INDEX
| A | B | C | D |
| E | F | G | H |
| I | J | K | L |
| M | N | O | P |
| R | S | T | U |
| V | W | Z |
A
Aachen: 574
Abbeys and monasteries: Andechs Monastery, 43, 133–134; Erfurt Augustinian Monastery, 630–632; Ettal Monastery, 183–185; Füssen Franciscan Monastery, 149; Lichtentaler Abbey (Baden-Baden), 307; St. Peter’s Abbey (Black Forest), 350; St. Peter’s Abbey (Salzburg), 231–232, 237
Academy of Arts (Berlin): 771
Academy of Fine Arts (Dresden): 715
Accommodations: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
Ägyptisches Museum (Berlin): See Egyptian Collection
Airlines (airfares): 1004; budgeting, 23
Airports: Baden-Baden, 296; Berlin, 868; Dresden, 704; Freiburg, 316; Hamburg, 897; Munich, 125–126; Nürnberg, 578; Salzburg, 211, 259; VAT refunds, 958. See also Frankfurt Airport
Air tours, of Bavaria: 199
Akademie der Künste (Berlin): 771
Albertinum (Dresden): 706, 715, 729–731
Albertplatz (Dresden): 718
Albrecht Dürer House (Nürnberg): 593, 611
Alexanderplatz (Berlin): 781–782, 814
Alltag in der DDR (Berlin): 801–802
Almanac: 935
Almbach Gorge: 290
Alm River Canal: 230
Alm River Canal Exhibit (Salzburg): 249
Alois Dallmayr Delicatessen (Munich): 60–61, 123
Alpentherme Ehrenberg (Reutte): 198
Alpine Coaster (Oberammergau): 177–178
Alps: See Bavarian Alps
Alpsee: 164
Altdorfer, Albrecht: 79–80
Alte Börse (Leipzig): 674
Alte Mainbrücke (Würzburg): 415–416, 421
Alte Nationalgalerie (Berlin): 762–763, 793–794
Alte Nikolaikirche (Frankfurt): 438
Alte Oper (Frankfurt): 435–436
Alte Pinakothek (Munich): 42, 78–83; map, 80
Alter Friedhof (Füssen): 148
Alter Markt (Cologne), 560, 571; (Potsdam), 878–879; (Salzburg), 235
Altes Haus (Bacharach): 483–484, 488–489
Altes Museum (Berlin): 778, 795
Alt-Rothenburger Handwerkerhaus (Rothenburg): 377
Altstadt (Frankfurt): 440–441
Altstadt (Freiburg): 314
Amalienburg (Munich): 99–100
Ampelmann (Berlin): 835
Amphitheater (Trier): 547–548
Am Schiessrain (Staufen): 337–338
Ancient Spa Museum (Baden-Baden): 301
Andechs Monastery: 43, 133–134
Andreasstrasse (Erfurt): 630
Anger Museum (Erfurt): 625, 634–635
Anger Square (Erfurt): 624–625
Apartment rentals: 966–967, 969–970
Apple wine, in Frankfurt: 452–453
Apps: 26, 983; booking sites, 966; maps and navigation, 959, 1000; messaging, 984; payment, 955; sightseeing, 960–961; user reviews, 967
Aquarium, Berlin: 825
Archaeological Museum (Trier): 545–546
Architecture: castles, 941; churches, 940
Arch of Peace (Berlin): See Brandenburg Gate
Art: history timeline, 936–937. See also specific artists and museums
Art Nouveau (Jugendstil): 89–90, 148, 307, 799, 829–830, 910
Arts and Crafts Museum (Hamburg): 904, 907–908
Asam Church (Munich): 42, 54–55
Asamkirche (Munich): 42, 54–55
ATMs: 954–957
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 26, 1006
Augsburg: 397
Augustiner Beer Garden (Munich): 118–119
Augustiner Bräustübl (Salzburg): 275–276
Augustiner Museum (Freiburg): 323, 326
Augustinian Monastery and Church (Erfurt): 630–632
Auguststrasse (Berlin): 847, 861–862
Augustus Bridge (Dresden): 717; eating, 745
Augustus II (the Strong): 699, 710, 711, 714, 715, 717, 718, 719–722, 725–726; biographical sketch, 712
Augustusplatz (Leipzig): 669, 677–679
Aussenalster (Hamburg): 903
Austria: driving in, 190, 211, 1003–1004; Zugspitze, 185–188. See also Reutte; Salzburg
Autobahn: about, 1002–1003
Aviation Museum (Munich): 103
B
Bach, Johann Sebastian: 621, 625, 646, 668, 674, 676, 680, 685–688; biographical sketch, 688–689; Museum (Leipzig), 687–688
Bacharach: 471–472, 477–491; activities, 485–486; eating, 488–490; helpful hints, 478–479; map, 480–481; nightlife, 490; self-guided walk, 479–485; sleeping, 486–488; tourist information, 478; transportation, 490–491
Bacharach City Towers: 484
Bacharach Old Town Walls: 485–486
Bacharach Protestant Church: 483
Bächle (Freiburg): 318–320, 322, 323
Bachstrasse (Beilstein): 529
Backstube (Erfurt): 627
Baden-Baden: 15, 293–313; baths, 300–301, 302–305; eating, 311–312; helpful hints, 296; maps, 295, 299; nightlife, 313; self-guided walk, 297–302; sights/activities, 297–308; sleeping, 308–311; tourist information, 294; transportation, 295–297, 313
Baden-Baden Casino: 297–298, 305–306
Baden-Baden Catholic Church: 300
Baden-Baden City Museum: 306–307
Baden-Baden in Bloom: 296
Bad Frankenhausen: 638–639
Bad Mergentheim: 392–393
Bad Windsheim: 380
Bahnhofsvorplatz (Cologne): 557–558
BallinStadt Emigration Museum (Hamburg): 904, 924–925
Banking District (Frankfurt): 424, 433–434
Banks (banking): 954–957; alerting to travel, 26. See also specific destinations
Bardentreffen Nürnberg: 579, 1008
Barfussgässchen (Leipzig): 695–696
Bastei Bridge: 738
Baths: Baden-Baden, 300–301, 302–305; near Füssen, 152; Reutte, 198; Trier, 547
Baths of Caracalla (Baden-Baden): 304–305
Battle of the Nations, Monument to the (Leipzig): 690–692
Baumeister Haus (Rothenburg): 362, 371
Baumgarten (Füssen): 151
Baumkronenweg Ziegelwies (near Füssen): 153
Bavarian Alps: 12, 137–206; Berchtesgaden, 279–290; choosing home base,: 137–138; helpful hints, 142; map, 140–141; planning tips, 138–139; tours,, 142; transportation, 138–139, 142
Bavarian crafts: 144, 174, 176, 177
Bavarian Kings, Museum of the (near Hohenschwangau): 168
Bavarian National Museum (Munich): 89
Bavarian Terrace (Zugspitze): 188
Bayerischer Bahnhof (Leipzig): 697–698
Bayerisches Nationalmuseum (Munich): 89
Bayerisch Staatsoper (Munich): 105
Beatles, the: 923
Beautifül Fountain (Nürnberg): 588–589
Bebelplatz (Berlin): 775–776
Beckmann, Max: 446, 568, 676–677, 907
Bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs): See Guesthouses
Beer: 7, 979–981; Cologne, 571; Munich, 114; guided tours, 41, 44; Oktoberfest, 33, 62–63, 1009. See also Beer gardens/halls
Beer and Oktoberfest Museum (Munich): 63
Beer gardens/halls: 7–8; Baden-Baden, 311, 313; Berlin, 834, 853–854, 857, 867; Cologne, 571–572; Dresden, 738, 745; Erfurt, 641; Frankfurt, 453; Freiburg, 328, 330; Hamburg, 931; Leipzig, 697–698; Munich, 51–52, 114–120; Hofbräuhaus, 42, 61–63, 114–115; Nürnberg, 612; Potsdam, 884; Rothenburg, 387; Salzburg, 275–276; Wittenberg, 666; Würzburg, 419, 421, 422
Beer Hall Putsch of 1923: 65, 77, 86, 130, 398, 946
Beer steins, shopping for: 105, 380, 497, 499
Beethoven, Ludwig: 676; Birthplace (Bonn), 573
Beilstein: 517, 525–532; eating, 532; sights/activities, 527–531; sleeping, 531–532
Beilstein’s Castle: 529–530
Beilstein Synagogue: 528
Bell tower: See Glockenspiel
Benedictine Monastery (Füssen): 150
Benedict XVI, Pope: 59, 187, 631
Benediktplatz (Erfurt): 627
Benno Chapel (Dresden): 733–734
Berchtesgaden: 136, 279–290; maps, 281, 285; planning tips, 207–208, 280–282; sights, 284–290; tours, 283–284; transportation, 280, 282–283
Berchtesgaden Salt Mines: 288
Berggruen Museum (Berlin): 829
Berlin: 14, 747–871; at a glance, 762–763; day trips, 872–893; eating, 852–868; embassies, 771, 952; entertainment, 830–834; helpful hints, 753–754; history of, 751; neighborhoods, 749–750; nightlife, 833–834; orientation, 749–750; planning tips, 748–749; self-guided walks, 764–782; shopping, 835–839; sights, 764–830; sightseeing passes, 753–754; sleeping, 839–852; tourist information, 750, 752; tours, 759–761, 764, 862; transportation, 754–759, 868–871. See also specific neighborhoods
Berlin Brandenburg International Airport: 868
Berlin Cathedral: 778, 795, 832
Berlin City Hall: 780
Berlin Courtyards (Höfe): 763, 799
Berliner Ensemble: 832–833
Berlin Hauptbahnhof: 750, 868–871
Berlinische Galerie: 812–813
Berlin Open Air Festival: 1008
Berlin Philharmonic: 830–831
Berlin Wall: 747, 769, 810–811, 948–949; about, 769; Checkpoint Charlie, 807–809; chunks, shopping for, 835; East Side Gallery, 815–816; guided tours, 760; Memorial, 762, 802–807; Victims Memorial, 768
