Germany is a Western European country with a landscape of forests, rivers, mountain ranges, and North Sea beaches. It has over two millennia of history. Berlin, its capital, is home to art and nightlife scenes, the Brandenburg Gate, and many sites relating to WWII. Munich is known for its Oktoberfest and beer halls, including the 16th-century Hofbräuhaus. Frankfurt, with its skyscrapers, houses the European Central Bank.

Brandenburg Gate
Historical Place in Berlin
More than just Berlin’s only surviving historical city gate, this site symbolized Berlin’s Cold War division into East and West – and a reunified Germany later.

Neuschwanstein Castle
Palace in Schwangau
The fairytale castle, nestled in the German Alps, draws visitors with its architecture that inspired Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.

Cologne Cathedral
Cathedral in Cologne
The Cologne Cathedral is famous for holding the shrine of The Three Wise Men, a holy relic brought by Archbishop Rainald von Dassel back in the mid-12th century.

Marienplatz
Plaza in Munich
Munich’s Marienplatz is the historic city square with iconic buildings like the Old and New Town Halls, serving as the heart and soul of the city.