Bavaria

Frankfurt

Heidelberg area

Kaiserslautern area

Stuttgart area

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• Stuttgart: A celebration of swine
• Bad Urach: German waterfall provides a tranquil retreat
• Bad Wimpfen: Half-timbered charm resonates from every angle
• Calw: Herman Hesse's hometown has its unique charms
• Dinkelsbühl: Lesser-known German town a charmer
• Eppingen: Town offers a bevy of half-timbered buildings
• Feldberg: Snowplace like home in the Black Forest
• German museum built on a passion for cycling
• Gutach: Outdoor museum brings Black Forest history to life
• Hechingen: Hohenzollern Castle offers beautiful views, mountaintop site is popular with tourists
• Karlsruhe: Whimsy drives automobile-as-art exhibit
• Ludwigsburg: Palace offers a garden paradise
• Mainau: German island bursting with natural beauty
• Marbach: Make time for this medieval German town
• Meersburg: Beauty on the Bodensee
• Mülhausen: Germany's Der Sonnenhof horse farm offers rustic respite
• Salem: Hang out with monkeys at refuge in southern Germany
• Stuttgart: German history comes alive in castle housing trove of artifacts
• Stuttgart: Wilhelma's exotic animals, lush greenery offer a tropical escape
• Sinsheim: Auto & Tecknik museum for kids of all ages
• Quick Trip: The grand tour
• Stuttgart: Art gallery encompasses a broad range of works
• Stuttgart: Museum pays homage to all things Porsche
• Stuttgart: Mercedes-Benz Museum displays iconic carmaker’s past, present and future
• Stuttgart: Cube-shaped museum houses works of creativity
• Stuttgart: Huge indoor playground is a world of wonder for kids
• Stuttgart: Markthalle offers a feast of choices
• Stuttgart: Wilhelma's exotic animals, lush greenery offer a tropical escape
• Todtmoos: Sled dogs will have their day at German town’s annual race
• Tubingen: A medieval German city with a modern vibe
• Ulm: Spectacular vistas await visitors atop cathedral
• Wemding, Oettingen: A tale of two towns

Wiesbaden area

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• Andernach: Mother Nature spouts off with cold-water geyser
• Bingen: Soaking up history along the Rhine
• Bonn: Enjoy musical tradition, parks of former West German capital
• Boppard: Very fine on the Rhine
• Cologne: A towering presence, cathedral awes and inspires
• Erbenheim: Toilet museum is flush with humor
• Frankenstein Castle: Mystery endures
• Fulda: German museum makes learning fun for kids
• Hochheim: Hound-dog haven popular with humans and four-legged friends
• Kaub: German museum remembers Blücher’s greatest triumph
• Lorelei Valley: Touch of mystery surrounds family-run Burg Rheinstein castle
• Mainz: Enjoy culture, commerce and cuisine
• Meisenheim: An undiscovered delight near Baumholder
• Oberwesel: Old town hugs hills along Rhine
• Rhine River Valley: Mystical Lorelei statue continues to enchant visitors
• Germany's Stöffel Park uniquely alluring
• Remagen: Museum pays homage to small German town's role in WWII
• Saalburg: Step into history through Roman fort
• Schloss Johannisberg: Historical estate dedicated to growing Riesling
• Wiesbaden: Biebrich palace worth a visit
• Wiesbaden: German cave tour tells tale of 18th-century fugitive
• Quick Trips: Neroberg offers a window on Wiesbaden

Naples area

Northern Italy

Sicily