Berlin Wall Memorial: 762, 802–807; map, 803
Berlin Zoo and Aquarium: 825
“Bermuda Triangle” (Freiburg): 320, 331
Besucherzentrum Loreley: 476
Bettwar: 380
Beuys, Joseph: 85
Beverages: 979–982. See also Beer; Wine and vineyards
Biberwier Luge Course: 200
Biergartens: See Beer gardens/halls
Biking (bike rentals): bikes on trains, 995; Bacharach, 478; Baden-Baden, 296; Bavaria, 139, 145, 152–153, 159, 164, 183, 190–191; Beilstein, 530–531; Berlin, 758–759, 764; Cologne, 557; Dresden, 704, 738; Elbe River Valley, 665; Forggensee, 152–153; Freiburg, 316–317; Füssen, 145, 152–153; Hamburg, 900; Isar River, 103; Mosel River Valley, 510, 510 513; Munich, 36, 40–41, 44, 88, 93, 103; Potsdam, 875; Reutte, 190–191; Rhine River Valley, 463; Rothenburg, 358, 380; St. Goar, 499; Salzburg, 215, 220, 222, 256, 257–258; Trier, 535; Würzburg, 404
Binnenalster (Hamburg): 896, 903
Bishop’s Museum (Trier): 543–544
Black Forest: 15, 291–293, 339–351; hiking, 308, 328, 341, 345, 348–351; map, 292; planning tips, 293, 339–340. See also Baden-Baden; Freiburg; Staufen
Black Forest cake (Schwarzwäder Kirschtorte): 291, 312, 339, 344
Black Forest clocks: 339, 342, 344–348
Black Forest Highlands: 348–351
Black Forest High Road Drive: 340–341
Black Forest Museum (Triberg): 344–345
Black Forest National Park: 341
Black Forest Open-Air Museum (Vogtsbauernhof): 342–344
Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider): 84–86
Bleibtreustrasse (Berlin): 867
Block D (Hamburg): 917
Blue Wonder (Dresden): 738
BMW-Welt and Museum (Munich): 43, 99–100
Boat travel and cruises: Berlin, 759–760; Cologne, 556; Dresden, 738; Elbe River, 665; Frankfurt, 429; Hamburg, 902, 903, 911–914; Königssee, 288–289; Mosel River, 509–510, 517, 526–527, 530–531; Rhine River, 462–463, 467; Salzburg, 216; Warnemünde, 871. See also Ferries
Bode Museum (Berlin): 794–795, 834, 836
Books, recommended: 1009–1012
Boppard: 465–466
Brahms, Johannes: 301; Museum (Hamburg), 911
Brandenburger Tor S-Bahn Station (Berlin): 773–774
Brandenburg Gate (Berlin): 749, 762, 768–770, 786
Brandenburg State Capitol (Potsdam): 879
Bratwursthäusle (Nürnberg): 589, 611–612
Bratwürststand am Markt (Würzburg): 414
Braubach: 473
Bread Market (Füssen): 149–150
Breakfast, overview: 971–972
Breitenwang: 189, 196; sleeping, 202
“Bridge of Spies” (Potsdam): 885
Brienner Strasse (Munich): 66
British Embassy (Berlin): 773
Bröhan Museum (Berlin): 829–830
Brühlsche Terrasse (Dresden): 715–716
Brunnenkopf: 178
Budgeting and budget tips: 23–24; discounts, 953; eating, 973–974; sleeping, 962–963
Bürgerspital (Würzburg): 419
Burggarten: See Castle Garden
Burggasse (Rothenburg): 369, 371–372
Burg Rheinfels: 468, 499–504; map, 501
Burgtor Gate (Rothenburg): 370
Business hours: 953
Bus travel (buses): 995–996; map, 988–989; Romantic Road, 125, 389, 398–399, 456. See also specific destinations
C
Cable cars: See Funiculars
Cabs: 996; tipping, 957. See also specific destinations
Cafés: See specific destinations
Café am Beethovenplatz (Munich): 105, 123
Campgrounds: 478, 481–482, 486, 527, 531
Caracalla Baths (Baden-Baden): 304–305
Car insurance: 1000
Car navigation options: 1000–1001
Carnival (Cologne): 556–557
Carnival of Cultures (Berlin): 1008
Car rentals: 23, 996–997, 1000. See also specific destinations
Car travel (driving): 1001–1004; Austria, 190, 211, 1003–1004; best three-week trip, 20–21; distances and time, 998–999; key phrases, 1002; road signs, 1001. See also specific destinations
Casino, in Baden-Baden: 297–298, 305–306
Castle Church (Wittenberg): 652–654
Castle Garden (Nürnberg), 592; (Rothenburg), 369–370
Castles: architecture, 941; Beilstein’s Castle, 529–530; Cochem Castle, 514, 516; Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble, 189, 191–198; Ehrenfels Castle, 472; Eltz Castle, 520–525; Füssen High Castle, 151; Gutenfels Castle, 470–471; Hohenschwangau Castle, 164–165; Katz Castle, 468–469; Lahneck Castle, 465; Liebenstein Castle, 466–467; Linderhof Castle, 180–183; Marksburg Castle, 466, 472–476; Maus Castle, 467–468; Nürnberg Imperial Castle, 590–592; Pfalz Castle, 470–471; Reichenstein Castle, 472; Rheinfels Castle, 468, 499–504; Rheinstein Castle, 472, 477; Schönburg Castle, 496; Sooneck Castle, 472; Stahleck Castle, 471–472; Staufen Castle, 338; Sterrenberg Castle, 466–467; Toppler Castle, 379; Wartburg Castle, 643–646; Weikersheim, 393. See also Ludwig II castles
Catholic and Protestant differences: 632
Catholic Church of the Royal Court (Dresden): 707, 733–734
Cat Tower (Oberwesel): 493–494
Cecilienhof (Potsdam): 883–884
Cell (mobile) phones: 983–985. See also Apps
Chain Bridge (Nürnberg): 594
Chancellery (Berlin): 766, 772
Chapel of Reconciliation (Berlin): 806
Chapel of the Three Magi (Cologne): 564
Chapel of the Virgin (Cologne): 565
Charlottenburg Palace (Berlin): 826–828; map, 827
Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin): 763, 775, 807–809
Children’s Museum (Dresden): 735
Chilehaus (Hamburg): 908
Chinese Tea House (Potsdam): 883
Chinese Tower Beer Garden (Munich): 88, 119
Chocolate: 60–61, 300, 339, 388, 626, 837–838; museums, 568–569, 908–909
Chocoversum Chocolate Museum (Hamburg): 908–909
Christmas Headquarters (Rothenburg): 372, 376, 381
Christmas markets: 21–22; Aachen, 574; Dresden, 704; Frankfurt, 438; Freiburg, 316; Munich, 33; Nürnberg, 579, 588; Rothenburg, 356, 358, 364; Salzburg, 211; Würzburg, 414
Christmas Museum (Rothenburg): 376, 381
Christmas Museum (Salszburg): 239
Churches: architecture, 940. See also specific churches
Church of All Saints (Wittenberg): 647, 652–654
Church of Our Lady: See Frauenkirche
Church of the Holy Spirit (Füssen): 149–150
City West (Berlin): 750, 823–826, 848–849; eating, 866–868; entertainment, 831, 832, 834; maps, 817, 848–849; shopping, 838–839; sleeping, 848–849
Clara Church (Nürnberg): 582
Clärchens Ballhaus (Berlin): 832, 834, 861
Classroom Europe, Rick Steves: 26, 1006
Clocks: See Cuckoo clocks
Clothing sizes: 1014–1015
Cochem: 512–520; eating, 519–520; helpful hints, 513; map, 515; sights/activities, 514–517; sleeping, 518–519; tourist information, 512; transportation, 513, 520
Coin Cabinet (Dresden): 706, 728
Cold War: 9, 947, 948–949; Berlin, 747, 750, 751, 779, 798, 802–811, 814–816; Leipzig, 679–685; Potsdam, 883–885; terminology, 754
Cologne: 17, 553–573; eating, 571–572; helpful hints, 556–557; layout of, 554; map, 555; planning tips, 554; self-guided walk, 557–561; shopping, 560; sights/activities, 557–569; sleeping, 569–571; tourist information, 554; transportation, 556, 572–573
Cologne Cathedral: 561–566; map, 563
Cologne City Hall: 560
Cologne Opera House: 560
Commerzbank (Frankfurt): 434
Concentration camps: 126–133, 886–893
Concert Hall (Berlin): 787
Congress Hall (Nürnberg): 599–600
Contemporary History Forum (Leipzig): 681
Convent Garden (Rothenburg): 368–369
Costs of trip: 23–24
Court Chapel (Würzburg): 410
Covid-19: 950, 959; entry requirements, 25, 951
Cowherder’s Tower (Oberwesel): 495
Craftsmen’s Courtyard (Nürnberg): 581
Cranach, Lucas: 326, 595–596, 617, 618, 619, 645, 647, 648, 654–661, 720, 820
Cranach Courtyard (Wittenberg): 654–655
Creglingen: 393–394
Cross of Nails: 732
Crown Gate (Dresden): 711
Cruises: See Boat travel and cruises
Cuckoo clocks: 339, 342, 344–348, 497, 499
Cuisine: 974–979; Baden-Baden, 312; Berlin, 852–853, 856; Cologne, 571; Dresden, 744; Erfurt, 625, 641; Frankfurt, 452–453; Hamburg, 929; Munich, 113–114; Nürnberg, 611
Currency and exchange: 954–955
Customs regulations: 958–959
Cuvilliés Theater (Munich): 68, 75–76
Cycling: See Biking
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Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial: 43, 126–133; map, 128; self-guided tour, 129–133; tours, 128
Dallmayr Delicatessen (Munich): 60–61, 123
Dancing Tower (Hamburg): 919–920
