We came here to see the museum of prehistoric pile dwellings (Pfahlbauten Unteruhldingen, https://www.pfahlbauten.de/), which looks quite interesting in photos, but during the coronavirus it was closed. So we just walked around the town read more...

The lake with a circular walkway, rose garden and restaurant. There is no beach. The lake is artificial, appeared in the 1970s on the site of a bankrupt gravel pit read more...

A beautiful Christmas market in a 16th century castle. Olber Castle is private and normally the territory is not accessible to the public, but during a few weekends in December, it is open to the public read more...

We discovered this observation tower by chance. It is located in the middle of an industrial area and the only normal view is of the Weser River. However, the exact same panorama can be seen from the shore read more...

A large playground in the woods. There is a fee to enter and there is an opening hours, see here. There are grilling areas that can be rented, info is here. A good place to hold a children's birthday party, however quite remote from big cities read more...

Palace Hotel on the island of Rügen, built in 1894-1896 years. The park was laid out much earlier in 1810 and was expanded after the construction of the palace read more...

A small castle, the oldest non-religious building on the island of Rügen. A distinctive feature is the unusual for Germany wall color read more...

In the very center of Germany there is a village of wild cats. It is very small, 20 by 20 meters, so a visit will not take you much time. If you are traveling by car, we recommend to visit this place read more...

In the Harz Mountains there is an interesting place where plants from all over the world are planted. In 1975, 113,000 plants from the temperate climatic zone were planted here read more...

In the forest near Überlingen there is an unusual memorial in the form of huge metal balls. It is dedicated to the plane crash over Lake Constance, in which 70 people died, most of them children read more...

The ruins are clearly visible from the A49 autobahn, we had seen them many times and decided to stop by. We parked in the center of the old town and walked to the top. The old town is there, but it's not particularly interesting, both the Market Square and the Old Market Square are used as parking lots read more...

The hunting lodge is located in a forest near the town of Bückeburg. It’s not a tourist spot, but that’s precisely its appeal - it’s quiet, peaceful, and deserted. The lodge was built in the 18th century as a hunting residence for the Counts of Schaumburg-Lippe. At that time, hunting was an important part of aristocratic life, and such castles were used as a place of rest during trips to the forest read more...

Everstein Castle ruins are located in the town of Polle on the high banks of the Weser river. The first mention ... read more...

The waterfall was artificially created in 1994 on the site of the old quarry. There is a recreation area in front of the waterfall read more...

A beautiful waterfall located right next to one of the main trails in the Harz Mountains. There is a restaurant and a small rest area near the waterfall read more...

The sandstone castle in the Weser Renaissance style was built on the site of a former farm between 1568 and 1570. In 1902 - 1912 the complex was extended and, in particular, the garden area was modified. A date of 1299 hangs above the entrance to the castle, but it is erroneous read more...

A large modern resort that opened in 2023 on Lake Dummer. A wide variety of accommodation options are available. At Easter 2024 the prices were quite affordable and adequate, perhaps due to the newness of the resort. For Easter 2025, the prices were exactly doubled ({{201}}) read more...

If you traveled by train or car between Hannover and Göttingen, you most likely saw a tall white tower on ... read more...

Rasfeld Castle is another typical representative of the water castles in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was built in the Renaissance style in 1643-1658 years. The 52-meter main tower is the tallest among the castles of the region read more...

From late November to early December, Bückeburg Palace hosts a Christmas market. Check the official website for the exact schedule, the tickets is better to buy online. The market is large and beautiful, but is overcrowded due to the short period read more...

This is not an amusement park with rides, but a park with various sculptures and installations geared towards young children. Our three-year-old daughter found it interesting read more...

The 21-meter-high tower on top of the castle hill, together with the tourist restaurant, was built in 1897/1898 by the bricklayer Krull from Gehrden. In 1898 Gehrden also got a tram line to Hannover. Because of this, until World War I, the restaurant was a popular spot for residents of nearby cities read more...

A rather unusual option for a weekend trip with children. Even the name itself is unusual, Utkiek Bassum translates as “Bassum Lookout” and it's Lower German, a dialect spoken by several million people in Northern Germany and the Netherlands read more...

A popular family amusement park for children and adults. It opened on 22 July 1973 in a former gravel pit (Kiesgrube) and initially had only four attractions. The park gradually expanded and now covers an area of 16 hectares read more...

Double castle on the hill in Thuringia. The towers that you see in the photo belong to different castles. This architecture is not accidental, a double castle has a much greater defensive potential read more...

Annaturm Tower stands at the highest point of Mount Bröhn (405 m), which is part of the Deister Massif. The construction was initiated in 1820 by one of the greatest mathematicians in history, Friedrich Gauss. From the top of the tower, he performed trigonometric measurements read more...

An unusual and tragic place that you can see if you are on the way. Perhaps everyone heard about magnetic levitation trains (maglev), they were developed in many countries. But there is only one commercial line so far, we used it from Shanghai Airport to the city. The train there accelerates to 420 km/h read more...

In Roman times, rulers travelled extensively around their country and stayed overnight in special palaces, the Pfalz, which were located about 30 km away from each other. The most famous and preserved such palace is in Goslar. In Werla, it has hardly been preserved, but nevertheless we stopped here, as it is a good place to just walk in nature read more...

The ruins of a small castle that was built in 1200 and was destroyed during the Seven Years War (1756-1763). It only makes sense to visit by car, visit time no more than 20 minutes. You can climb the tower and see the surroundings read more...