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Schelfstadt
North of the Markt along Puschkinstrasse is Schelfstadt, a planned baroque village that was autonomous until Schwerin’s mid-19th-century expansion. The restored 1737 Schleswig-Holstein-Haus contains a gallery that features changing contemporary art exhibitions. Just north of here i
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Wadden Sea National Park
Is it an island? Is it a sandbank? No, it’s a Hallig, one of about 10 tiny wafer-flat ‘islets’ scattered across the Schleswig-Holsteins Wadden Sea National Park. In the Middle Ages some 50 Halligen existed, but the sea has swallowed up most of them. Up to 60 times a year, floods dr
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Kulturbrauerei
The fanciful red-and-yellow brick buildings of this 19th-century brewery have been recycled into a cultural powerhouse with a small villages worth of venues, from concert and theatre halls to restaurants, nightclubs, stores and a multiscreen cinema. From spring to fall theres a Sun
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Glyptothek
If youre a fan of classical art or simply enjoy the sight of naked guys without noses (or other pertinent body parts), make a beeline for the Glyptothek. One of Munichs oldest museums, its a feast of art and sculpture from ancient Greece and Rome amassed by Ludwig I between 1806 an
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Die Nanas
Hanover’s city fathers and mothers were inundated with nearly 20,000 letters of complaint when these three earth-mama sculptures were first installed beside the Leine River in 1974. Now, the voluptuous and fluorescent-coloured ‘Sophie’, ‘Charlotte’ and ‘Caroline’, by French artist
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Das Verborgene Museum
Founded by a pair of feminist artists and art historians, the nonprofit Hidden Museum has a unique focus: largely forgotten works by early-20th-century women artists, mostly from Germany. Past exhibits have trained the spotlight on expressionist artist Ilse Heller-Lazard and photog
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Kunstbau
Kunstbau is a 120m-long underground tunnel above the U-Bahn station Königsplatz. Works of the expressionist Blauer Reiter (Blue Rider) artist group founded by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc in 1911 are shown here as well as at the nearby Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus.Its sche
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Holocaust Memorial
Inaugurated in 2005, this football-field-sized memorial by American architect Peter Eisenman consists of 2711 sarcophagi-like concrete columns rising in sombre silence from undulating ground. Youre free to access this maze at any point and make your individual journey through it. F
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Thomaskirche
Johann Sebastian Bach worked as a cantor in the Thomaskirche from 1723 until his death in 1750, and his remains lie buried beneath a bronze plate in front of the altar. The Thomanerchor, once led by Bach, has been going strong since 1212 and now includes 100 boys aged eight to 18.
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Sony Center
Designed by Helmut Jahn, the visually dramatic Sony Center is fronted by a 26-floor, glass-and-steel tower and integrates rare relics from Potsdamer Platz prewar era, such as the opulent Kaisersaal. The heart of the Sony Center, though, is a central plaza canopied by a tent-like gl
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Dom Mariä Heimsuchung
Augsburg’s cathedral has its origins in the 10th century but was Gothicised and enlarged in the 14th and 15th centuries. The star treasures here are the so-called ‘Prophets’ Windows’. Depicting David, Daniel, Jonah, Hosea and Moses, they are among the oldest figurative stained-glas
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Deutsches Technikmuseum
A roof-mounted candy bomber (the plane used in the 1948 Berlin Airlift) is merely the overture to this enormous and hugely engaging shrine to technology. Standouts among the exhibits are the worlds first computer, an entire hall of vintage locomotives and extensive exhibits on aero
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Fettquelle
Rheumatism, arthritis, respiratory complaints, skin problems – all this and a host of other ailments can, apparently, be cured by Baden-Baden’s mineral-rich spring water. If you’d rather drink the stuff than bathe in it, head to the Fettquelle fountain at the base of a flight of st
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Festung Ehrenbreitstein
On the right bank of the Rhine, 118m above the river, this mighty fortress proved indestructible to all but Napoleonic troops, who levelled it in 1801. A few years later the Prussians, to prove a point, rebuilt it as one of Europe’s mightiest fortifications. Today there are fabulou
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Arithmeum
The Arithmeum explores the symbiosis of science, technology and art. On view are hundreds of mechanical calculators and historic mathematics books but also an out-there exhibit on the aesthetics of microchips. Design your own or study their beauty through a polarisation microscope.
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Schwarzwälder Trachtenmuseum
Haslach’s 17th-century former Capuchin monastery houses the Schwarzwälder Trachtenmuseum, showcasing flamboyant costumes and outrageous hats, the must-have accessories for the well-dressed Fräulein of the 1850s. Look out for the Black Forest Bollenhut, a straw bonnet topped with po
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Marienplatz
The epicentral heart and soul of the Altstadt, Marienplatz is a popular gathering spot and packs a lot of personality into a compact frame. Its anchored by the Mariensäule , built in 1638 to celebrate victory over Swedish forces during the Thirty Years War. This is the busiest spot
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Synagogue
Dating back to 1740, Celle’s synagogue is the oldest in northern Germany. It was partially destroyed during Kristallnacht and looks just like any other half-timbered house from the outside. Once a new Jewish congregation formed in 1997, services began to be held here regularly. Cha
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Göttinger Wald
Göttinger Wald (Göttingen Forest) is one of the best mixed forest stands of predominantly beech and oak in the region. It’s easily reached by following Herzberger Landstrasse east from the centre of town to the point near where it forms a hairpin bend, and turning into Borheckstras
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Dom zu Brandenburg & Museum
Founded more than 850 years ago, this predominantly Gothic church brims with treasures. Note the carved 14th-century Bohemian Altar in the south transept, the vaulted and painted Bunte Kapelle (Coloured Chapel) in the north transept and the medieval stained glass in the choir. The
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