Davidstrasse (Hamburg): 919–922
Da Vinci, Leonardo: 81
DB Railway Museum (Nürnberg): 596–597
DDR, Everyday Life in the (Berlin): 801–802
DDR Watchtower (Berlin): 811
Deichtorhallen (Hamburg): 908
Detwang: 379
Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt): 433–434
Deutsche Kinemathek Film and TV Museum (Berlin): 818
Deutsche Oper (Berlin): 831
Deutsches Eck (Koblenz): 507–508
Deutsches Historisches Museum (Berlin): 762, 797–798
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (Dresden): 735
Deutsches Museum (Munich): 43, 90–91
Deutsches Stadion (Nürnberg): 601
Deutsches Theatre (Munich): 105
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum (Furtwangen): 345–348
Deutsches Weihnachtsmuseum (Rothenburg): 376, 381
Die Blaue Nacht (Nürnberg): 579
Dietrich, Marlene: 775
Dining: See Eating; and specific destinations
Dinkelsbühl: 395
Dinkelsbühl City History Museum: 395
Dirndls, shopping for: 104
Discounts: 953
Documentation Center for Displacement, Expulsion,: Reconciliation (Berlin), 763, 811
Domforum (Cologne): 566
Domplatz (Erfurt): 629–630, 635
DomQuartier Museums (Salzburg): 221, 236–237
Dreikönigenhaus (Trier): 539
Dresden: 18, 699–746; at a glance, 706–707; eating, 744–746; helpful hints, 704; history of, 716; maps, 702–703, 709, 741; nightlife, 738–740; planning tips, 700; self-guided walks, 706–718; sights, 706–738; sleeping, 740–744; tourist information, 700–701; tours, 705–706; transportation, 701, 704, 705, 746
Dresden City Festival: 1008
Dresden Glockenspiel: 711
Dresden Military History Museum: 707, 736–737
Dresden Old Masters Gallery: 706, 711, 719–721
Dresden Opera House: 708
Drinks: 979–982. See also Beer; Wine and vineyards
Driving: See Car travel
Dürer, Albrecht: 80–81, 500, 568, 581, 585–586, 589, 592, 595, 604, 819, 820; House (Nürnberg), 593, 611
Dwarf Park (Salzburg): 251
DZ Bank Building (Berlin): 771, 785
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Eagle’s Nest: 287; planning tips, 281–282; tours, 220, 283–284
Easter Music Festival (Salzburg): 262
Eastern Berlin: 750, 813–816; maps, 766–767, 815; self-guided walk, 775–782; sights, 814–816
East Side Gallery (Berlin): 815–816
Eating: 970–979; budget tips, 24, 973–974; restaurant phrases, 1020; tipping, 957, 973. See also Cuisine; and specific destinations
Echelsbacher Bridge: 173
Egapark (Erfurt): 638
Egyptian Collection (Berlin): 792–793
Egyptian Museum (Munich): 42, 84
Ehenbichl: 189; sleeping, 202–204
Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble: 189, 191–198
Ehrenberg Museum: 194–195
Ehrenberg Ruins: 195–196
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Koblenz): 508
Ehrenfels Castle: 472
Eibsee: 185–188
Eisenach: 646; transportation, 646; Wartburg Castle, 643–646
Eiserner Steg Bridge (Frankfurt): 441
Elbe River: 649, 699, 700, 715–717, 738, 895, 896; cruises, 665, 738, 902
Elbe River Valley: 665
Elbestrasse (Frankfurt): 431–433
Elbhangfest (Dresden): 1008
Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall (Hamburg): 916–917
Elector’s Palace (Trier): 545
Electricity: 953
Eltz Castle: 520–525; map, 521
Embassy, US (Berlin): 771, 952
Emergencies: 952
Emigration Museum (Hamburg): 904, 924–925
Engels, Friedrich: 779–780
English Garden (Munich): 43, 88–89; eating, 88, 119–120
English Theatre Frankfurt: 428
Environmental footprint (going green): 953–954
Erfurt: 620–642; eating, 641–642; map, 622–623; planning tips, 620; self-guided walk, 624–630; sights, 624–639; sleeping, 640; tourist information, 621; transportation, 621, 624, 642
Erfurt Augustinian Monastery and Church: 630–632
Erfurt Cathedral: 629–630, 635–636
Erfurt City Museum: 638
Erfurt Old Synagogue: 627, 633–634
Erfurt Town Hall: 628
Ethnological Museum (Berlin): 796–797
ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System): 952
Ettal Monastery: 183–185
EurAide: Berlin, 869; Munich, 32, 124
Euro currency: 954–955
Europa Center (Berlin): 825, 838
European Central Bank (Frankfurt): 435
Everyday Life in the DDR (Berlin): 801–802
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Fallerschein: 200–202
Felsenburg Neurathen: 738
Fernsehturm (Berlin): 781, 814
Ferries: Hamburg, 902, 913–914; Mosel River, 510, 527; Rhine River, 463, 497
Festival Hall (Salzburg): 232–233, 241–242
Festival of Lights (Berlin): 1009
Festivals: 1007–1009. See also specific destinations
Festung Marienberg (Würzburg): 416–417
Festungsensemble Ehrenberg: 189, 191–198
Fettquelle (Baden-Baden): 301
Film and TV Museum (Berlin): 818
Film Museum (Munich): 106
Films, recommended: 1012–1014
Fingerhut Museum (Creglingen): 394
Fischmarkt (Cologne), 559–560; (Erfurt), 628–629; (Hamburg), 897, 900, 913
Fleischbrücke (Nürnberg): 587
Flugwerft Schleissheim (Munich): 103
Folk evenings, in Reutte: 198
Folk museums: 342–344, 380, 637–638
Food: See Cuisine; Markets; and specific destinations
Food tours: Berlin, 760, 862; Munich, 41, 44
Forggensee: 152–153
Fortress Museum (Salzburg): 248
Forum Confluentes (Koblenz): 507
Fountain of the Seven Virtues (Nürnberg): 587
Franciscan Church (Rothenburg), 370; (Salzburg), 261–262
Franconia Fountain (Würzburg): 411
Franconian Open-Air Museum (Bad Windsheim): 380
Frankenwerft (Cologne): 559, 571
Frankfurt: 17, 423–458; eating, 452–455; helpful hints, 425, 428; layout of, 424; maps, 426–427, 448–449; planning tips, 423–424; self-guided walk, 429–441; sights/activities, 429–446; sleeping, 446–452; tourist information, 425; tours, 429; transportation, 425, 428, 456–458
Frankfurt Airport: 390, 424, 456–458, 491; sleeping, 458; tours, 429
Frankfurt Card: 425
Frankfurt City Model: 444–445
Frankfurt Fair: 435
Frankfurt Hahn Airport: 458, 510
Frankfurt Historical Museum: 438, 441
Frankfurt Opera House: 435–436
Frankfurt Town Hall: 438
Franziskanergasse (Freiburg): 318
Frauenkirche (Dresden), 706, 714–715, 731–733; (Munich), 58–60; (Nürnberg), 588
Frederick the Great: 751, 773, 776, 787, 795, 826–828, 939, 942; Postdam, 872, 880–883
Freiburg: 313–332; eating, 330–331; helpful hints, 316–317; maps, 314–315, 319; self-guided walk, 317–324; sights/activities, 317–328; sleeping, 328–330; tourist information, 315; transportation, 316, 317, 331–332
Freiburg Bächle: 318–320, 322, 323
Freiburg Cathedral: 324–326
Freiburg City History Museum: 322, 327
Freihofgasse (Staufen): 336–337
Freisaalweg: 258
French Cathedral (Berlin): 787, 831–832
Fressgass’ (Frankfurt): 436
Friedrich, Caspar David: 729, 794, 828, 907
Friedrichsbad (Baden-Baden): 303–304
Friedrichshain (Berlin): 750, 814, 836, 851
Friedrichstadtpalast (Berlin): 833
Friedrichstrasse (Berlin): 775
Friedrichstrasse Station (Berlin): 800, 847–848
Friese (Rothenburg): 381
Funf Höfe Passage (Munich): 104–105
Funiculars (gondolas): Baden-Baden, 308; Cochem, 516; Ehrenberg, 194; Koblenz, 508; Königssee, 289; Oberammergau, 177–178; Reutte, 199; Salzburg, 215, 242; Tegelberg, 168–169; Zugspitze, 186–187
Fürstenzug (Dresden): 713–714
Furtwangen: 345–348
Füssen: 138, 143–158; eating, 156–157; helpfül hints, 144–145; maps, 140–141, 146–147; nightlife, 157; self-guided walk, 145–151; sights/activities, 145–153; sleeping, 153–155; tourist information, 143; transportation, 138–139, 142, 143–144, 157–158
Füssen Card: 144–145
Füssen Franciscan Monastery: 149
Füssen Heritage Museum: 150
Füssen High Castle: 151
Füstengalerie (Dresden): 728
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Galeria Kaufhof (Berlin), 782; (Frankfurt), 436–437; (Munich), 105
Galeries Lafayette (Berlin): 775, 838, 856–857
Garmisch: 186–187
Gärtnerplatz (Munich): 106
Gasthaus Krone (Staufen): 334–335, 338, 339
Gasthaus zum Löwen (Staufen): 335, 339
Gasthof Goldener Greifen (Rothenburg): 371, 382
Gay and lesbian travelers: 106, 848
Geburtshaus (Salzburg): 221, 239–241
Gedächtniskirche (Berlin): 762, 763, 824–825
Gemäldegalerie (Berlin): 763, 819–822
