Southwestern Germany consists of Baden-Württemberg, including Heidelberg, Stuttgart and the Black Forest.
Heidelberg
- Heidelberg: A looker with plenty of cultural offerings
- Heidelberg: Animals enjoy natural habitats at zoo
- Heidelberg: The other rockets’ red glare: Castle illumination draws crowds
- Heidelberg: Market adds advent calendar, skating near castle
- Heidelberg: Racecar driver wannabes can rev it up at German track
- Heidelberg: Throughout German city, there are signs of French connection
Black Forest
- Cuckoo for clocks
- Calw: Herman Hesse's hometown has its unique charms
- Feldberg: Snowplace like home in the Black Forest
- Gutach: Outdoor museum brings Black Forest history to life
- Rottweil: Quaint town gets raucous when Fasnet comes to town
- Rottweil: Magical characters whip up mischief
- Todtmoos: Sled dogs will have their day at German town’s annual race
- Triberg: Waterfalls a cool idea on a hot German day
- Fasching Faces: Masks can’t hide the spirit
- Fasching is also fun in small towns deep in the Black Forest
- Across the border: Consider Strasbourg in the morning, then on to Freiburg
Around southwestern Germany
- Böblingen: Brauhaus is great for big appetites
- Dilsberg: Tempting the senses
- Eppingen: Town offers a bevy of half-timbered buildings
- Feldberg: Snowplace like home in the Black Forest
- Hechingen: Hohenzollern Castle offers beautiful views, mountaintop site is popular with tourists
- Hirschhorn: Castle tops lovely German town
- Holzmaden's Jurassic park: DODDS students dig deep for fossils
- Karlsruhe: Gallery and garden offer a visual feast on the Rhine
- Karlsruhe: Whimsy drives automobile-as-art exhibit
- Mülhausen: Germany's Der Sonnenhof horse farm offers rustic respite
- Klingenmünster: German castle makes a great playground
- Lindau: Enjoy a scenic day at the lake in southern Germany
- Lohr Am Main: Locals say Lohr inspired a fairy tale
- Ludwigsburg Palace: Where German royalty enjoyed lives of luxury
- Ludwigsburg: Germany boasts a Baroque beauty
- Mainau: Island on Lake Constance bursts with color and appeal
- Mannheim, Schwetzingen palaces complement Heidelberg castle
- Mannheim: Baroque beauty now open to all
- Maulbronn: Christmas charm will warm you
- Meersburg: Beauty on the Bodensee
- Memmelsdorf: Seehof Palace a must-see
- Müllheim: Pick up a bit of France in Germany
- Neuleiningen: Trip to enchanting town is like a step back in time
- Near Ramstein: Disc golf makes for a fun, cheap outing
- Rastatt: Baroque gem built as a little getaway from pressures of royal life in big palace
- Rottweil: Magical characters whip up mischief
- Salem: Hang out with monkeys at refuge in southern Germany
- Schriesheim: German town celebrates the grape
- Schwäbisch Hall: Quaint town sets the stage for enjoyment
- Speyer: Experience a trio of indoor autumn events
- Stuttgart: Cube-shaped museum houses works of creativity
- Stuttgart: Festival to feature beer, rides and food
- Stuttgart: Huge indoor playground is a world of wonder for kids
- Stuttgart: Markthalle offers a feast of choices
- Stuttgart: Mercedes museum in Stuttgart is a work of art
- Stuttgart: Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Garden offers the taste of a world safari
- Stuttgart: Wilhelma's exotic animals, lush greenery offer a tropical escape
- Swabia: Hohenzollern Caslte makes for a great family day
- Ulm: Spectacular vistas await visitors atop cathedral
- Weikersheim: A princely place
- Weinheim: Make the most of Germany’s virtual summer by escaping to a lakefront near Heidelberg
- Weinheim: Hike up to 2 castles, then enjoy a meal in pleasant German city
- Bockenheim: Cruising the northern end of the German Wine Road
- Rheinland-Pfalz: Trails between wineries enable cyclists to enjoy scenery, please palate
- Zuffenhausen: Porsche lovers should speed to Stuttgart-area museum
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