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Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Festung Ehrenbreitstein)
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Festung Ehrenbreitstein) Sitting opposite Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, there has been a castle of some sort at Ehrenbreitstein since the early Middle Ages. Its current form dates from the early 19th century, when it was expanded into Europe’s largest fortress to pro
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Alexanderplatz
Alexanderplatz Alexanderplatz remains the largest urban square in all of Germany and is a central meeting place in Berlin, located in the Mitte District. At its center is the large railway station (Alexanderplatz) with connections to many subway (U-Bahn), tramway (Strassenbahn), city trains (S-Ba
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Aussenalster
Aussenalster Aussenalster, or the Outer Alster Lake, is the larger of the two Alster lakes located in Hamburg. It was formed in the 13th century by damming the Alster River. At the time, it was outside of the city walls, which is how it became known as the Outer Alster Lake. The Inner Alster Lake
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Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt)
Victuals Market (Viktualienmarkt) Where can you find the best gourmet Bavarian delights? Munichs Victuals Market, Viktualienmarkt in German, is the place to find exotic fruits, fresh vegetables, artisan cheeses, delicious hams, honey, and truffles. Many of the market stalls in the Viktualienmarkt
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Hard Rock Cafe Cologne
Hard Rock Cafe Cologne Since the 1980s young travelers have been collecting iconic Hard Rock Café t-shirts from far reaches of the globe. In April of 2003, another opportunity to secure serious Hard Rock swag opened in historic Cologne. Tucked into the landscape of one of the oldest cities in Germ
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Hard Rock Cafe Munich
Hard Rock Cafe Munich Munich’s Hard Rock Café was the second to open in Germany, and the 3,000-square-foot space has hosting late night parties and live concerts with enough seating for hundreds of guests, plus plenty of standing room, since 2002.The cafe mixes typical Bavarian elements with its m
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Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower)
Fernsehturm (Berlin TV Tower) The Berlin Television Tower,or the Berliner Fernsehturm is the city’s tallest structure at 368 metres high. It was inaugurated on 3 October 1969 just before the 20th anniversary of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). For Walter Ulbricht, who was the State Council Ch
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Medizinhistorisches Museum
Medizinhistorisches Museum The Medizinhistorisches Museum, or Museum of Medical History, is part of the Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and is located in the former museum building of the Pathological Institute. In the permanent exhibition “On the Trace of Life” visitors can explore medical h
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Märkisches Museum
Märkisches Museum Doubling as the HQ of the many-stranded Stadtmuseum Berlin, the Märkisches Museum stands on the banks of the River Spree and backs on to the pretty Köllnischen Park. It is housed in a Neo-Gothic collage of monastic buildings designed by famous German architect Ludwig Hoffmann and
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Mainz
Mainz Once a year, on the Monday preceding Ash Wednesday, the streets of Mainz erupt into a riotous celebration of spring, accompanied by a vibrant procession of glittering floats, costumed dancers and marching bands. This is the Rosenmontag (Rose Monday) parade, the dramatic culmination of the Ma
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Schokoladen Museum (Chocolate Museum)
Schokoladen Museum (Chocolate Museum) Hans Imhoff, a chocolatier and businessman from Cologne, opened the Schokoladenmuseum in 1993, after retiring from the confectionary business in 1992. The museum that bears the late industrialists name is a paen to the product of the cacao bean, from its devel
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Olympic Tower
Olympic Tower Towering a dizzying 291 meters over the surrounding Olympic Park, Munich’s Olympic Tower is one of the city’s tallest buildings and boasts its highest observation deck at 190 meters. Take the high-speed elevator to the top floor, from where the views span the city center and spread a
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Hofbrauhaus
Hofbrauhaus Germans love of beer is unrivaled worldwide, and Munich is home to Bavarias most celebrated beer hall: Hofbrauhaus. Formerly the royal brewery for the Kingdom, Hofbrauhaus is now owned by the state government and also has the second largest tent at Oktoberfest - Hofbrau-Festzelt. Grab
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Goethe House & Museum (Goethehaus)
Goethe House & Museum (Goethehaus) The Goethe House & Museum is the site where the great German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749. Goethe’s former house is a fantastic and tangible example of the living style of the 18th century Frankfurts gentry. The house was technically Goethes
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Black Forest
Black Forest Although the Black Forest is located in the sunniest area of Germany, its name dates from a time when thick tree cover shielded the forest floor from light. There are more clearings now but the country’s largest and most renowned forest remains a 3D Grimm fairy tale dotted with ginger
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Heidelberg
Heidelberg Stand on the northern shore of the River Neckar and you can see why Heidelberg is such a popular spot for overseas visitors to Germany. This classic view of the city encompasses the old stone bridge with its salt-and-pepper shaker towers guarding the way to the old town crammed with nar
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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche)
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche) The battered shell of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church stands as a poignant reminder of the destruction of war.Destroyed by Allied bombers in 1943, the church remains in its shattered condition as a monument to peace.The church ves
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Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom)
Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) With its many green domes, the baroque Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom) is the city’s largest church. The classical building was built in the mid-1700s, and was extensively restored following bombing during World War II. Audioguide tours provide in-depth information
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Schwabing
Schwabing Schwabing, as Munich’s traditionally bohemian neighborhood, is quite different from what is otherwise a rather glitzy, snob city. It bred a generation of counter‐culture German litterateurs and painters like Ludwig Ganghofer and Oskar Maria Graf and attracted household names like Kandins
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Atta Cave
Atta Cave Also known as Attendorn Dripstone Cave, Atta Cave is located in Attendorn, Germany, and is the country’s largest dripstone cave. Filled with stalagmites and stalactites that appear to be dripping from the ceiling, visitors can meander the cave’s 262-foot (80-meter) natural corridor below
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