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Dresden): 706, 711, 719–721
Gendarmenmarkt (Berlin): 787–788, 837–838, 855–857
Georgenburse (Erfurt): 632
Gera River: 626
German Cathedral (Berlin): 787
German Christmas Museum (Rothenburg): 376, 381
German Clock Museum (Furtwangen): 345–348
German Finance Ministry (Berlin): 811
German History Museum (Berlin): 762, 777, 797–798
German Hunting and Fishing Museum (Munich): 58
German Hygiene Museum (Dresden): 735
Germanic National Museum (Nürnberg): 594–596
Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nürnberg): 594–596
German Order Museum (Bad Mergentheim): 392
German Parliament (Berlin): See Reichstag
German Stadium (Nürnberg): 601
German State Opera (Berlin): 776
“Germany”: use of term, 942
Gernsbacher Strasse (Baden-Baden): 301
Geroldsauer Mühle: 340–341
Getreidegasse (Salzburg): 221, 234–235
Gewandhaus (Leipzig): 678, 693
Glienicke Bridge (Potsdam): 885
Glockengasse 4 (Cologne): 560
Glockenspiel (Dresden), 711; (Munich), 48; (Salzburg), 226
Glyptothek (Munich): 86
Goethe (paddlewheeler): 462–463, 467
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: 335, 416, 668, 674, 675, 676, 708; House (Frankfurt), 441–442
Goldene Reiter (Dresden): 717, 718
Goldhelm Schokolade (Erfurt): 626
Gondolas: See Funiculars
Gottschedstrasse (Leipzig): 695
Graefekiez (Berlin): 813
Great Road (Nürnberg): 601
Green Market (Rothenburg): 364
Green Party: 88
Green Vault (Dresden): 706, 712, 723–726
Grimmaische Strasse (Leipzig): 678–679
Grosse Freiheit (Hamburg): 922–923
Grosse Strasse (Nürnberg): 601
Grosse Wallanlagen (Hamburg): 910
Grünwälderstrasse (Freiburg): 323–324, 330
Guesthouses: overview, 968–969. See also specific destinations
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 1005; updates, 1004–1005
Gutach Luge: 344
Gutach River: 345
Gutenfels Castle: 470–471
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Hackesche Höfe (Berlin): 799, 837
Hackescher Markt (Berlin): 846, 863; eating, 863; sleeping, 846
HafenCity (Hamburg): 904, 915–917
Hahn Airport (Frankfurt): 458, 510
Hahnenkammbahn: 199
Hallein Salt Mine: 258–259
Hallstatt: 279
Hamburg: 18, 894–932; at a glance, 904; eating, 929–931; helpful hints, 897, 900; history of, 906, 923; maps, 898–899, 912, 920–921; nightlife, 929; planning tips, 895–896; sights, 902–926; sleeping, 926–929; tourist information, 896; tours, 901–902; transportation, 897, 900–901, 932
Hamburg Arts and Crafts Museum: 904, 907–908
Hamburg Card: 896
Hamburg City Hall: 902–903
Hamburge Art Gallery (Kunsthalle): 907
Hamburge Art Museum (Kunsthalle): 904
Hamburger Kunsthalle: 904, 907
Hamburg History Museum: 904, 910
Hamburg Museum of Photography and Contemporary Art: 908
Handwerkerhof (Nürnberg): 581
Hangar-7 (Salzburg): 259
Hansa Haus (Leipzig): 675
Harburg: 397
Hauptmarkt: See Market Square/Marktplatz
Hauptstrasse (Dresden): 718, 745
Hauptstrasse (Staufen): 334–335
Hauptwache (Frankfurt): 436
Haus der Geschichte (Wittenberg): 664
Haus der Kunst (Munich): 89
Haus der Natur (Salszburg): 242
Hausmannsturm (Dresden): 729
Haus Schwarzenberg (Berlin): 799
Haus zum Sonneborn (Erfurt): 629
Havel River: 885
Heilig-Geist-Spital (Nürnberg): 587–588
Heilig-Geist-Spitalkirche (Füssen): 149–150
Heimatwerk (Salzburg): 226
Heine, Heinrich: 439, 470, 479, 480
Heinrich Heine Viewpoint (Bacharach): 479
Helaba Bank (Frankfurt): 435
Hellbrunner Allee (Salzburg): 258
Hellbrunn Palace and Gardens (Salzburg): 221, 255–257
Herbertstrasse (Hamburg): 922
Herrgottskirche (Creglingen): 393–394
Herrngasse (Rothenburg): 362–363, 370–371
Highline 179 Suspension Footbridge (Reutte): 197–198
Hiking: Almbach Gorge, 290; Bacharach, 485–486; Baden-Baden, 306–307; Bavaria, 153, 160, 162, 167, 197, 200; Black Forest, 308, 328, 341, 345, 348–351; Burg Eltz, 522–523; Cochem, 516; Dresden, 738; Freiburg, 328; Königssee, 288; Moselkern, 522–523; Mount Kandel, 350–351; Oberammergau, 177–178; Rothenburg, 377–380; St. Goar, 476; Salzburg, 249–250, 290; Tauber Valley, 378–380
Hinterstädtle (Staufen): 336–337
Hinterzarten: 350
Hirschensprung: 350
Historical Merchant House (Freiburg): 321
Historical Town Hall Vaults (Rothenburg): 363
Historical Town Information Center (Wittenberg): 665
Historic Green Vault (Dresden): 706, 712, 723–725
History: 5–6, 9–10, 933–949; timeline, 936–937. See also specific destinations
Hitler, Adolf: 279–280, 284–286, 398, 597–603, 765, 767–768, 771, 945–947; bunker site, in Berlin, 772; Eagle’s Nest, 283–285, 287
Hofbräuhaus (Munich): 42, 61–63, 114–115
Höfen: 189, 198–199; sleeping, 204
Hofgarten (Munich): 67
Hofkirche (Dresden), 707, 733–734; (Würzburg), 410
Hohensalzburg Fortress (Salzburg): 221, 229, 243–249; concerts, 260; map, 246–247
Hohenschwangau Castle: 164–165
Hohenzollern Bridge (Cologne): 559
Hohe Strasse (Cologne): 558, 560
Holbein, Hans: 820
Holbeinsteg Bridge (Frankfurt): 445
Holidays: 1007–1009
Höllental: 350
Holocaust Memorial (Frankfurt): 443–444
Holocaust memorial (Leipzig): 687
Holocaust memorials (Berlin): 762, 771, 786–787
Holy Ghost Hospital (Nürnberg): 587–588
Horse races, in Baden-Baden: 296
Hospitalgassenturm (Oberwesel): 493
Hospital Tower (Oberwesel): 493
Hostels: overview, 970. See also specific destinations
Hotels: overview, 963–968; rates and deals, 962–963; reservations, 964–965; user reviews, 967. See also specific destinations
Hotel Adlon (Berlin): 771
Hotel Bayerischerhof (Munich): 105
Hotel Hirsch (Füssen): 148, 154
Hot springs: See Baths
House of History (Wittenberg): 664
House of the Three Magi (Trier): 539
House of the Whale (Freiburg): 319
Humboldt Forum (Berlin): 778, 795–797
Humboldtstrasse (Potsdam): 879
Humboldt University (Berlin): 775–776
Hundertwasserschule (Wittenberg): 665
Hygiene Museum (Dresden): 735
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Imhoff Chocolate Museum (Cologne): 568–569
Immigration (immigrants): 10, 423, 950; BallinStadt Emigration Museum (Hamburg), 904, 924–925
Imperial Baths (Trier): 547
Imperial Castle (Nürnberg): 590–592
Imperial Chapel: See Hofkirche
Imperial Throne Room (Trier): 544–545
International Literature Festival (Berlin): 1009
International Maritime Museum (Hamburg): 904, 918–919
International Youth Camp Kapuzinerhölzl (Munich): 112–113
Internet security: 985
Isar River: 103
Ishtar Gate: 789–790
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Jazz: 105, 263, 571, 832, 1009
Jennerbahn Mountain Lift (Königssee): 289
Jesuitenplatz (Baden-Baden): 313
Jewish Cemetery (Beilstein), 530; (Frankfurt), 443–444
Jewish Ghetto (Frankfurt): 443–445
Jewish History Museum (Munich): 54
Jewish Museum (Frankfurt): 442–443
Jewish Museum Berlin: 811–812
Jewish Quarter, old (Berlin): See Old Jewish Quarter
Jewish Synagogue (Beilstein), 528; (Berlin), 799–800; (Erfurt), 627, 633–634; (Munich), 53
Jugendstil: See Art Nouveau
Jungfernstieg (Hamburg): 903
“Jungle, the” (Black Forest): 341
K
KaDeWe (Berlin): 825, 839, 867–868
Kaiserburg (Nürnberg): 590–592
Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse (Freiburg): 320
Kaiser-Maximilian-Platz (Füssen): 145, 148
Kaiserstrasse (Frankfurt), 430–431, 454; (Nürnberg), 587
Kaiserthermen (Trier): 547
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Berlin): 824–825, 832
Kaiviertel (Salzburg): 271, 274
Kandelgipfel: 351
Kapitelplatz (Salzburg): 229–230
Kapuzinerberg (Salzburg): 254, 255
Karden: 524
Karli, the (Leipzig): 669, 689–690, 694, 696; eating, 696–697; nightlife, 693; sleeping, 694
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse (Berlin): 780, 814
Karl-Marx-Allee (Berlin): 814–815
Kastanienallee (Berlin): 833, 842, 857–858
Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Headquarters (Rothenburg): 372, 376, 381
Katholiche Hofkirche (Dresden): 707, 733–734
Katz Castle: 468–469
Katzenturm (Oberwesel): 493–494
