Step inside Berlin’s Deutschlandmuseum for a one-hour, 12-scene journey through 2,000 years of German history—think Roman forest to WWI trench, Roaring ’20s arcade, and a reunified Berlin S-Bahn. Open daily 10–20 with time-slot tickets; buying online earlier costs less. Find it at Leipziger Platz 7.

Planning a Dresden Christmas trip? Start at the famed Striezelmarkt—then explore seven more markets like Neumarkt (by the Frauenkirche), Augustusmarkt, Stallhof’s medieval market, and Prager Straße’s Winterlichter. Get timing (late Nov–Dec; Striezelmarkt runs Nov 26–Dec 24, 2025), what to eat (stollen!), and practical tips for crowds, photos, and transport. 

Planning 2–3 days in Dresden? Start in the rebuilt Old Town—Frauenkirche, Zwinger, Royal Palace/Green Vault and the Procession of Princes—then stroll Brühl’s Terrace along the Elbe and cross to lively Neustadt for cafés and Pfunds Molkerei. Time a winter visit for the Striezelmarkt, Germany’s oldest Christmas market. 

Discover Berlin on foot with a self-guided route linking the city’s top sights in Mitte—Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, the Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, Gendarmenmarkt, Unter den Linden, Museum Island, and Berlin Cathedral. Get simple wayfinding, best-light photo advice, and ideas to extend your walk to Alexanderplatz or the East Side Gallery.

Planning a Christmas market trip to Germany? Explore our eight favorite markets—with practical when/where details, what to eat and buy, and smart tips for navigating crowds and getting great photos. Highlights include classics like Dresden’s Striezelmarkt and Hamburg’s Jungfernstieg, plus charming smaller towns such as Celle.

Feel like a giant as you wander Hamburg’s Miniatur Wunderland—the world’s largest model railway—past tiny cities, the lively Knuffingen Airport, and scenes that glow during a recurring day–night cycle. Go with a timed-entry ticket to avoid queues; the attraction is popular year-round.

Cycle Europe’s most popular river route from Regensburg to Vienna on paved, mostly flat paths with frequent services and simple ferries. The cycle path traces classic highlights—Passau, the Schlögener Schlinge, Linz, Melk Abbey, and the Wachau—plus insider tips, wayfinding, lodging ideas, and photo stops that make this stretch ideal for first-timers and casual cyclists.