Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst
Leipzig
Contemporary art in all media is the speciality of this gallery, presented in temporary exhibits in a minimalist container-like space and a late-19th…
Must-see attractions in Germany
Stuttgart
Identified by its copper cupola, this gallery stages thought-provoking contemporary art exhibitions. There are free guided tours (in German) at 3pm on…
Trier
Named for a former monastery on this site, these Roman baths were built in the 2nd century AD. Information panels line a walkway through the atmospheric…
Düsseldorf
Burgplatz marks the northern end of the Rheinuferpromenade, where cafes and benches fill with people in fine weather, creating an almost Mediterranean…
St Pauli & Reeperbahn
Designed like a vinyl record, it has abstract steel sculptures resembling cookie cutters of the Fab Four (including a hybrid of Ringo Starr and Pete Best).
Düsseldorf
When you've had your shopping fill, head on over to the pleasant Hofgarten, dotted with statues of Heinrich Heine, Robert Schumann and other German greats.
Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland
Fossils excavated at Grube Messel are on show in Grube Messel's own museum, in a pretty half-timbered house.
Dresden
The main attraction in Grosser Garten (Great Garden) is this excellent zoo, where crowds gravitate toward the Africa Hall and the lion enclosure.
The Black Forest
Lush with exotic foliage and ideal for a stroll, the Botanischer Garten is speckled with greenhouses, one showcasing a giant Victoria water lily.
Northern Germany
First opened in 1721, this 14-hectare zoo has lynx, puma, European wildcats, kookaburras and numerous deer species, and is terrific for families.
Regensburg & the Danube
Housed in a former brewery, Zwiesel’s 'Forest Museum' has exhibitions on local customs, flora and fauna, glass-making and life in the forest.
Konstanz
This lake-front beach, 4km northeast of the centre, has sunbathing lawns, a kiddie pool, playground, volleyball courts and a naturist area.
Konstanz
The Zeppelin Monument shows airship inventor Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in an Icarus-like pose. He was born in 1838 on the Insel islet.
Stuttgart
Cobbled Schillerplatz is where the poet-dramatist Friedrich Schiller is immortalised in bronze.
Stuttgart
The fountain-dotted Mittlerer Schlossgarten draws thirsty crowds to its beer garden in summer.
Northern Germany
The bustling Markt is home to the Rathaus. It's quite a sober affair, something that the castle-like crenellations do little to alter.
Ulm
This 36m-high glass pyramid is the city’s main library. Designed by Gottfried Böhm, it's most impressive illuminated after dark.
Musikinstrumenten- und Puppenmuseum
Harz Mountains
A private museum sprawling over five floors, containing musical instruments, dolls and a porcelain collection housed in the cellar.
Swabian Alps Region
Steps lead spectacularly up to the late-Gothic Kirche St Michael, which was built in place of the original three-aisled basilica.
Swabian Alps Region
The late-Gothic Stiftskirche shelters the tombs of the Württemberg dukes and some dazzling late-medieval stained-glass windows.
Rostock
Red-brick and pastel-coloured buildings on this large market square hark back to the 14th- and 15th-century Hanseatic era.
Mainz
A parade of barges along the Rhine pass by Mainz' riverfront promenade – a great spot for a cycle, stroll or picnic.
Lübeck
Among Lübeck's famous Höfe (courtyards), this is one of the most beautiful, although it's not always open.
Chiemsee
Founded in the late 8th century, this is one of the oldest abbeys in Bavaria. The 45-minute tours are in German only.
Hanover
A highlight in summer, the Wasserspiele are water fountains synchronised to do some spectacular spurting.
Lübeck
The Glandorps Gang is one of Lübeck's most stunning centuries-old gänge (walkways).
Lübeck
Sheds light on the history of the gate and on Lübeck's medieval mercantile glory days.
Munich
The sprawling park behind Schloss Nymphenburg is a favourite spot with Münchners and visitors for strolling, jogging or whiling away a lazy afternoon. It…
Deutsch-Russisches Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
Berlin
On 8 May 1945, the madness of six years of WWII in Europe ended with the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht (armed forces of Nazi Germany) in this…
Berlin
Plötzensee was one of Berlin’s most notorious prisons during the Third Reich. Some 3000 people were executed here, most of them members of the Nazi…
Berlin
Standing a bit lost and forlorn within the Kulturforum, the Stüler-designed Matthäuskirche (1846) is a beautiful neo-Romanesque confection with…
City West & Charlottenburg
The 103m-high Europa-Center shopping mall was Berlin’s first 'skyscraper' at its 1965 opening, the giant Mercedes star spinning on its rooftop a symbol of…
Berlin
Georg Kolbe (1877–1947) was one of Germany's most influential early 20th-century sculptors and a member of the Berlin Secession. He distanced himself from…
Berlin
For a striking perspective of Berlin’s Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium), take the lift up to the outdoor observation platform of this 77m-high bell tower,…
Berlin
If you only know Salvador Dalí as the painter of melting watches, burning giraffes and other surrealist imagery, this private collection will likely open…
Berlin
The star exhibit at Germany’s oldest astronomical observatory is the 21m-long refracting telescope (the world’s longest), built in 1896 by astronomer…
Prenzlauer Berg
The fanciful red-and-yellow brick buildings of this 19th-century brewery have been upcycled into a cultural powerhouse with a small village's worth of…
Berlin
Complete this analogy: London is to Abbey Road as Berlin is to…Well? Hansa Studios, of course, that seminal recording studio that has exerted a…
Regensburg & the Danube
The ostentatious Neues Schloss was built for Duke Ludwig the Bearded in 1418. Fresh from a trip to wealth-laden France, Ludwig borrowed heavily from…
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