Places worth the detour in Germany
Germany has 3,194 places worth going out of your way for on Detourmap, across 16 kinds — the biggest group is castles, palaces & forts (802). The best known is Cologne. 2,764 of them are hidden gems most guides skip. Every place below has a photo and a Wikipedia article — click any of them to fly the map there.
Castles, palaces & forts in Germany 802
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Nymphenburg Palace
Castles & palaces · 17th century · Renowned
Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany
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Hohenzollern Castle
Castles & palaces · Renowned
Ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern in the Swabian Alps of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Parks, canyons & rock formations in Germany 550
Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in Germany 546
Museums & galleries in Germany 407
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Pergamon Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum building in Berlin, part of the Museumsinsel, presents the Vorderasiatisches Museum, the Museum für Islamische Kunst and parts of the Antikensammlung
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Buchenwald concentration camp
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Nazi concentration camp in Thuringia (1937–1945)
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Deutsches Museum
Museums & galleries · 20th century · Renowned
Museum of science and technology in Munich, Germany
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Neues Museum
Museums & galleries · 19th century · Renowned
Name of one of the museum buildings on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany
Parks, gardens & arboretums in Germany 187
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Englischer Garten
Parks & gardens · 18th century · Renowned
A large public park in the centre of Munich
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Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin
Parks & gardens · 19th century · Notable
Botanical garden and museum located in Berlin
Ancient & archaeological sites in Germany 138
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Hedeby
Ancient & megalithic · Renowned
Historic fortified Viking town south of present-day Schleswig town in North Germany
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Danevirke
Ancient & megalithic · 6th century · Notable
System of Danish fortifications in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Limes Germanicus
Ancient & megalithic · 1st century · Notable
Fortifications of ancient Roman provinces
Monuments & statues in Germany 131
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Siegessäule
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Renowned
Classical triumphal column in Berlin, Germany
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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Monuments & statues · 21st century · Renowned
Memorial in Berlin for the Jews murdered under the National Socialist regime
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Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Monuments & statues · 19th century · Notable
Large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Towers & lighthouses in Germany 119
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Einstein Tower
Towers & lighthouses · 20th century · Notable
Astrophysical observatory in Potsdam, Germany
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Hermannsdenkmal
Towers & lighthouses · 19th century · Notable
Monument in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Theme parks, zoos & aquariums in Germany 83
Bridges & aqueducts in Germany 64
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Magdeburg Water Bridge
Great structures · 21st century · Notable
Large navigable aqueduct in central Germany
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Oberbaum Bridge
Great structures · 20th century · Notable
Bridge crossing Berlin's River Spree, links Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg
Caves & caverns in Germany 49
Catacombs, shipwrecks & cemeteries in Germany 45
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Soviet War Memorial
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Notable
War memorial and military cemetery in Berlin's Treptower Park
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Soviet War Memorial
Macabre & curious · 20th century · Notable
War memorial in Berlin-Tiergarten, Germany
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Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
Macabre & curious · 19th century · Notable
Cemetery in Berlin, Germany
Volcanoes, geysers & hot springs in Germany 35
Waterfalls in Germany 19
Abandoned places & ghost towns in Germany 16
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Neuenburg am Rhein
Abandoned & ghost towns · 13th century · Renowned
Town in the district Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
