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Friedensengel
Just east of the Isar River, the Friedensengel (Angel of Peace) statue stands guard from its perch atop a 23m-high column. It commemorates the 1871 Treaty of Versailles, which ended the Franco-Prussian War, and the base contains some shimmering golden Roman-style mosaics.
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Schumann
The Spring Symphony is among the works Robert Schumann composed in this house where he and his wife, pianist Clara Wieck, spent their first four years of marriage. A small exhibit provides background on the personal life and achievements of this famous musical couple.
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Alte Wasserkunst
The most famous of Bautzens many towers, the Alte Wasserkunst contains a fully functional late-medieval pumping station. Have a look at the mechanism, then make your way to the top for fabulous views, perhaps stopping to take in the regional art displayed on two floors.
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Schloss Heidecksburg
Schloss Heidecksburg is honeycombed with lavishly decorated and furnished rooms and harbours regional history exhibits and collections of paintings, porcelain, weapons and minerals. Perhaps the palaces best feature, though, is free: a terrific view over the valley.
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Museum Schloss Hohentübingen
Housed in Tübingens hilltop castle, this archaeology museum hides the 35,000-year-old Vogelherd figurines, the world’s oldest figurative artworks. These thumb-sized ivory carvings of mammoths and lions were unearthed in the Vogelherdhöhle caves in the Swabian Alps.
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Gay and Lesbian Memorial
In a square in the heart of the citys main gay and lesbian area is the gay and lesbian memorial , in the form of an angel, which commemorates the many homosexuals persecuted and killed by the Nazis. Its deliberate that the statues head is nearly severed from the body.
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Berlin Wall Watchtower Erna
This is one of the few remaining watchtowers set up along the Berlin Wall. Guards had to climb up a slim round shaft via an iron ladder to reach the octagonal observation perch on top. Introduced in 1969, this cramped model was later replaced by larger, square towers.
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Botanischer Garten
Goethe himself planted the ginkgo tree in these wonderful botanic gardens boasting more than 12,000 plants from every climatic zone on earth.
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Barbarathermen
Diehard thermal bath devotees will appreciate the Barbarathermen, closed for renovations at the time of research. In the meantime you can look over the fence at the foundations, cellars and floor-heating system, all of which survived a 17th-century raid for stones to build a school
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Schlossbergstrasse
Clamber south up Schlossbergstrasse, pausing to notice the plaques that denote the trades of one-time residents, such as the Strumpfstricker (stocking weaver) at No 6, and the sloping roofs where tanners once dried their skins. Up top there are views over Schiltach’s red rooftops.
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Mozarthaus
There are five houses worldwide dedicated to Mozart but this one takes the interesting approach of focusing mostly on the family – especially his sister Nannerl, an accomplished composer and musician in her own right. Multilingual films tell the story, and theres a small exhibition
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Museum am Strom
On Bingens riverside promenade, this one-time power station now displays exhibits on Rhine romanticism, both engraved and painted. Other highlights include a set of surgical instruments – from scalpels and cupping glasses to saws – left behind by a Roman doctor in the 2nd century A
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Museum der Stadt Worms
Exhibits at Worms’ city museum bring its fascinating history to life. Highlights include Bronze Age women’s jewellery, a superb collection of delicate Roman glass excavated from local graves, and a section on the Middle Ages. Its two blocks south of the Dom, behind the youth hostel
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Mathildenhöhe
Established in 1899 at the behest of Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig, the former Künstlerkolonie (artists colony) at Mathildenhöhe is famous for its Darmstädter Jugendstil architecture.The area is surrounded by a lovely hilltop park with fountains. From the centre, take bus F.
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Flüsterbogen
On the north side of Untermarkt, you can whisper sweet nothings to your sweetie via the reverberating stone arch in the entranceway at No 22. The Renaissance Ratsapotheke (pharmacy) at No 24 is easily recognised by its spidery sundial, another of Görlitz architectural masterpieces.
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Erlebniszentrum Naturgewalten
Dedicated to the North Sea, this state-of-the-art ecological museum has multimedia exhibits that keep both kids and adults entertained (especially on rainy days). Its housed in a vivid-blue wave-like building powered by renewable energy. Everyone enjoys the seehund (seal) webcam.
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Stasi Bunker
In the GDR the walls had ears, as is vividly documented in the chilling Stasi Museum in the former headquarters of the East German secret police, a building known as the Runde Ecke (Round Corner). On the last weekend of every month, you can also visit the Stasi bunker outside town.
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Mahn
This municipal memorial uses the original rooms and cells of a Nazi prison as a backdrop for a grim exhibit about Dortmund during the Third Reich. Over 66,000 people were imprisoned here, many tortured and killed. Its north of the Hauptbahnhof, just beyond the multiplex cinema.
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Lehmbruck Museum
Great art awaits at this renowned modern art museum, which presents a survey of 20th-century international sculpture – think Giacometti, Calder, Ernst and Chillida. About 40 sculptures are planted throughout the lovely surrounding park. Its a five-minute walk from the Hauptbahnhof.
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Liebieghaus
Inside a gorgeous 1890s villa, the Liebieghaus superb sculpture collection encompasses Greek, Roman, Egyptian, medieval, Renaissance and baroque works, plus some items from East Asia. Special exhibitions (extra charges may apply) sometimes displace parts of the permanent collection
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