cathedral in the technical ecclesiastical… [ + ] More Details

2000 years ago the Ludwigstrasse was part of the Via Claudia Roman alpine road from Augsburg to Bozen. About 1000 years ago the street was the local trading place in the Werdenfelser Land which was widely known as the Golden Landl. Today… [ + ] More Details

The Partnach Gorge, or Partnachklamm, acts as a natural conduit for the Partnach River and runs 700 meters or 2,305 feet between limestone walls that reach 80 meters (262 feet) high. A series of galleries and tunnels has been carved out of the rock… [ + ] More Details

The King's House on Schachen (Königshaus am Schachen) is a small castle at Schachen Witterstein, about 10 km south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, built by Ludwig II of Bavaria. The castle was constructed between 1869 and 1872 and was used as a hunting… [ + ] More Details

Werdenfels Castle, where accused witches were held, tried and executed at the turn of the 16th century, became an object of superstitious horror and was abandoned in the 17th century. It was largely torn down in the 1750's and its stones used to build… [ + ] More Details

Enjoy a breathtaking ride to the top of Germany's highest mountain (almost 10,000 feet). A particularly beautiful way up the mountain is to go up by cogwheel train to the Schneefern glacier, then change to the glacier cable car, which takes you to… [ + ] More Details

The Jewish Quarter (Judengasse), established in 1462 in front of Frankfurt’s city wall, existed until the 19th century. Inside the museum, archaeological remains from the 15th to the 18th century can be seen. Exhibits include the excavations (i.e.… [ + ] More Details

The Städel, officially the Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie, is an art museum with one of the most important collections in Germany. The Städel owns 2,700 paintings (of which 600 are displayed) from seven centuries, beginning with… [ + ] More Details

The Modern Art Museum (Museum für Moderne Kunst or MMK) is not only famous for its extensive art collection, which includes artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, and Gerhardt Richter, but also for its bold architecture. Designed… [ + ] More Details