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410 places in Germany, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.
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RegionWestern Europe
CapitalBerlin
Places written410
Categories covered5 of 5
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CurrencyEuro (EUR)
LanguagesGerman
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Nature & outdoors (84) Landmarks & history (125) Museums & culture (129) Attractions & fun (49) Food & drink (23)
UNESCO heritage World Heritage Sites and living traditions on the UNESCO lists
UNESCO · World Heritage
Aachen Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bamberg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bergpark Wilhelmshohe
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cologne Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Corvey Abbey
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Goslar Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Lubeck Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Maulbronn Monastery
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Museum Island
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Neuschwanstein Castle
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Quedlinburg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Regensburg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Trier
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Sanssouci Palace
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Speyer Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Stralsund Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Ice Age Caves of the Swabian Jura
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Rhine Valley
UNESCO · World Heritage 
The Wadden Sea
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Wartburg Castle
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Wurzburg Residence
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Zollverein Coal Mine
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
Open the full Nature & outdoors page → waterfall
All Saints Waterfalls
nature park
Altmühltal Nature Park
lake
Ammersee
island
Amrum
show cave
Atta Cave
waterfall
Bad Urach Waterfall
anhydrite cave
Barbarossa Cave
national park 
Bavarian Forest National Park
karst spring
Blautopf
island
Borkum
gorge
Breitachklamm
chalk cape
Cape Arkona
lake and island
Chiemsee and Fraueninsel
rock landscape
Dahner Felsenland
gorge
Drachenschlucht
alpine lake
Eibsee
volcanic lakes
Eifel Maars
national park 
Eifel National Park
rock formation
Externsteine
baltic island
Fehmarn
mountain
Feldberg
boulder field
Felsenmeer Lautertal
mountain
Fichtelberg
island
Föhr
upland region
Franconian Switzerland
cold-water geyser
Geysir Andernach
mountain
Great Arber
national park
Hainich National Park
hallig
Hallig Hooge
island 
Helgoland
car-free island
Hiddensee
gorge
Höllentalklamm
lake district
Holstein Switzerland
ancient trees
Ivenack Oaks
national park 
Jasmund Chalk Cliffs
island
Juist
mountain
Kahler Asten
national park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
lake 
Konigssee and Berchtesgaden
lake 
Lake Constance
lake
Lake Starnberg
island
Langeoog
national park
Lower Oder Valley National Park
heathland
Lüneburg Heath
artificial lakes
Lusatian Lake District
nature park
Märkische Schweiz and Buckow
fossil site
Messel Pit
cirque lake
Mummelsee
national park
Müritz National Park
island
Norderney
forest
Palatinate Forest
river valley
Peene Valley
island park
Pfaueninsel
gorge
Ravenna Gorge
biosphere reserve
Rhön Biosphere Reserve
show mine
Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes
river bend
Saar Loop
national park 
Saxon Switzerland and the Bastei
mountain
Schauinsland
lake
Steinhuder Meer
island 
Sylt
alpine lake
Tegernsee
show cave
Teufelshöhle Pottenstein
rock ridge
Teufelsmauer
gorge
Thale and the Bode Gorge
lake 
The Alster Lakes
forest 
The Black Forest
mountain 
The Brocken and the Harz
national park 
The Darss and Zingst Peninsula
viewpoint 
The Drachenfels
cave
The Ice Age Caves of the Swabian Jura
canyon 
The Partnach Gorge
trail 
The Rennsteig
viewpoint
The Rhine Valley
forest 
The Spreewald
national park
The Wadden Sea
lake
Titisee
waterfall
Todtnau Waterfalls
waterfall 
Triberg Waterfalls
river valley
Upper Danube Valley
lake and summit
Walchensee and Herzogstand
mountain summit
Wendelstein
gorge
Wutach Gorge
mountain 
Zugspitze
Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.
