Wurzburg
Wurzburg The once-powerful Bishops of Würzburg, clearly not shy of worldly pleasures, endowed their city with one of the great Baroque palaces of Europe. Once past the imposing yet elegant exterior set in sweeping landscaped gardens, the great staircase rising from ethereal white to the celestial
Villa Ampere
Villa Ampere Villa Ampere was once an electrical transformer tower in Leipheim, Germany in western Bavaria. It was built in 1954 and used until 2013 when the electrical infrastructure in the area was upgraded. Originally it was slated to be torn down, but instead the family living next door decide
Treptower Park
Treptower Park Treptower Park in Berlin dates back to the end of the 18th century and runs along the Spree – the city’s most famous river. Perhaps best known for the Soviet War Memorial located in it, this public park is the perfect place for a leisurely stroll and perhaps a spot of people-watchin
Town Hall (Rathaus)
Town Hall (Rathaus) Hamburgs town hall building, or Rathaus in German, was built from 1886 to 1887, and it is located in the Altstadt, or Old Town, in central Hamburg. It was built to replace the old town hall building that burned down in 1842. It was built with an ornate neo-renaissance facade an
St Peters Church
St Peters Church St Peters Church is one of the five main churches in Hamburg that survived World War II. It is also the oldest remaining church in the city. Although the church has been expanded and rebuilt a few times, a church has been standing in this place since at least 1195. It is located a
St Nikolai Memorial (St. Nicholas Church)
St Nikolai Memorial (St. Nicholas Church) The St. Nikolai Church in Hamburg was mostly destroyed during air raids in World War II. Approximately 35,000 people were killed during the air raids. The ruins of the church now serve as a memorial to the victims of the war. The churchs tower was used to
St Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche)
St Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche) Nikolaikirche, or St. Nicholas Church, is Berlins oldest church and was completed in 1230. The basement floors are considered to be the oldest rooms in Berlin. The church played a significant role in Berlins history. During the Reformation, it was the site of the
St Lorenz Church
St Lorenz Church With a lacy rose window and delicate religious statuary, the fancy Gothic façade of St Lorenz Church dominates Nuremberg’s Altstadt (Old Town) with its landmark copper-topped twin spires and began life as a Catholic church. When the Reformation came in the early 16th century, St L
St Lambertus Church
St Lambertus Church Among the most iconic landmarks of Dusseldorf’s picturesque Alstadt (Old Town), St Lambertus Church is famous for its distinctive twisted tower. Originally built in the 14th century, the church tower was rebuilt after a fire in 1815 and the use of wet arbors caused it to twist.
St Jacobs Church (St Jakobskirche)
St Jacobs Church (St Jakobskirche) A short stroll from Rothenburg’s main square, the striking St Jacobs Church (St Jakobskirche) is among Germany’s most impressive medieval churches, dating back to 1485. An important spiritual center and place of pilgrimage since the Middle Ages, St Jacobs Church
Speicherstadtmuseum
Speicherstadtmuseum Speicherstadt is one of the largest warehouse districts in the world, and the Speicherstadtmuseum sits inside a warehouse built in 1888. Here, visitors can learn how goods have been shipped throughout the world by way of Hamburg for years. Featured are typical tools and importe
Speicherstadt Kaffeeroesterei
Speicherstadt Kaffeeroesterei The Speicherstadt Kaffeerösterei is a museum in Hamburgs Speicherstadt district. Hamburg has a long history of being an important port city and center of trade. Over the centuries this has resulted in a large district of warehouses where goods were stored. Today these
Seligenstadt
Seligenstadt One of Germany’s oldest towns, first settled back in AD 100, Saligunstat lies just southeast of Frankfurt, perched on the banks of the Main River. Formally known as Obermühlheim, the historic town was gifted to Einhard, servant of Charlemagne, in 815 and his legacy is apparent in the
Sea Life Munich
Sea Life Munich Sea Life Munich is Germany’s largest Sea Life center, taking visitors on an underwater journey through local rivers and tropical seas, from the comfort of its 2,200 square meter Olympic Park building. With over 8,000 weird and wonderful sea creatures swimming in over 700,000 liters
Schwules Museum (Gay Museum)
Schwules Museum (Gay Museum) The success of the exhibit “Eldorado – the History, Everyday Life and Culture of Homosexual Women and Men 1850-1950” in 1984 at what was then called the Berlin Museum inspired the creation of the Schwules Museum, or the Gay Museum. The three people who initiated the or
Schwetzingen Castle
Schwetzingen Castle Schwetzingen Castle is a palace in the northern part of the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany, not too far from Heidelberg. The castle can trace its origins back to 1350 when a small moated castle stood in its place. The Prince Elector Johann Wilhelm commissioned alterations
Schöner Brunnen
Schöner Brunnen The ornate Schöner Brunnen is a landmark fountain in the cobbled Market Square (Hauptmarkt) of Nuremberg’s medieval Altstadt (Old Town). Created by local stonemason Heinrich Beheimby, it is a highly decorative, three-tiered masterpiece of religious imagery, adorned with 40 gaily co
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection The building that now houses the Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection was once used as officer barracks and later as a police station. In 1967 it was the Egyptian Museum, which later moved back to Berlins Museum Island in 2005. It reopened in the summer of 2008 as the Scharf
Royal Palace (Residenzschloss)
Royal Palace (Residenzschloss) The Dresden Royal Palace is a Renaissance castle that was home to Saxonys kings and electors starting in the late 1400s. It was built with defense in mind and has limited gates and massive walls. The palace burned towards the end of World War II, and reconstruction b
Römisch-Germanische Museum (Roman-Germanic Museum)
Römisch-Germanische Museum (Roman-Germanic Museum) Part antiquities collection, part archeological dig, the Roman-Germanic museum (or Römisch-Germanische Museum) sits atop the last vestiges of the Roman town villa. In the museums basement is a well-known Dionysus mosaic, undisturbed from its origi
