Germany
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
Plugs and voltage
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CurrencyEuro (EUR)
LanguagesGerman
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Plugs and voltage: Wikipedia, «Mains electricity by country» (after the IEC World Plugs list), read 15 October 2026.
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 
Augsburg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bad Ems
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Baden-Baden
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bamberg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bergpark Wilhelmshohe
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Bremen Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Cologne Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Corvey Abbey
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Dessau Bauhaus
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Goethe House Weimar
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Goslar Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Hainich National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Hedeby Viking Museum
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Herrenchiemsee Palace
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Hildesheim Cathedral and St Michael's
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
King's House on Schachen
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Linderhof Palace
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Lorsch Abbey
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Lubeck Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Margravial Opera House
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Mathildenhöhe
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Maulbronn Monastery
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Messel Pit
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Museum Island
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Muskau Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Naumburg Cathedral
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Neuschwanstein Castle
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Ore Mountains Mining Region
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Pfaueninsel
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Quedlinburg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Rammelsberg Mine
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Regensburg Old Town
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Reichenau Island
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Roman Trier
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Saalburg Roman Fort
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Sanssouci Palace
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Schwerin Castle
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Speicherstadt
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 
Völklingen Ironworks
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Wartburg Castle
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Wieskirche
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Wurzburg Residence
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Xanten Archaeological Park
UNESCO · World Heritage 
Zollverein Coal Mine
Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.
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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 lake 
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 tree 
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.
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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
palace 
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 ruins 
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 ruins 
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 ruins 
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.
Open the full Museums & culture page half-timbered town 
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 building
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 resort
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.
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Autostadt
steam railway and minster 
Bad Doberan and the Molli
treetop walk 
Bad Wildbad
treetop path 
Beelitz Treetop Walk
botanical 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.
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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 
Viktualienmarkt
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