Kaub: 470–471
Kaufhaus des Westens (Berlin): See KaDeWe
Kaufingerstrasse (Munich): 55–56
Kettensteg (Nürnberg): 594
KGB Prison Memorial at Leistikowstrasse (Potsdam): 884–885
KiKA (Erfurt): 624–625
Kiliani Volksfest (Würzburg): 404, 1008
King’s Castles: See Ludwig II castles
Kino Arsenal (Berlin): 818
Kirchzarten: 349
Klassik Open Air (Nürnberg): 579, 1008
Kleinmarkthalle (Frankfurt): 437, 454
Klingentor (Rothenburg): 367, 378
Klingersaal (Dresden): 730
Klostergarten (Oberwesel): 496
Kloster St. Mang (Füssen): 150
Koblenz Cable Car: 508
Kolbensattel Chairlift: 177–178
Kollegienkirche (Salzburg): 233
Kollwitz, Käthe: 777; Museum (Berlin), 828–829; Museum (Cologne), 569
Kollwitzkiez (Berlin): 837, 859–860
Köln: See Cologne
Kölner Lichter (Cologne): 557, 1008
Kolumba Diocesan Museum (Cologne): 560, 566–567
Komische Oper (Berlin): 831
Königliche Kristall-Therme (near Füssen): 152
Königssee: 288–289
Königstor (Nürnberg): 581, 604, 606
Königstorturm (Nürnberg): 581
Königstrasse (Nürnberg): 582–583, 604, 606, 608
Konnopke’s Imbiss (Berlin): 856, 857–858
Konstantin Basilika (Trier): 544–545
Kontorhausviertel (Hamburg): 908
Konviktstrasse (Freiburg): 322–323
Kottbusser Tor (Berlin): 813
Krameramtsstuben (Hamburg): 909
Krämerbrücke (Erfurt): 626–627
Kreuzberg (Berlin): 750, 763, 813; eating, 863–865; map, 864; markets, 836
Ku’damm (Berlin): 750, 823–824, 838
Kuenburg Bastion (Salzburg): 248
Kuhhirtenturm (Oberwesel): 495
Kulturbrauerei (Berlin): 750, 752, 801, 833, 836
Kulturforum (Berlin): 819, 830–831
Kulturhaus (Oberwesel): 492–493
Kulturpalast (Dresden): 713
Kunstareal (Munich): 31, 78–87; map, 79
Kunstgewerbemuseum (Berlin): 823
Kunsthalle (Hamburg): 904, 907
Kunsthalle (Munich): 105
Kunsthofpassage (Dresden): 739–740, 746
Kurfürstendamm (Berlin): 750, 823–824, 838
Kurhaus (Baden-Baden): 297–298, 305–306
KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau: See Dachau Concentration Camp
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Laber Bergbahn (Oberammergau): 177
Lahneck Castle: 465
Landsberg am Lech: 398
Landungsbrücken Harborfront (Hamburg): 904, 911–914
Landwehr Canal (Berlin): 813, 834, 836, 865
Langer Gang (Dresden): 728
Language: driving phrases, 1002; luge terms, 201; online translation tips, 953; restaurant phrases, 1020; survival phrases, 1019
Language barrier: 982
Laundry: See specific destinations
Lech Falls: 151
Lech River: 143, 149, 151, 153, 189, 194, 196, 199–200
Lechweg: 199
Lederhosen, shopping for: 104
Leipzig: 18, 668–698; eating, 694–698; helpful hints, 671; history of, 676–677, 680, 682; map, 672–673; nightlife, 692, 693; planning tips, 668–669; sights, 671–692; sleeping, 693–694; tourist information, 669; transportation, 669–671, 698
Leipzig Card: 669
Leipzig City History Museum: 671, 674
Leipzig Contemporary History Forum: 681
Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts: 675–677
Leipzig Old Town Hall: 671, 674
Leipzig University: 669, 678, 695
Lenbachhaus (Munich): 42, 84–86
Leopoldsplatz (Baden-Baden): 302, 312
Lermoos: 200
Lichtentaler Abbey (Baden-Baden): 307
Lichtentaler Allee (Baden-Baden): 306–307
Lichter Festival (Cologne): 557, 1008
Liebenstein Castle: 466–467
Liebfrauenkirche (Trier): 543
Linderhof Castle: 180–183; transportation, 138–139, 142, 180
Linzer Gasse (Salzburg): 254; eating, 276–277; sleeping, 263–264
Loden-Frey Verkaufshaus (Munich): 104
Lorch: 472
Loreley, the: 470; Visitors Center, 476
Loreley-Bob Luge Ride: 477
Lorenzkirche (Nürnberg): 584–586
Loschwitz Bridge (Dresden): 738
Lothar Trail: 341
Lübeck: 926
Ludwig Beck (Munich): 105
Ludwig II (“Mad King”): 56–57, 58, 72, 137, 164–167; biographical sketch, 163
Ludwig II (“Mad King”) castles: 158–170, 180–183; eating, 164, 170; map, 160–161; orientation, 159–164; reservations, 160–162; sleeping near, 169–170; tours,: from Füssen, 142; from Munich, 134–135; transportation, 159
Ludwig Museum (Cologne): 567–568
Ludwigstrasse (Munich): 66
Luges: 169, 178, 200, 344, 477; about, 201; key terms, 201
Luitpoldstrasse (Nürnberg): 606
Lüneburg: 926
Lustgarten (Berlin): 778
Luther, Martin: 6, 49, 56, 78, 80, 596, 614, 676, 714, 780, 938–939; Birth House (Eisleben), 639; Erfurt, 616–617, 620, 625, 630–633; House (Wittenberg), 659–663; legacy of, 662; life of, 616–619; Wartburg Castle, 643–646; Wittenberg, 617–619, 647, 648, 650–664
Luther Garden (Wittenberg): 664
Lutherhaus (Wittenberg): 659–663
“Luther Oak” (Wittenberg): 663
Luther Trail: 18, 614–667; map, 615; planning tips, 615–616. See also specific destinations
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Mädler Passage (Leipzig): 675
Mail: 985. See also specific destinations
Mainfränkisches Museum (Würzburg): 417
Main River: 416, 421, 424, 443; cruises, 429
Main Tower (Frankfurt): 434–435
Mall of Berlin: 838
Marienberg Fortress (Würzburg): 416–417
Marien Church (Berlin): 780–781, 831
Marienhof (Munich): 60
Marienkapelle (Würzburg): 414–415
Marienplatz (Munich): 42, 45, 48–50; beer gardens/halls, 114–115, 118; eating, 120; map, 46–47
Marionette Exhibit (Salzburg): 249
Marionettes: See Puppets
Marionette Theater (Salzburg): 261
Market Gate of Miletus: 791
Markets: Berlin, 835–836; Black Forest, 342; Dresden, 718; Frankfurt, 437, 454; Freiburg, 316, 320–321; Hamburg, 897, 900; Leipzig, 671; Munich, 42, 51–53; Nürnberg, 588, 611; Rothenburg, 364; Salzburg, 211, 233, 235; Staufen, 332; Wittenberg, 654. See also Christmas markets
Market Square/Marktplatz (Baden-Baden), 300; (Beilstein), 529; (Leipzig), 669; (Nürnberg), 588–590; (Oberwesel), 492; (Rothenburg), 360, 362–363, 371–372, 374–377; (Staufen), 335–336; (Trier), 539–541, 550, 551; (Wittenberg), 654; (Würzburg), 414
Marksburg Castle: 466, 472–476
Markthalle Neun (Berlin): 836, 863–864
Marktstrasse (Erfurt): 629
Markt Tower (Bacharach): 482
Marstallmuseum (Munich): 98–99
Martinstor (Freiburg): 320, 331
Marx, Karl: 539, 779–780, 814–815; House (Trier), 548–549
Mathematics-Physics Salon (Dresden): 707, 711, 721–722
Mauerpark (Berlin): 835–836
Maus Castle: 467–468
Mauthalle (Nürnberg): 583
Maximilianstrasse (Munich): 63–64, 105
Max-Joseph-Platz (Munich): 64–65
MDR building (Leipzig): 678, 694–695
“Meat Bridge” (Nürnberg): 587
Medical help: 952
Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum (Rothenburg): 375–376
Meienbergstrasse (Erfurt): 625
Meistertrunk Show (Rothenburg): 356, 360, 362, 1008
Melanchthon, Philipp: 617, 653–654, 655, 657, 658, 685; House (Wittenberg), 663
Memorial Chapel (Dresden): 734
Memorial to Politicians Who Opposed Hitler (Berlin): 767–768
Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted Under the National Socialist Regime (Berlin): 786
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Berlin): 762, 771–772, 786–787
Memorial to the Victims of Nazi “Euthanasia” (Berlin): 786
Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse: 603–604
Mendelssohn, Felix: 676, 686–687, 689
Merchants’ Bridge (Erfurt): 626–627
Merkur (Baden-Baden): 308
Mesenich: 531
Metric system: 1014–1015
Michaelisstrasse (Erfurt): 627–628
Michaelskirche (Hamburg), 909; (Munich), 56–58
Michelfeldturm (Oberwesel): 495
Military History Museum (Dresden): 707, 736–737
Military History Museum (Erfurt): 637
Miniatur Wunderland (Hamburg): 904, 917–918
Mirabell Gardens and Palace (Salzburg): 221, 251, 260
Mittelalterliches Kriminalmuseum (Rothenburg): 375–376
Mittelrhein Museum (Koblenz): 507
Mobile phones: 983–985. See also Apps
Mönchsberg (Salzburg): 209, 234, 242–250; eating, 274; funiculars, 215, 242; hiking, 221, 249–250
Money: 954–959; average daily expenses, 23; budgeting, 23
Money-saving tips: See Budgeting and budget tips
Monument to German WWII Refugees (Nürnberg): 583
Monument to the Battle of the Nations (Leipzig): 690–692
Monument to the Murdered Sinti (Gypsies) and Roma of Europe (Berlin): 786
