Denkmal des Polnischen Soldaten und des deutschen Antifaschisten
Friedrichshain
Created in 1972, this memorial on the northern edge of Volkspark Friedrichshain honours the joint fight against the Nazis of the Polish communist…
Must-see attractions in Germany
Friedrichshain
In a quiet corner of the Volkspark Friedrichshain, this cemetery is the final resting place of the victims of the revolutionary riots in March 1848, as…
Munich
The former Münzhof (mint) has a pretty courtyard that's remarkable for its three-storey Renaissance arcades dating from 1567. An inscription on the…
Hanover
More than 175 species of animals roam modern enclosures at this 22-hectare zoo east of the centre, though the experience doesn't feel particularly worth…
Friedrichshain
Officially called Grosser Bunkerberg (Large Bunker Mountain), Mont Klamott is the taller of two 'mountains' created from piled-up wartime debris in…
Prenzlauer Berg
This educational farm playground for kids offers interaction with barnyard animals and courses in basket-weaving, forging, felting and other old-timey…
Aachen
A modern fountain that's a crowd-pleasing work of mechanical art; look for the cock on top (a symbol of Napoleon's love for Aachen). Other details (all…
City West & Charlottenburg
Everyone from foot-sore tourists to buskers and skateboarding teens gathers around the quirky Weltbrunnen, a 1983 creation of local artist Joachim…
Fairy-Tale Road
The Gänseliesel (little goose girl) statue, the symbol of the city, is hailed locally as the most kissed woman in the world – after graduating, doctoral…
Friedrichshain
Created by Fritz Cremer between 1966 and 1968, this monumental sculpture pays respect to the 2000 to 3000 Germans who died fighting fascism in the Spanish…
Fairy-Tale Road
Set amid parkland southeast of the centre, Göttingen's 1898 Bismarck Tower has a 31m viewing platform from which you can see as far as the Göttingen…
Münster
This beautifully porticoed Renaissance building was built to the left of the Rathaus in 1615 and originally used as a storage area for wine. Today it…
Hanover
Originally built for 17th-century games similar to badminton, the Ballhof (1649–64) was modernised inside in the 1970s and today serves as a venue for…
Grenzwachturm Schlesischer Busch
Kreuzberg
East German border guards, machine guns at the ready, used to keep an eye on the Berlin Wall and the infamous ‘death strip’ from this square concrete…
Bremen City
The city’s typical Dutch windmill adds a rural flavour to the parkland tracing the part of town where Bremen’s city fortifications once were. It houses a…
Hanover
The Renaissance facade of the Leibnizhaus is a reconstruction but the house was once the home of mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz …
Hanover
Much of it is a postwar fake, but the Altes Rathaus, begun in 1455, still has some original elements. Today it houses offices and a small restaurant.
Hanover
This 46.3m-high column commemorates the victory of German, British and Prussian forces over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
Munich
Spielzeugmuseum, in the south tower of the Altes Rathaus (1474), has a huge collection of toys, Barbie dolls and teddy bears.
Fairy-Tale Road
Beneath this giant glass cube lie the excavated and illuminated remains of a 13th- and 14th-century synagogue.
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