Open the full Landmarks & history page → church
Aachen Cathedral
monastery and brewery
Alpirsbach Monastery
abbey church
Altenberg Cathedral
hunting lodge
Augustusburg Hunting Lodge
palace park
Babelsberg Park and Palace
spa complex
Bad Nauheim Sprudelhof
old town
Bamberg Old Town
monastery
Bebenhausen Monastery
monument
Bergpark Wilhelmshohe
church 
Berlin Cathedral
monument 
Berlin Wall and East Side Gallery
pilgrimage church
Birnau Basilica
monument 
Brandenburg Gate
town square
Braunschweig Burgplatz
market square
Bremen Old Town
palaces
Brühl Palaces
castle 
Burg Eltz
moated castle
Burg Vischering
castle
Burghausen Castle
palace
Charlottenburg Palace
church 
Chorin Abbey
castle town
Cochem and Reichsburg
church
Cologne Cathedral
church
Corvey Abbey
old town 
Dresden and the Frauenkirche
harbour district
Düsseldorf MedienHafen
fortress
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
concert hall
Elbphilharmonie
church
Erfurt Cathedral Hill
abbey
Ettal Abbey
castle ruin
Frankenstein Castle
town square
Frankfurt Römerberg
palace
Friedenstein Palace
social housing
Fuggerei
town square
Gendarmenmarkt
moated castle
Glücksburg Castle
railway viaduct
Goltzsch Viaduct
old town 
Gorlitz Old Town
old town
Goslar Old Town
castle museum
Gottorf Castle
cathedral
Halberstadt Cathedral
castle
Harburg Castle
castle 
Heidelberg Castle
palace
Herrenchiemsee Palace
church
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's
fortress ruin
Hohentwiel
castle 
Hohenzollern Castle
palace
Johannisburg Palace
palace
Karlsruhe Palace
mountain lodge
King's House on Schachen
monastery and winery
Kloster Eberbach
river confluence
Koblenz and Deutsches Eck
fortress
Königstein Fortress
inhabited bridge
Krämerbrücke
castle museum
Leuchtenburg
castle
Lichtenstein Castle
cathedral town
Limburg an der Lahn
palace
Linderhof Palace
carolingian gatehouse
Lorsch Abbey
old town
Lubeck Old Town
palace
Ludwigsburg Palace
palace
Ludwigslust Palace
cathedral city
Magdeburg
cathedral and old town
Mainz Cathedral and Old Town
opera house
Margravial Opera House
abbey
Maria Laach Abbey
fortress
Marienberg Fortress
castle
Marienburg Castle
castle
Marksburg Castle
artists' colony
Mathildenhöhe
church
Maulbronn Monastery
monument 
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
hunting palace
Moritzburg Castle
railway bridge
Müngsten Bridge
old town 
Munich and Marienplatz
city palace
Munich Residenz
cathedral
Naumburg Cathedral
town walls
Neubrandenburg City Walls
castle
Neuschwanstein Castle
abbey
Neuzelle Abbey
moated palace
Nordkirchen Palace
castle
Nuremberg Imperial Castle
palace
Nymphenburg Palace
abbey
Ottobeuren Abbey
monastery ruin
Oybin
cathedral
Paderborn Cathedral
palace and garden
Pillnitz Palace
old town
Quedlinburg Old Town
mine
Rammelsberg Mine
old town
Regensburg Old Town
palace
Rheinsberg Palace
monument
Roman Trier
old town 
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
roman fort
Saalburg Roman Fort
castle
Sababurg
monastery and palace
Salem Monastery and Palace
palace
Sanssouci Palace
palace complex
Schleissheim Palace
castle
Schloss Burg
island palace
Schwerin Castle
palace garden
Schwetzingen Palace
pier
Sellin Pier
castle
Sigmaringen Castle
fortress
Spandau Citadel
warehouse district
Speicherstadt
church
Speyer Cathedral
domed church
St Blasien Cathedral
church
St Michael's Church Hamburg
old town
Stralsund Old Town
palace 
The Dresden Zwinger
monument 
The Reichstag
castle
Trifels Castle
church 
Ulm Minster
fortress
Veste Coburg
pilgrimage basilica
Vierzehnheiligen Basilica
industrial monument
Völklingen Ironworks
memorial hall
Walhalla
castle
Wartburg Castle
abbey and gorge
Weltenburg Abbey and Danube Gorge
lighthouse 
Westerhever Lighthouse
pilgrimage church
Wieskirche
cathedral
Worms Cathedral
palace
Wurzburg Residence
roman site
Xanten Archaeological Park
monument
Zollverein Coal Mine
Museums & culture Museums, galleries, open-air heritage sites and the collections worth planning a day around.
