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Schwerin Dom
Above the Markt, the soaring Gothic Dom is a superb example of north German red-brick architecture. You can climb up to the viewing platform of its 19th-century cathedral tower (118m), which is a mere 50cm taller than Rostock’s Petrikirche. Down on earth, check out the elaborately
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Schloss Tiefurt
Originally this (relatively) small house from 1800 was leased to the tennant who ran the estate of the duchess Anna Amalia, but Anna took it over and turned it into her ‘temple of the muses’. The period rooms give you an impression of the age and of Annas intellectual round-table g
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Schloss Elisabethenburg
The lavish late-17th-century Schloss Elisabethenburg served as the ducal residence until 1918 and sports neo-Renaissance and other revivalist features in addition to the pure-baroque central floors of the main wing. Some rooms showcase paintings, sculpture, furniture and knick-knac
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Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald
Tittling, on the southern edge of the Bavarian Forest, is home to this 20-hectare open-air museum displaying 150 typical Bavarian Forest timber cottages and farmsteads from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Exhibitions inside the various buildings range from clothing and furniture to
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Maisels Brauerei
For a fascinating look at the brewing process, head to this enormous museum next door to the brewery of one of Germany’s top wheat-beer producers – Maisel. The 90-minute guided tour takes you into the bowels of the 19th-century plant, with atmospheric rooms filled with 4500 beer mu
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Kunstquartier Bethanien
This grand old hospital was designed by three students of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The original pharmacy where poet Theodor Fontane worked in 1848–49 can be admired through a glass door (ground floor, turn right). Today, the complex harbours nearly three dozen art and cultural inst
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Steinwasen Park
Buried deep in the forest, the nature-focused Steinwasen Park is a big hit with families. A trail weaves past animal-friendly enclosures, home to wild boar, ibex and burrowing marmots. One of the top attractions is a 218m-long hanging bridge, one of the world’s longest. Steinwasen
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K21 Ständehaus
A stately 19th-century parliament building forms a fabulous dichotomy to the cutting-edge edge art of the K21 – a collection showcasing only works created after the 1980s. Large-scale film and video installations and groups of works share space with site-specific rooms by an intern
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Geigenbaumuseum
Matthias Klotz (1653-1743) is the man credited with turning Mittenwald into an internationally renowned centre of violin making. Learn more about him, the craft and the instrument itself in the engagingly organised Geigenbaumuseum. There’s still a violin-making school in town today
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Fischerviertel
The charming Fischerviertel, Ulm’s old fishers’ and tanners’ quarter, is slightly southwest of the centre. Beautifully restored half-timbered houses huddle along the two channels of the Blau River. Harbouring art galleries, rustic restaurants, courtyards and the crookedest house in
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Akademie der Künste
The Academy of Arts has a pedigree going back to 1696 but its programming is solidly rooted in the here and now. It covers all forms of artistic expression, from architecture to literature to music, theatre and digital media, and also stages high-profile exhibits. A sculpture by He
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Verkehrszentrum
Sheltered in a historic trade-fair complex, the Verkehrszentrum features some fascinating exhibits, with hands-on displays about pioneering research and famous inventions, plus cars, boats and trains, and the history of car racing. Another section shows off the Deutsches Museums en
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Verkehrsmuseum
Nurembergs Verkehrsmuseum combines two major exhibits under one roof: the Deutsche Bahn Museum (German Railway Museum) and the Museum für Kommunikation (Museum of Telecommunications). The former explores the origins and history of Germanys legendary railway system; the latter showc
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Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
A bonanza of art and objects from Africa, India, the Americas, the Middle East and Polynesia, the State Museum of Ethnology has one of the most prestigious and complete ethnological collections anywhere. Sculpture from West and Central Africa is particularly impressive, as are Peru
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Priesterhäuser Zwickau
The short row of homes has origins in the 13th century and ranks among the oldest surviving residential building ensembles in Germany. Church employees lived here until the 19th century. Imagine the living conditions of the people who’ve come before you as you explore the restored
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City History Museum Annexe
North of the Naschmarkt is Sachsenplatz, a massive open square that now houses two newly built cultural outlets. The Museum of Fine Arts has a prestigious collection of works from the 15th century to the present and cutting-edge changing exhibitions. Close by is the City History Mu
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Münsterplatz
The Münsterplatz is presided over by the step-gabled Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall) and Klaus Ringwald’s Münsterbrunnen, a bronze fountain and a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of characters that have shaped Villingen’s history. The square throngs with activity on Wednesday and Saturday m
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Schlossbrücke
Marking the transition from Unter den Linden to Museum Island, the Palace Bridge is considered among Berlins prettiest. Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the 1820s, it is decorated with eight marble sculptures depicting the life and death of a warrior. Alas, empty royal coffer
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St Ursula
If you look at Cologne’s coat of arms, you’ll see what looks like 11 apostrophes. In fact, it represents the Christian martyrs St Ursula and 10 virgins. The church of St Ursula stands atop the Roman graveyard where the virgins’ remains were allegedly found. In the 17th century, the
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Weinstadl & Henkersteg
On the north side of the Pegnitz, near the Karlsbrücke, is the impressive half-timbered Weinstadl, an old wine depot with two half-timbered storeys jutting out over the river. It has had a storied life, ranging from lepers’ refuge to student dorm. Crossing the river is the covered
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