Moosstrasse (Salzburg): 268–270
Moritzbastei (Leipzig): 678, 693, 695
Mosaiksaal (Dresden): 730
Moselkern: 520–525; sleeping, 525
Mosel River: 506, 509, 512, 525, 526–527, 533; cruises, 509–510, 517, 526–527, 530–531; ferries, 510, 527; maps, 511, 521
Mosel Valley: 17, 509–532; helpful hints, 510, 512; maps, 511, 521; transportation, 509–510. See also Beilstein; Burg Eltz; Cochem
Mount Kandel: 350–351
Movies, recommended: 1012–1014
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: 75, 222, 224, 228, 231, 235, 255; biographical sketch, 241; Birthplace (Salzburg), 221, 239–241; concerts, 260–261, 262, 404; Residence (Salzburg), 221, 252–253
Mozartplatz (Salzburg): 224
Mozartsteg (Salzburg): 221, 222
Müchener Strasse (Frankfurt): 454
Mummelsee: 341
Münchner Kindl: 48
Munich: 12, 29–126; at a glance, 42–43; arrival in, 32–33, 33; best views, 36; day trips, 126–136; eating, 113–124; helpful hints, 33, 36; history of, 56–57; layout of, 31; nightlife, 105–106; planning tips, 30; self-guided walk, 45–67; shopping, 104–105; sights, 68–103; sleeping, 106–113; tourist information, 31; tours, 41, 44–45; transportation, 32–33, 33, 36–41, 124–126
Munich Airport: 125–126
Munich City Museum: 42, 54, 76–78, 106
Munich Old Town Hall: 49
Münsterplatz (Freiburg): 320–322
Museum am Dom (Trier): 543–544
Museum Barberini (Potsdam): 879
Museum Berggruen (Berlin): 829
Museum Brandhorst (Munich): 86
Museum Embankment (Frankfurt): 434, 445
Museum for Asian Art (Berlin): 797
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Hamburg): 904, 907–908
Museum für Thüringer Volkskunde (Erfürt): 637–638
Museum Island (Berlin): 749, 777–778, 788–797; eating, 853–854; map, 789
Museum Judengasse (Frankfurt): 443–444
Museum Ludwig (Cologne): 567–568
Museum of Decorative Arts (Berlin): 823
Museum of Fine Arts (Leipzig): 675–677
Museum of Islamic Art (Berlin): 791
Museum of Modern Art (Salzburg): 250
Museum of Photography and Contemporary Art (Hamburg): 908
Museum of the Bavarian Kings (near Hohenschwangau): 168
Museum of the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin): 763, 808–809
Museum of Transportation (Munich): 43, 91–92
Museum Quarter (Munich): 31, 78–87; map, 79
Music: Berlin, 830–832; Dresden, 704, 1008; Erfurt, 621; Freiburg, 316; Hamburg, 916–917; Leipzig, 678, 693; Munich, 33, 105–106; Nürnberg, 579; Salzburg, 208–209, 211, 244, 251, 259–263; Wittenberg, 652; Würzburg, 404. See also Folk evenings, in Reutte; Opera; Sound of Music; and specific composers
Musical Instruments Museum (Berlin): 822–823
Mustard Mill (Cochem): 516–517
Mustard Store (Nürnberg): 592
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National Theater (Munich): 64–65
Nazis (Nazism): 9, 189, 944–947; Berchtesgaden, 279–280, 284–286; Berlin, 760, 767–768, 771–772, 776, 779–780, 786–787, 807–811; books about, 1009–1010; Munich, 57, 65, 66, 77–78, 86–87; Nürnberg, 575, 579–580, 583, 597–604; terminology, 945. See also Concentration camps; Hitler, Adolf
Nazi Documentation Center (Munich): 42, 86–87
Nazi Documentation Center (Nürnberg): 598–600; map, 599
Nazi Documentation Center and Bunker (Obersalzberg): 286–287
Nefertiti, Queen, bust: 792–793
Neue Pinakothek (Munich): 42, 83
Neue Residenz (Salzburg): 225–226
Neues Museum (Berlin): 762–763, 778, 792–793
Neues Museum (Nürnberg): 597
Neues Palais (Potsdam): 881–882
Neue Synagogue (Berlin): 799–800
Neue Wache (Berlin): 776–777
Neugasse (Rothenburg): 373
Neumarkt (Dresden): 714
Neumühlen (Hamburg): 914
Neumünster Basilica (Würzburg): 413–414
Neuschwanstein Castle: 158, 166–167; eating, 164, 170; orientation, 159–164; reservations, 25, 160–162; sleeping near, 169–170; tours,: from Füssen, 142; from Munich, 134–135; transportation, 159
New Green Vault (Dresden): 706, 725–726
New Masters Gallery (Dresden): 706, 729–731
New Palace (Potsdam): 881–882
New Residenz (Salzburg): 225–226
New Synagogue (Berlin): 799–800
New Town (Dresden): 700, 707, 717–718, 736; eating, 745; map, 709; sleeping, 742–743
Niederwald Monument: 472
Nightlife: See Music; and specific destinations
Night Watchman (Dinkelsbühl), 395; (Rothenburg), 358–359
Nikolaikirche (Berlin), 798, 831; (Frankfurt), 438; (Leipzig), 679, 681; (Potsdam), 879
Nikolai Quarter (Berlin): 798–799, 853–854
Nordbahnhof (Berlin): 802–807
Nördlingen City Walls: 396
Norman Tower (Potsdam): 883
Northern Berlin: 750, 799–807; map, 800. See also Old Jewish Quarter; Prenzlauer Berg
Nürnberg: 17, 135–136, 575–613; eating, 608–613; helpfül hints, 579; history of, 602; maps, 577, 605, 609; planning tips, 575–576; self-guided walk, 580–594; sights, 580–604; sleeping, 604–608; tourist information, 576; tours, 579–580; transportation, 576, 578, 613
Nürnberg Airport: 578
Nürnberg Card: 576
Nürnberg City Museum: 590
Nürnberg Historic Art Bunker: 579–580, 592–593
Nürnberg Imperial Castle: 590–592
Nürnberg Laws: 602
Nürnberg Tower House: 586–587
Nürnberg Town Hall: 589
Nürnberg Transport Museum: 596–597
Nürnberg Trials Courtroom and Museum: 603–604
Nymphenburg Palace (Munich): 43, 92–100; map, 95
Nymphs’ Bath (Dresden): 710
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Oberammergau: 138, 173–180; eating, 179; helpful hints, 174; map, 175; sights/activities, 174–178; sleeping, 178–179; tourist information, 174; transportation, 138–139, 142, 174, 180
Oberammergau Church: 177
Oberammergau Museum: 174–175
Oberammergau Passion Play: 173, 175–176
Oberer Markt (Würzburg): 414
Oberlindenhock (Freiburg): 316, 1008
Obersalzberg Documentation Center and Bunker: 286–287
Ober Schmiedgasse (Rothenburg): 371
Oberstrasse (Bacharach): 478, 482–484
Oberwesel: 470, 491–496; map, 494; self-guided walk, 492–496
Ochsenturm (Oberwesel): 493–494
Odeonsplatz (Munich): 65–67
Ohel Jakob Synagogue (Munich): 53
Oktoberfest (Munich): 33, 62–63, 1009
Old Granary (Nürnberg): 583
Old Jewish Quarter (Berlin): 750, 799–800; eating, 860–863; entertainment, 833; map, 844–845; markets, 836; sleeping, 843–848
Old Main Bridge (Würzburg): 415–416, 421
Old Masters Gallery (Dresden): 706, 711, 719–721
Old Mint (Bacharach): 484
Old Museum (Berlin): 795
Old National Gallery (Berlin): 762–763, 793–794
Old Nikolai Church (Frankfurt): 438
Old Town (Cologne): 554, 559–560
Old Town (Dresden): 700, 706–734; eating, 744–745; maps, 709, 741; self-guided walk, 706–718; sights, 719–734; sleeping, 740–742
Old Town (Frankfurt): 440–441
Old Town (Freiburg): 314, 317–327; map, 319
Old Town (Nürnberg): 575–576, 580–597
Old Town (Rothenburg): 354, 374–377; eating, 385–386; map, 361; self-guided walk, 359–371; sleeping, 382–384; tours, 358–359
Old Town (Salzburg): 209, 236–242; eating, 270–271; map, 223; self-guided walk, 220, 222–235; sleeping, 265, 268
Olympiaturm (Munich): 102
Olympic Park (Munich): 102
Opera: Berlin, 776, 831; Cologne, 560; Dresden, 708; Frankfurt, 435–436; Leipzig, 678, 693; Munich, 105; Salzburg, 261
Orangery (Potsdam): 883
Oranienstrasse (Berlin): 813, 864–865
Original Berlin Walks: 760, 862, 878, 888
Outer New Town (Dresden): 700, 707, 736, 738–740; eating, 746; sleeping, 743–744
Övelgönne (Hamburg): 914
Oxen Tower (Oberwesel): 493–494
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Packing tips and checklist: 26, 1017
Palace of Culture (Dresden): 713
Palace of Tears (Berlin): 800
Panorama Museum (Bad Frankenhausen): 639
Panorama Museum (Salzburg): 221, 226, 238–239
Panoramapunkt (Berlin): 818–819
Parade of Nobles (Dresden): 713–714
Paradise Point of Sex (Hamburg): 923
Pariser Platz (Berlin): 770–771
Parliament (Berlin): See Reichstag
Passion Play (Oberammergau): 173, 175–176
Paul-Lincke-Ufer (Berlin): 833–834, 865
Paulskirche (Frankfurt): 437–438
Peaceful Revolution: about, 682
Peace Museum (Remagen): 574
Peasants’ War Panorama (Bad Frankenhausen): 638–639
Pegasus (Salzburg): 251
