Historical Sites In Germany

Brandenburg Gate

Restored 18th-century gate & landmark with 12 Doric columns topped by a classical goddess statue.

Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

Turreted, 19th-century, hilltop castle built for King Ludwig II, with tours of furnished rooms.

Neuschwansteinstraße 20, 87645 Schwangau, Germany

Heidelberg Castle

Ruined, 16th-century, red sandstone castle on a hillside, with guided tours & a huge wine barrel.

Schlosshof 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Berlin Wall Memorial

Commemorative stretch of the historic divide with a preserved section of original wall & memorial. · Dogs allowed

Bernauer Str. 111, 13355 Berlin, Germany

Nymphenburg Palace

A 200-hectare palace estate with rococo interiors, coach display & symmetrical baroque gardens.

Schloß Nymphenburg 1, 80638 München, Germany

Charlottenburg Palace

Baroque summer palace with huge gardens & rooms packed with paintings, tapestries & porcelain.

Spandauer Damm 10-22, 14059 Berlin, Germany

Wartburg

Medieval castle on a high rock in parkland, housing museum focused on art from the Middle Ages.

Auf d. Wartburg 1, 99817 Eisenach, Germany

Hohenzollern Castle

Art collection & the Prussian king's crown housed in mountaintop, turreted, 19th-century castle.

72379 Burg Hohenzollern, Germany

Neues Schloss Herrenchiemsee

Elaborate palace begun in 1878 for Ludwig II of Bavaria & modeled on Versailles, with guided tour.

Altes Schloß, 83209 Herrenchiemsee, Germany

Würzburg Residence

Guided tours of frescos & paintings in a vast & lavish, 18th-century palace, plus formal gardens.

Residenzpl. 2, 97070 Würzburg, Germany

Schöner Brunnen

Landmark, restored replica of the 14th-century Beautiful Fountain, built to resemble a Gothic spire.

Hauptmarkt, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany

Reichstag Building

Neo-Renaissance parliament building topped by a Norman Foster glass dome with 360-degree city views.

Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin, Germany

Altes Rathaus

Landmark building & porcelain museum situated on an island accessible by pedestrian bridges.

Ob. Brücke, 96047 Bamberg, Germany

Museum Holstentor

Fully restored, brick-built Medieval gate containing a museum dedicated to the city's history.

Holstentorplatz, 23552 Lübeck, Germany

Kongresshalle

Vast, unfinished meeting grounds built by the Nazi Party in the 1930s, with a history museum.

Bayernstraße 100, 90471 Nürnberg, Germany

Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Center for study, remembrance & debates on National Socialism, with permanent & temporary exhibits.

Salzbergstraße 41, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany

Bamberg Cathedral

13th-century church including the Bamberg Horseman statue & the marble tomb of Emperor Henry II.

Dompl., 96049 Bamberg, Germany

Naumburger Dom

Romanesque & Gothic place of worship with sculptures by the Naumburg Master & a treasury museum.

Domplatz 16, 06618 Naumburg (Saale), Germany

Bamberg old town

Well-preserved old town with a landmark cathedral & centuries-old half-timbered houses.

Dompl., 96049 Bamberg, Germany

Rochlitz Castle

Sörnziger Weg 1, 09306 Rochlitz, Germany

Historic City Hall Michelstadt

Marktpl., 64720 Michelstadt, Germany

UNESCO Weltkulturerbe Museumsinsel

National art & archaeology museums in grand buildings on a river island, plus a park & cathedral.

Bodestraße, 10178 Berlin, Germany

Colditz Castle

Huge, 1000-year-old hilltop castle displaying artifacts from its famed role as a WWII POW camp.

Schloßgasse 1, 04680 Colditz, Germany

St. Mary's Cathedral

Catholic cathedral with world famous bronzes, a thousand year old rose & Romanesque chandeliers.

Domhof, 31134 Hildesheim, Germany

Memorial Museum in the "Round Corner"

Audio tours & displays on the Stasi & life in East Germany in a former secret police building.

Dittrichring 24, 04109 Leipzig, Germany

Schloss Wilhelmsthal

Rococo manor completed in 1761, with original furnishings, paintings & English-style grounds.

Schloss Wilhelmsthal, 34379 Calden, Germany

Aegidienkirche

Striking 12th-century church & war memorial known for its soaring bell tower & open-air interior.

Aegidienkirchhof 1, 30159 Hannover, Germany

Prussian Monument for the Liberation Wars

Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars, Am Weinhang 1, 10965 Berlin, Germany

Wertheim Castle

Schloßgasse 11, 97877 Wertheim, Germany

Goseck Circle

Well-preserved circular enclosure featuring a 7,000-year-old neolithic solar observatory & monument.

Pflaumenweg, 06667 Goseck, Germany

Lichtenberg Castle

Burgbergstraße 147, 38228 Salzgitter, Germany

Burg Schwalenberg

Burg 2, 32816 Schieder-Schwalenberg, Germany

Roman Theatre

Zitadellenweg, 55131 Mainz, Germany

Rondell Oberhof

Parking lot, 98559 Oberhof, Germany

Old Court

A city history museum is housed in this building complex that dates to the 11th century.

Dompl. 7, 96049 Bamberg, Germany

Bastion Cleve

39104 Magdeburg, Germany

Hugenottenturm

Bremer Str. 37, 34385 Bad Karlshafen, Germany

Sinwell Tower

Burg 11, 90403 Nürnberg, Germany

Schelztorturm

Schelztorstraße 2, 73728 Esslingen am Neckar, Germany

Frankfurt Cathedral Museum

Domplatz 1, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Nikolaiturm

Nikolaipl. 20, 37269 Eschwege, Germany

Pulverturm

Am Pulverturm, 07743 Jena, Germany

Hünselburg

34516 Waldeck, Germany

Roman Ruins

Bendergasse 3, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Marktbrunnen

Markt 1, 38640 Goslar, Germany

Domburg Hakel

06458 Selke-Aue, Germany

Romanisches Haus

Große Rathausgasse 5, 63500 Seligenstadt, Germany

Burgplatz

Burgpl., 38100 Braunschweig, Germany

House Of Seafaring

Hohe Brücke 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

Deutsches Tor

Deutsche Straße/Anton-Merziger-Ring, 66740 Saarlouis, Germany