observation deck - Germany
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Airlift in Berlin (Berlin High Flyer) | Rating: 9.40 |
Not far from Checkpoint Charlie at the corner of Wilhelmstraße and Zimmerstraße in Berlin is a curious attraction: an airlift. A balloon takes you up to a height of 150 meters with stunning views of the city, read more... |
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Park Inn by Radisson in Berlin | Rating: 9.20 |
| If you want to stay in a high-rise hotel in Berlin then Park Inn by Radisson Berlin Alexanderplatz is the right choice (booking.com). The hotel is relatively inexpensive and located in the very center, read more... |
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Reichstag Dome | Rating: 9.00 |
The Reichstag dome is the most visited attraction in Berlin. More than 8,000 tourists come here every day, read more... |
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Wilhelmshoehe Park | Rating: 9.00 |
There is a a very interesting park in Kassel. Of all the parks we've seen, this one is the most ..., read more... |
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Westfalenpark in Dortmund | Rating: 9.00 |
Prior to visiting the Westfalenpark in Dortmund, we considered the Wilhelmshöhe Park in Kassel to be the best park in Germany, but now we have the two leaders. You can enter the park from 9 am, and I strongly recommend that you do so, because only in the morning you can see the real beauty, read more... |
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Hamburg viewpoint near the theater | Rating: 8.80 |
| Most tourists in Hamburg follow the tunnel under the Elbe and come to a viewpoint on the other side of the river (53.542333, 9.967278). However, there is another viewpoint nearby that is much closer to the Philharmonie and therefore offers more scenic views. This is the viewpoint near the theater, read more... |
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Lookout platform at St. Michael's Church in Hamburg | Rating: 8.80 |
| Hamburg's best observation deck, so don't miss it. It is located in the heart of the city, on the bell tower of St. Michael's Church (1647-1669), one of the most important architectural structures in Northern Germany, read more... |
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Berlin | Rating: 8.60 |
Surprisingly, Berlin is often not considered by mass tourists as a tourist city. We began our journey to Germany in the capital and did not regret it, read more... |
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Observation Deck on the Kolhoff Tower in Berlin | Rating: 8.60 |
In Berlin at Potsdamer Platz on a roof of the Kolhoff Tower skyscraper there's a two-level outdoor observation deck. You get to the top by the fastest elevator in Europe, read more... |
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Cologne | Rating: 8.60 |
Cologne is a major economic and cultural center, a very well known and promoted city, mainly due to its famous ..., read more... |
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Duesseldorf | Rating: 8.60 |
Düsseldorf is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia. This city is not often included in tourist routes and is not associated with ..., read more... |
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Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I in Porta Westfalica | Rating: 8.40 |
There is a small town in Germany with a non-German name Porta Westfalica. It is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia ..., read more... |
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Neuschwanstein Castle | Rating: 8.40 |
Neuschwanstein Castle is one of the most visited tourist sites in Germany and the most popular castle in Europe. The castle ..., read more... |
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Mount Nebelhorn | Rating: 8.40 |
Mount Nebelhorn, which is 2,224 meters tall, is located near the Bavarian town of Oberstdorf. From the town you can ..., read more... |
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Loreley Cliff | Rating: 8.40 |
Loreley is a cliff on the eastern bank of the Rhine, one of the most beautiful places in Germany. The ..., read more... |
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Bremerhaven | Rating: 8.40 |
City of Bremerhaven is a port of Bremen. Together they form a separate and the smallest land in Germany. City is fairly new (founded in 1827) and located on the seafront, so almost all of the attractions are connected with the sea, read more... |
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Bastei | Rating: 8.40 |
| Bastei (Bastion) is the most beautiful place in the Saxon Switzerland National Park. This are sandstone cliffs that form bizarre ..., read more... |
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Drachenburg Castle | Rating: 8.20 |
Drachenburg Castle was built in 1882-1884 by order of Baron Stefan von Zarter, a wealthy stockbroker from Bonn. The castle ..., read more... |
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Koblenz | Rating: 8.20 |
Koblenz is a good place to stay overnight if you want to see the Rhine valley. We found the ..., read more... |
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Hohenzollern Castle | Rating: 8.20 |
| One of the most beautiful castles in the world, the residence of the Hohenzollern dynasty. It is worth saying that we have not visited it yet and here we will tell only about the cool lookout Zellerhorn Gipfel, read more... |
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Observation point on the radio tower in Berlin (Berliner Funkturm) | Rating: 8.20 |
| One of the less-known observation platforms in Berlin. It is quite far from the center, so there are few tourists here. Was built in 1924-1926 in the territory of the exhibition complex. In 1929, here was the world's first television broadcast. The construction is metallic and resembles the Eiffel Tower, the observation deck is located at a height of 124 meters, read more... |
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Mount Tegelberg | Rating: 8.00 |
Mount Tegelberg is located several kilometers from the Neuschwanstein Castle. So, if you come to the castle, why not ..., read more... |
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Wernigerode | Rating: 8.00 |
Idea to visit Wernigerode came to us after watching the Soviet movie "The Very Same Munchhausen" (1979). This is ..., read more... |
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Stintfang viewpoint in Hamburg | Rating: 8.00 |