Pergamon Altar: 791–792
Pergamon Museum (Berlin): 762, 788–792; map, 790
Petersberg Citadel (Erfurt): 630, 637
Petersfriedhof (Salzburg): 230–231
Peterskirche (Munich), 50–51; (Salzburg), 231–232, 262
Pfalz Castle: 470–471
Pflach: 200; sleeping, 203–204
Philharmonic Concert Hall (Berlin): 823, 830
Phones: 983–985
Picnics: See specific destinations
Pik-Dame (Frankfurt): 432
Pilatus House (Oberammergau): 174
Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich): 43, 83–84
Pinswang: 189, 204–205; sleeping, 205
Planetarium, in Munich: 90
Planten un Blomen (Hamburg): 910–911
Plattenbau, in Berlin: 780
Platz der Republik (Berlin): 764, 783
Platzl (Munich): 42, 61; beer hall, 61–63, 114–115
Plönlein (Rothenburg): 372–373
Police: 952
Poltersdorf: 531
Population: 935
Porcelain: 74, 711, 722–723. See also Nymphenburg porcelain
Porcelain Collection (Dresden): 707, 711, 722–723
Porta Nigra (Trier): 538–539, 549; eating, 551
Posthof (Bacharach): 483
Post offices: 985. See also specific destinations
Potsdam: 872–885; map, 876–877; planning tips, 874; sight, 878–885; tourist information, 875; tours, 878; transportation, 873–874, 875–878
Potsdamer Platz (Berlin): 750, 817–818
Potsdam Museum: 879
Potsdam Old Town Hall: 879
Prager Strasse (Dresden): 734
Preachers’ Church (Erfurt): 632–633
Predigerkirche (Erfurt): 632–633
Prenzlauer Berg (Berlin): 750, 763, 801–807; eating, 857–860; maps, 800, 840–841; nightlife, 833; shopping, 835–836, 837; sleeping, 839–843
Prince’s Building Museum (Würzburg): 417
Prostitution: 432–433, 919–923
Puppets: 77, 104, 249, 261, 626–627
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“Raft Busters”: 471
Rail passes: 22, 987, 990, 991, 1005
Rail travel: See Tourist trains; Train travel
Rainer Regiments Museum (Salzburg): 249
Rally Grounds (Nürnberg): 576, 600–603; map, 599
Rampart Pavilion (Dresden): 711
Rathausplatz (Freiburg): 317–318
Rausch (Berlin): 838
Red Bull: 259
Red Light District (Hamburg): 919–923
Reeperbahn (Hamburg): 904, 919–922, 929; map, 920–921
Reformation Day (Wittenberg): 650–651, 1009
Reichenstein Castle: 472
Reichsstadt Festival (Rothenburg): 356, 1009
Reichstag (Berlin): 749, 753–754, 765–766, 782–785; climbing cupola, 765–766, 785; memorials near, 762, 786–787; orientation, 762, 783; reservations, 25, 783
Remagen: 573–574
Rembrandt van Rijn: 82–83, 236, 446, 568, 596, 720–721, 821–822
Rental properties: 966–967, 969–970
Residenz (Dresden), 723–728; (Munich), 42, 64, 68–76; (Salzburg), 225–226, 236–237, 261; (Würzburg), 405–411
Residenz Garden (Würzburg): 410–411
Residenz Museum (Munich): 42, 68, 70–75
Residenzplatz (Salzburg): 224–225
Residenz Treasury (Munich): 42, 69–70
Resources from Rick Steves: 1004–1006
Restaurants: See Eating; and specific destinations
Reutte: 138, 188–206; eating, 205–206; helpful hints, 190–191; maps, 140–141, 192–193, 203; nightlife, 206; sights/activities, 191–201; sleeping, 201–205; tourist information, 190; transportation, 138–139, 142, 190, 206
Reutte Museum: 198
Rheinfels Castle: 468, 499–504; map, 501
Rheinisches Landesmuseum (Trier): 545–546
Rhine River: 416, 460–461, 478, 479–480, 484–485, 486, 493, 494, 506, 553, 559, 573; barge-watching, 468–469; best of, 464–472; cruises, 462–463, 467; ferries, 463, 497; maps, 461, 466, 573; sights along, 472–477; swimming, 486
Rhine Valley: 17, 459–508; maps, 461, 466; planning tips, 459–460; transportation, 462–464
Rickmer Rickmers, SS (Hamburg): 915
Riemenschneider, Tilman: 364, 366–367, 379, 393–394, 411, 413, 414–415, 417, 596
Ries Crater Museum (Nördlingen): 396
Ritter Sport Bunte Schokowelt (Berlin): 838
Roman-Germanic Museum (Cologne): 567
Roman-Irish Bath (Baden-Baden): 303–304
Romans, ancient (Roman sites): 66, 192, 195–196, 224, 460, 465, 491, 558, 933; in Trier, 533–534, 535, 538–539, 541–548
Romantic Road: 15, 136, 352, 390–399; buses, 125, 389, 398–399, 456; map, 391
Römerberg (Frankfurt): 424, 438–439; eating, 453–454
Römisch-Germanisches Museum (Cologne): 567
Room and board: See Eating; Sleeping; and specific destinations
Rose Garden (Baden-Baden): 307
Rosenthaler Platz (Berlin): 837, 862–863; sleeping, 843–846, 846
Rosenthaler Strasse (Berlin): 837
Rothenburg City Territory, Map of: 363
Rothenburg Historical Town Hall Vaults: 363
Rothenburg Museum: 367–368
Rothenburg ob der Tauber: 15, 353–390; eating, 385–389; helpful hints, 356, 358; maps, 356–357, 361; planning tips, 353–354; self-guided walks, 359–374; shopping, 371–374, 380–381; sights/activities, 359–380; sleeping, 381–385; tourist information, 356; tours, 358–359; transportation, 356, 389–390
Rothenburg Town Hall and Tower: 360, 374
Rothenburg Town Wall: 359, 369, 377–378
Rottenbuch: 398
Royal Armory (Dresden): 706, 727
Royal Crystal Baths (near Füssen): 152
Royal Palace (Dresden): 723–728
Royal Stables Museum (Munich): 98–99
Rubens, Peter Paul: 70, 82, 236, 568, 720, 821
“Runde Ecke” (Leipzig): 681, 683–685
Rupertgasse (Salzburg): eating, 276–277; sleeping, 264–265
Russian Baden-Baden: 307–308
Russian Embassy (Berlin): 774
Russian Orthodox Church (Baden-Baden): 307–308
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Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt): 424; apple-wine pubs, 452–453; eating, 453; sleeping, 451–452
Sachsenhausen Memorial and Museum: 886–893; background, 888–889; map, 887; self-guided tour, 889–893; tours, from Berlin, 760, 888
St. Anna Chapel (Füssen): 150
St. Bartholomä Church (Königssee): 289
St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral (Frankfurt): 439–440
St. Gangolf Church (Trier): 540–541
St. Georg (Hamburg): 926–928, 929–930
St. George’s Fountain (Rothenburg): 362
St. Georg’s Cathedral (Dinkelsbühl): 394
St. Georg’s Church (Nördlingen): 396
St. Goar: 468, 476, 496–506; eating, 505–506; helpful hints, 497, 499; map, 498; shopping, 497, 499; sights, 499–504; sleeping, 504–505; tourist information, 497
St. Goarshausen: 476
St. Hedwig’s Church (Berlin): 776
St. Jakob’s Church (Rothenburg): 364–367
St. Joseph’s Church (Hamburg): 923
St. Kilian’s Cathedral (Würzburg): 411–413
St. Lawrence Church (Nürnberg): 584–586
St. Magnus Basilica (Füssen): 150–151
St. Magnus Monastery (Füssen): 150
St. Märgen: 349
St. Martin’s Church (Oberwesel): 495
St. Martin’s Tower (Freiburg): 320, 331
St. Mary Church (Berlin): 780–781, 831
St. Mary Town Church (Wittenberg): 656–659
St. Michael’s Church (Hamburg), 909; (Munich), 56–58
St. Nicholas Church (Leipzig): 679, 681
St. Nikolai Memorial (Hamburg): 904, 905–907
St. Pauli Elbtunnel (Hamburg): 914–915
St. Pauli Landungsbrücken Harborfront (Hamburg): 904, 911–914; eating, 931
St. Paul’s Church (Frankfurt): 437–438
St. Peter: 349–350
St. Peter’s Abbey (Black Forest): 350
St. Peter’s Abbey (Salzburg): 231–232, 237
St. Peter’s Cemetery (Salzburg): 230–231
St. Peter’s Church (Munich), 50–51; (Salzburg), 231–232, 262
St. Peter’s Fountain (Trier): 541
St. Rupert’s Fair (Salzburg): 211
St. Sebald Church (Nürnberg): 589
St. Sebastian Cemetery (Salzburg): 221, 254–255
St. Sebastian Historic Cemetery (Füssen): 148
St. Severus Church (Erfurt): 636–637
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Detwang): 379–380
St. Thomas Church (Leipzig): 685–686
St. Wolfgang’s Church (Rothenburg): 378
Salzach River: 209, 221, 242, 243, 250–251, 257–258; cruises, 216
Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden: 288
Salzburg: 12, 14, 136, 207–279; at a glance, 221; arrival in, 209–211; eating, 270–278; helpful hints, 211, 214; history of, 245; layout of, 209; maps, 212–213, 223, 246–247, 257, 266–267, 272–273, 281; music, 211, 259–263; planning tips, 207–208; self-guided walk, 220–235; sights, 236–259; sleeping, 263–270; tourist information, 209; tours, 216–220, 283–284; transportation, 209–211, 215, 278–279
Salzburg Card: 209
Salzburg Cathedral: 221, 226–229, 261