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Alsfeld
gallery 
Alte Pinakothek
residence town
Altenburg
orchard region
Altes Land
pilgrimage town
Altötting
monastery brewery
Andechs Monastery
old town
Augsburg Old Town
composer museum
Bach House Eisenach
wine village
Bacharach
spa town
Bad Ems
planned town
Bad Karlshafen
walled town
Bad Münstereifel
salt town
Bad Reichenhall
spa town
Bad Tölz
imperial palace town
Bad Wimpfen
spa town
Baden-Baden
tower town
Bautzen
festival 
Bayreuth Festival
composer museum
Beethoven House
wine town
Bernkastel-Kues
villa quarter
Blankenese
motor museum
BMW Welt and Museum
island city
Brandenburg an der Havel
half-timbered town
Calw
experimental archaeology
Campus Galli
half-timbered town
Celle
open-air museum 
Cloppenburg Museum Village
festival 
Cologne Carnival
modernist buildings
Dessau Bauhaus
museum 
Deutsches Museum
walled town
Dinkelsbühl
library
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
brewing town
Einbeck
observatory 
Einstein Tower
tradition
Erzgebirge Woodcraft
old town
Esslingen am Neckar
harbour town
Flensburg
tradition
Franconian Beer Country
mining town
Freiberg
old town
Freiburg Old Town
cathedral and brewery
Freising and Weihenstephan
canal town
Friedrichstadt
walled town
Fritzlar
baroque city
Fulda
old town
Füssen Old Town
exhibition hall
Gasometer Oberhausen
walled town
Gengenbach
museum
German Clock Museum
museum
German Emigration Center
mining museum
German Mining Museum
writer's house
Goethe House Weimar
university town
Göttingen
treasury
Green Vault
fishing village
Greetsiel
university town and ruin
Greifswald and Eldena Ruins
museum
Grimm World Kassel
renaissance town
Güstrow
printing museum
Gutenberg Museum
courtyard complex
Hackesche Höfe
weser renaissance town
Hameln
half-timbered town
Hann. Münden
viking site
Hedeby Viking Museum
open-air museum
Hessenpark Open-Air Museum
harbour town
Husum
gemstone town
Idar-Oberstein
sailing regatta
Kiel Week
old town
Konstanz Old Town
island old town
Köpenick Old Town
old town
Landsberg am Lech
old town
Landshut Old Town
island town
Lindau
salt town
Lüneburg
reformation town
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
open-air museum
LWL Open-Air Museum Detmold
university town
Marburg
castle town
Meersburg
porcelain city
Meissen
motor museum
Mercedes-Benz Museum
half-timbered town
Michelstadt
half-timbered town
Miltenberg
alpine town
Mittenwald
brick gothic town
Mölln
half-timbered town
Monschau
market street
Münster Prinzipalmarkt
artists' town and lake
Murnau and Staffelsee
art museum
Museum Barberini
gallery
Museum Island
art museum
Museum Ludwig
natural history museum
Natural History Museum Berlin
prehistory museum
Neanderthal Museum
visitor centre
Nebra Ark
rebuilt quarter
Nikolaiviertel
walled town
Nördlingen
village
Oberammergau
tradition 
Oktoberfest and Beer Culture
mining landscape
Ore Mountains Mining Region
old town
Passau Old Town
open-air museum
Pile Dwellings of Unteruhldingen
motor museum
Porsche Museum
planned quarter
Potsdam Dutch Quarter
island town
Ratzeburg
tower town
Ravensburg
monastic island
Reichenau Island
hanseatic town
Rostock Old Town
half-timbered town
Schiltach
half-timbered town
Schmalkalden
historic quarter