| The historic Stintfang Hill is a remnant of the former Hamburg ramparts from the 17th century and is named after the large quantities of smelt fish (Stint) that used to be caught here. The southwesternmost bastion of the city's fortifications was located here, read more... |
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Munich | Rating: 7.80 |
Munich is one of the largest cities in Germany. It is the second most visited city in Germany, after Berlin. And Bavaria is the most visited region in the country, read more... |
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Quedlinburg | Rating: 7.80 |
Quedlinburg is called the reserve of German Fachwerk (half-timbered architecture). There are more then 1,300 half-timbered houses in the town, and this is the largest number in Germany. The town was lucky to escape the bombing during the World War II . The oldest house in East Germany dates back to the first half of the 14th century, read more... |
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Lookout tower on Wilzenberg mountain (Wilzenbergturm) | Rating: 7.80 |
| The historic observation tower on Mount Wilzen is 17 metres high and is one of the oldest metal observation towers, read more... |
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Frankfurt am Main | Rating: 7.40 |
Frankfurt am Main is the largest city of the Hessen land. It's the financial and transportation center of Germany and ..., read more... |
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Lubeck | Rating: 7.40 |
In XIII-XVII centuries in Northern Europe was created an alliance of German cities to protect free traders and merchants from ..., read more... |
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Viewing platform at the Hamburg Philharmonie | Rating: 7.40 |
| The Hamburg Philharmonic (Elbphilharmonie) opened in 2017, designed by the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, and now is the symbol of the city. The opening dates have been constantly pushed back, the cost has been raised many times, and the construction has been accompanied by scandals, although, this is normal for any megaproject, read more... |
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Hannover | Rating: 7.20 |
Hannover calls itself "Messestadt" (Exhibition City). That's why upon arrival of the train at the main station you hear the words "Welcome to the Exhibition City Hannover", read more... |
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Bad Driburg | Rating: 7.20 |
| We stopped in the spa town of Bad Driburg for a walk in the Count's Park (Gräflicher Park). Usually such parks are called Spa Parks, but here it is named after the owners, read more... |
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Benther Berg viewpoint | Rating: 7.00 |
| If you want to take a little nature walk and take pictures of the Hanover Skyline, you can do it on the mountain Benter Berg, read more... |
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Hexentanzplatz in the Harz mountains | Rating: 7.00 |
| One of the places with a comprehensive set of attractions, and one of the best places in Northern Germany to visit in the fall, read more... |
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Weser-Skywalk - observation deck over the Weser River | Rating: 6.80 |
| Weser-Skywalk is an observation deck, which allows you to look at the river Weser and the Teutonburg Forest from a ..., read more... |
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Adlerhorst Observation Deck (Aussichtsplattform Adlerhorst) | Rating: 6.80 |
| Family nature park on the island of Rügen. It consists of a wooden path in the crowns of trees and a huge observation deck, read more... |
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Halle | Rating: 6.60 |
Halle is one of those cities that are not small by the standards of Germany, but is still considered as ..., read more... |
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Leipzig | Rating: 6.60 |
Leipzig is fairly a large city by German standards and a major transport hub. During World War II it was ..., read more... |
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Koenigstein fortress | Rating: 6.60 |
| On a high cliff above the Elbe there is a plateau with an area of 9.5 hectares. Since 1233 this ..., read more... |
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Blankenburg | Rating: 6.40 |
Blankenburg is a tourist town near the Harz mountains in eastern Germany. It is located 10 kilometers from Wernigerode, ..., read more... |
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Path above the trees between Germany and Austria (Baumkronenweg) | Rating: 6.40 |
| There are quite a few similar places in Europe, but this one is unique, it starts in one country and ends in another. The parking lot is in Austria, near the end of the route, from there you walk to the entrance in Germany, read more... |
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Unusual observation deck Jahrtausendblick in an abandoned amusement park | Rating: 6.20 |
| Every time we drove along the A2 motorway between Hannover and Dortmund, we saw an unusual structure on the mountain. It turned out that a Steinzeichen amusement park had been built there for the EXPO 2000. However, the company that owned it went bankrupt, and the park gradually began to deteriorate, read more... |
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Wartburg Castle | Rating: 6.00 |
The Wartburg Castle has a special place in German history. This is one of the oldest castles; according to a legend, it was founded in 1067, read more... |
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Ancient Corals and Ith Tower | Rating: 6.00 |
| We offer you the option of a weekend trip. The length of this route is 4.5 km one way, the elevation is approximately 200 meters. The trail is available at any time, but it is better to choose good weather. You can go in the spring, during flowering, as well as in autumn and summer. We walked at 30 degrees heat, but since almost the entire route runs under the trees, it was quite comfortable to walk. In the summer, by the way, there are also quite a lot of flowers, read more... |
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Granitz castle | Rating: 5.80 |
| Granitz Hunting Lodge is one of the most popular castles in eastern Germany. The architecture is absolutely not typical for Germany, such castles can be seen in Italy, but not here, read more... |
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Lemwerder Lookout and Weser-Side-Gallery | Rating: 5.80 |
| 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... |
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Annaturm Tower | Rating: 4.80 |
| 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... |
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