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Strandpromenade
A highlight of Binz is simply strolling its 4km-long north–south beach promenade lined with elegant villas. At the southern end of the built-up area, you’ll find the palatial Kurhaus , a lovely-looking 1908 building housing a luxury hotel. In front of it is the long pier. Strandpro
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Stift Nonnberg
A short climb up the Nonnbergstiege staircase from Kaigasse or along Festungsgasse brings you to this Benedictine convent, founded 1300 years ago and made famous as the nunnery in The Sound of Music . You can visit the beautiful rib-vaulted church, but the rest of the convent is of
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Zoo Palast
International stars got the red carpet treatment during Berlins International Film Festival (Berlinale) between 1957 and 1999 at West Berlins most glamorous cinema. After a three-year renovation it returned to the spotlight in late 2013 and now screens blockbusters (dubbed into Ger
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Museum Für Kunst & Kulturgeschichte
In a rambling art deco bank building, this museum is a repository of the kind of stuff that tracks the cultural history of a city. That might be a snooze were it not for such standout exhibits as sparkling Roman gold treasure , a Romanesque triumphal cross, period rooms and paintin
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Museum für Antike Schiffahrt
The extraordinary remains of five wooden ships of the Romans’ Rhine flotilla, used around AD 300 to thwart the Germanic tribes then threatening Roman settlements, are the centrepiece of the Museum of Ancient Seafaring. Also on display are two full-size replicas of Roman ships and a
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Museum Am Ostwall
The top three floors of Dortmunder U are home to an art-world star thanks to the Ostwalls far-reaching collection of all major 20th- and 21st-century genres – expressionism to art informel, fluxus to op-art to concrete art. This translates into works by Macke, Nolde, Beuys and Paik
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Dom zu Fulda
Inside the baroque Dom (cathedral), built from 1704 to 1712, you’ll find gilded furnishings, plenty of putti (figures of infant boys), some dramatic statues (such as to the left of the altar) and the tomb of St Boniface, who died a martyr in 754. There are organ recitals (€3.50) he
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Französischer Dom
The 1705 Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) was built by Huguenot refuges and consists of two buildings: the soaring domed tower , whose viewing platform is reached via 284 steps, and the attached French Church , which hosts concerts and free organ recitals at 12.30pm Tuesday to
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Kollwitzplatz
Triangular Kollwitzplatz is the epicentre of Prenzlauer Berg gentrification. To pick up on the local vibe, linger with macchiato mamas and media daddies in a street cafe or join them at the organic farmers market . The park in the squares centre is tot heaven with three playgrounds
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Turmforum
Some of the best views of Stuttgart are from the the top of the tower jutting out from the main train station. A free lift (elevator) deposits you right below the revolving Mercedes star. You also get a bird’s-eye view of Stuttgart 21, a huge – and controversial – revamp of the mai
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Sammlung Hoffmann
Blink and you’ll miss the doorway leading to the Sophie-Gips-Höfe, a trio of courtyards linking Sophienstrasse and Gipsstrasse. The former sewing-machine factory now harbours stores, offices and flats as well as this stellar contemporary art collection in a private home, which is o
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Max Ernst Museum
A short stroll from the palaces is the Max Ernst Museum, where nine rooms trace all creative phases of the Brühl-born Dadaist and surrealist (1891–1976). We especially enjoyed examples of his artistic innovations such as frottage (floorboard rubbings) and the spooky collage novels,
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Museumsufer Frankfurt
More than a dozen museums line up along the south bank of the Main River, collectively known as the Museumsufer. The most famous is the Städel Museum, a renowned art gallery, but fans of architecture, archaeology, applied arts, film and ethnology will also get their fill. Bus 46, w
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Pferdemarkt
The heart of Hamelin is the Markt (square) and its northern continuation, Pferdemarkt (Equestrian Square), where during the Middle Ages knights fought it out in tournaments. On the eastern side of Pferdemarkt is a sculpture by the eastern German artist Wolfgang Dreysse, The Opening
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Gedenkstätte Stille Helden
The Silent Heroes Memorial Exhibit is dedicated to ordinary Germans who found the courage to hide and help their persecuted Jewish neighbours. Interactive media tables provide themed background information, while upstairs multimedia information pillars document the fate of individu
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Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum
Half museum, half junkyard retirement home for locos that have puffed their last, this trainspotters paradise occupies a disused engine depot across the tracks from the train station (no access from the platforms). The museum runs steam and old diesel trains up to Dinkelsbühl, Feuc
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Angermuseum
Housed inside a fully restored baroque building dating from the early 18th century, the Angermuseum has a strong collection of medieval art, paintings ranging from the 17th century to contemporary times, and Thuringian faience (glazed earthenware). A highlight is the Heckelraum on
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Archäologische Staatssammlung
Turns out Bavaria has been a popular place of residence for 120,000 years. Prehistoric Stone Age people came first, then the Romans, the Celts and finally various Germanic tribes. The Archäologische Staatssammlung opens up a window on these long-gone civilisations with cult objects
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Gorch Fock 1
Built as a training ship by the German navy in 1933, the Gorch Fock 1 is a large (82m-long) steel three-masted barque with quite a history. The Russians took her as war booty and from there she went to the Ukraine and the UK before ending up back in Stralsund, her original home por
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Fränkisches Brauereimuseum
Located in the Kloster St Michael, this comprehensive brewery museum exhibits over a thousand period mashing, boiling and bottling implements, as well as everything to do with local suds, such as beer mats, tankards, enamel beer signs and lots of photos and documentation. If the di
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