Schnoor Quarter
salt town
Schwäbisch Hall
theatre 
Semperoper
natural history museum
Senckenberg Natural History Museum
walled town
Soest
church
St Thomas Church Leipzig
gallery 
Stadel Museum
brick gothic town
Tangermünde
technology museum
Technik Museum Speyer
wine town
Traben-Trarbach
university town
Tübingen
baltic resorts
Usedom Imperial Resorts
open-air museum
Vogtsbauernhof Open-Air Museum
old town
Wasserburg am Inn
half-timbered town
Wernigerode
optics town
Wetzlar
spa city
Wiesbaden
hanseatic town
Wismar
ducal town
Wolfenbüttel
artists' colony
Worpswede
planetarium
Zeiss Planetarium Jena
aviation museum
Zeppelin Museum
walled town
Zons
Attractions & fun Theme parks, zoos, aquariums, towers and the built attractions families actually queue for.
Open the full Attractions & fun page → car park and museum
Autostadt
steam railway and minster
Bad Doberan and the Molli
treetop walk
Bad Wildbad
treetop path
Beelitz Treetop Walk
botanic garden
Berlin Botanic Garden
zoo
Berlin Zoological Garden
baltic resort
Binz
scenic route
Black Forest High Road
landscape park
Branitz Park
urban park
English Garden
theme park 
Europa-Park
studio park
Filmpark Babelsberg
themed gardens
Gardens of the World
suspension bridge
Geierlay Suspension Bridge
scenic route
German Alpine Road
themed route
German Fairy Tale Route
scenic route
German Wine Route
theme park
Heide Park
baroque garden
Herrenhausen Gardens
science centre
Klimahaus Bremerhaven
botanical garden 
Kromlau Park and the Rakotz Bridge
industrial park
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
theme park
Legoland Deutschland
zoo
Leipzig Zoo
botanical garden 
Mainau
shipyard
Meyer Werft
model railway
Miniatur Wunderland
landscape park
Muskau Park
race circuit
Nürburgring
olympic park
Olympiapark Munich
aquarium 
Ozeaneum Stralsund
botanical garden
Palmengarten
theme park
Phantasialand
urban park
Planten un Blomen
narrow-gauge railway
Rasender Roland
scenic route
Romantic Road
beach resort
St Peter-Ording
lido
Strandbad Wannsee
urban park
Tempelhofer Feld
tower 
The Berlin TV Tower
cable car 
The Nebelhorn
urban park
Tiergarten
zoo
Tierpark Hagenbeck
baltic resort
Travemünde
indoor resort
Tropical Islands
baltic resort
Warnemünde
zoo and botanic garden
Wilhelma
landscape garden
Wörlitz Garden Realm
monorail
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.
Open the full Food & drink page → regional speciality
Aachen Printen
wine region
Ahr Valley Wine Region
wine festival
Bad Dürkheim Wurstmarkt
winery region 
Baden Wine Region
dish 
Berlin Currywurst
regional speciality
Black Forest Cake
drinking tradition
Cologne Kölsch Taverns
regional speciality
Dresden Christstollen
drinking tradition
East Frisian Tea Culture
winery region
Franconian Wine Region
drinking tradition
Frankfurt Apfelwein Taverns
regional speciality
Franzbrötchen
market 
Hamburg Fischmarkt
regional speciality
Lübeck Marzipan
winery region 
Mosel Wine Region
market 
Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
regional speciality
Nuremberg Rostbratwurst
winery region 
Rheingau Wine Region
wine region
Saale-Unstrut Wine Region
wine region
Saxon Wine Route
dish
Swabian Spatzle and Maultaschen
regional speciality
Thuringian Rostbratwurst
market 