Germany - Heritage & Landmarks
Cultural Heritage (8)
Museumsinsel (Museum Island) Berlin
A unique ensemble of five world-renowned museums on an island in the Spree River.
Würzburg Residence
A Baroque palace with the largest ceiling fresco in the world, painted by Tiepolo.
Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District
The world's largest warehouse district on timber-pile foundations from the 1880s.
Upper Middle Rhine Valley
A 65km stretch of the Rhine with castles, historic towns, and steep vineyards.
Museum Island
A complex of five world-class museums on an island in the Spree River.
Cologne Cathedral
A Gothic masterpiece that took 600 years to complete, Germany's most visited landmark.
Town of Goslar and Mines of Rammelsberg
A medieval town with the Kaiserpfalz and 1,000-year-old silver mines.
Aachen Cathedral
The first German UNESCO site, Charlemagne's palatine chapel from 805 AD.
Landmark (8)
Neuschwanstein Castle
A fairy-tale castle built by Ludwig II that inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Nymphenburg Palace
A Baroque palace with extensive gardens, the summer residence of Bavarian rulers.
Dresden Elbe Valley
A cultural landscape with palaces, the Zwinger, and the rebuilt Frauenkirche.
Heidelberg Castle
A partly ruined Renaissance castle overlooking the university town and Neckar River.
Frankfurt Romerberg
Frankfurt's old town square with medieval timber-framed buildings and city hall.
Brandenburg Gate
An 18th-century neoclassical gate, symbol of German unity and European history.
Marienplatz and New Town Hall
Munich's central square with the famous Glockenspiel clock and Gothic Revival town hall.
Berlin Wall Memorial
A memorial preserving a section of the Wall that divided the city from 1961-1989.