Salzburg Festival: 211, 233, 241–242, 262; tickets, 25, 262
Salzburg Waterwheel: 230
Sanssouci Palace (Potsdam): 880–883
Sanssouci Park (Potsdam): 874, 875, 880–883
Saunas: See Baths
Sausage (wurst): 113, 274, 320–321, 611, 856, 976–977
Savignyplatz (Berlin): eating, 866–867; sleeping, 849–850
Saxon State Opera House (Dresden): 708
Saxon Switzerland National Park: 738
Saxony: See Dresden
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection (Berlin): 829
Schatzkammer (Munich): 42, 69–70
Schatz Konditorei (Salzburg): 235
Schauinsland (Freiburg): 328
Schaumainkai (Frankfurt): 445
Schiller, Friedrich: 433–434, 708
Schiller Garten (near Dresden): 738
Schinkelwache (Dresden): 708
Schirn Art Center (Frankfurt): 442
Schleissheim Palace (Munich): 43, 102–103
Schlepper (Hamburg): 913–914
Schleusenkrug (Berlin): 867–868
Schliemann, Heinrich: 793
Schlossberg (Freiburg): 327–328
Schlossbergfest (Freiburg): 316, 1008
Schloss Charlottenburg (Berlin): 826–828
Schlosskirche (Wittenberg): 652–654
Schlosskopf (Reutte): 196–197
Schmiedgasse (Rothenburg): 371–372
Schokoladenmuseum (Cologne): 568–569
Schönburg Castle: 496
Schöneberg (Berlin): 826
Schöneberg City Hall (Berlin): 823, 826
Schrannenhalle (Munich): 53, 121
Schulterblatt (Hamburg): 896, 924, 930–931
Schusterstrasse (Freiburg): 322
Schwabentor (Freiburg): 323
Schwangau: baths, 152; eating, 156, 170; sleeping, 169–170
Schwarz Bakery (Nürnberg): 589, 611
Schwarzwäld: See Black Forest
Schwarzwälder Freilichtmuseum Vogtsbauernhof: 342–344
Schwarzwaldmuseum (Triberg): 344–345
Science Museum (Salszburg): 242
Seasons: 21–22
Sebaldkirche (Nürnberg): 589
Sebastiansplatz (Munich): 53, 121
Seehaus (Munich): 119–120
Semper Gallery (Dresden): 711
Semperoper (Dresden): 708
Senefelderplatz (Berlin): 860
Senhals: 531
Senheim: 531
Servus Heimat (Munich): 104
“Seven Maidens”: 470
Severikirche (Erfurt): 636–637
Shell Grotto (Munich): 71
Shopping: clothing sizes, 1014–1015; hours, 953; VAT refunds, 958. See also specific destinations
Shrine of the Magi (Cologne): 564
Siegessäule (Berlin): 770, 817
Sightseeing: best three-week trip, 20–21; budget tips, 23–24; designing your own itinerary, 19–24; general tips, 959–961; must-see destinations, 12–14; reservations, 25, 960; worth-it destinations, 15–18. See also specific sights and destinations
“Silent Night” (song): 253
SIM cards: 985
Sleep code: 962
Sleeping: 961–970; rates and deals, 24, 962–963; reservations, 24, 25, 964–965; types of accommodations, 963–970; user reviews, 967. See also specific destinations
Smartphones: 26, 983–985. See also Apps
Soccer: 950
Sommerrodelbahn Gutach: 344
Sommerrodelbahn Steckenberg (Unterammergau): 178
Sonnenstrand (Bacharach): 478, 486
Sony Center (Berlin): 838
Sooneck Castle: 472
Sophienstrasse (Baden-Baden): 301–302
Sound of Music: 231, 233, 241–242, 249, 251, 255, 257; fact vs. fiction, 218–219; tours, 217–220, 221
Southern Berlin: 750, 807–813; map, 808. See also Kreuzberg
Soviet War Memorial (Berlin): 786
Spas: See Baths
Speck’s Hof (Leipzig): 675
Speer, Albert: 599–600, 602, 603, 771, 888, 1010
Speicherstadt (Hamburg): 904, 915, 917
Speicherstadt Kafeerösterei (Hamburg): 918
Spielzeugmuseum (Nürnberg): 597
Spinnerei (Leipzig): 692
Spitalgasse (Rothenburg): 371–372
Spitalhof (Rothenburg): 373–374
Spitaltor (Rothenburg): 373–374
Spree River: 749, 778, 834; cruises, 759–760
Spring Festival (Munich): 33, 1008
SS Rickmer Rickmers (Hamburg): 915
Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst (Munich): 42, 84
Städel Museum (Frankfurt): 445–446
Stadtgeschichtliches Museum (Leipzig): 671, 674
Stadtkirche St. Marien (Wittenberg): 656–659
Stadtmauergarten (Oberwesel): 496
Stadtmuseum Oberwesel: 492–493
Stadtschloss (Potsdam): 879
Stadtteilfest Bunte Republik Neustadt (Dresden): 1008
Stahleck Castle: 471–472
Stasi Museum (Berlin): 816
Stasi Museum (Leipzig): 681, 683–685
Staufen: 332–339; eating, 339; map, 333; sights/activities, 334–338; sleeping, 338
Staufen Castle: 338
Staufen Cemetery: 337
Staufen Town Hall: 335–336
Steingasse (Salzburg): 221, 253–254; eating, 277–278; pubs, 277–278
Steingassenturm (Oberwesel): 493
Steinterrasse (Salzburg): 250, 254
Sterrenberg Castle: 466–467
Stiftskirche St. Peter (Salzburg): 231–232
Stoss, Veit: 585
Südmeile (Leipzig): See Karli, the
Summer Riding School (Salzburg): 241
Swabian Gate (Freiburg): 322–323
Swimming: 178, 214, 358, 486, 517
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Tauber Valley: 378–380
Taxes: VAT refunds, 958
Taxis: 996; tipping, 957. See also specific destinations
Tegelberg Cable Car: 168–169
Tegelberg Luge: 169
Telephones: 983–985
Temperatures, average monthly: 1015
Tent, The (Munich): 112–113
Theaterplatz (Dresden): 707–708
Theatrum Mundi (Erfurt): 626–627
Theft alerts: 27, 952, 956–957
Thomaskirche (Leipzig): 685–686
Three Kings Church (Dresden): 718, 745
Thuringian Folk Museum (Erfurt): 637–638
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista: 406–407, 409, 410
Tiergarten (Berlin): 750, 770, 816–817, 836
Tiergärtnertorplatz (Nürnberg): 592
Time zones: 953
Tirol: 12, 137–206; map, 140–141; planning tips, 138–139; transportation, 138–139, 142. See also specific destinations
Tirolean folk evening, in Reutte: 198
Tirolean Terrace (Zugspitze): 187–188
Tiroler Lech Nature Park: 199–200
Topography of Terror (Berlin): 763, 809–810
Toppler Castle: 379
Toscaninihof (Salzburg): 232–233
Tour guides: tipping, 957–958. See also specific destinations
Tourist information: 952. See also specific destinations
Tourist trains: Baden-Baden, 297; Cochem, 517; Marksburg Castle, 473; Nürnberg, 580; Trier, 535
Tours: Rick Steves, 1005. See also specific destinations
Town Church of St. Mary (Wittenberg): 656–659
Toy Museum (Nürnberg): 597
Traben-Trarbach: 517
Tradesman’s House (Rothenburg): 377
Train travel: 22, 986–995; best three-week trip, 20–21; bikes on board, 995; map, 988–989; schedules, 987; seat reservations, 994–995; tickets, 990–992, 993–994. See also Tourist trains; and specific destinations
Transportation: 986–1004; budgeting, 23; map, 988–989. See also specific destinations
Transportation, Museum of (Munich): 43, 91–92
Transport Museum (Nürnberg): 596–597
Travel advisories: 951
Travel smarts: 27–28
Travel tips: 951–954
Treasury (Cologne), 566; (Munich), 42, 69–70
Trechtingshausen: 477
Treetop Walkway (near Füssen): 153
Treis-Karden Station: 524
Triberg Waterfall: 345
Trier: 17, 533–552; eating, 551; helpful hints, 535; map, 536–537; sights, 538–549; sleeping, 549–551; tourist information, 534; tours, 535; transportation, 534, 552
Trier Amphitheater: 547–548
Trier Archaeological Museum: 545–546
Trier Card: 535
Trier Cathedral: 541–543
Trier City Museum: 538
Trier Town Hall: 540
Trinkhalle (Baden-Baden): 298
Trip costs: 23–24
Turkish Chamber (Dresden): 707, 726–727
Turkish Market (Berlin): 813, 836
TV Tower (Munich): 102
U
Universitätsplatz (Salzburg): 233–234
University Church of St. Paul’s (Leipzig): 678
University of Erfurt: 627–628
University of Leipzig: 669, 678, 695
Unterammergau: 178
Unter den Linden (Berlin): 749, 762, 773, 777–778, 787
Upper Market Square (Würzburg): 414
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VAT refunds: 958
Verkehrszentrum (Munich): 43, 91–92
Victory Column (Berlin): 770, 817
Viehmarkt Baths Museum (Trier): 549
Viktualienmarkt (Munich): 42, 51–52, 120–121
Villa Schöningen (Potsdam): 885
Villa Stuck (Munich): 43, 89–90
Vineyards: See Wine and vineyards
Viscardigasse (Munich): 65
Visitor information: 952. See also specific destinations
Vogesenkapelle: 349
Vogtsbauernhof Black Forest Open-Air Museum: 342–344
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Leipzig): 690–692
Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory (Dresden): 735–736
Von Trapp family: See Sound of Music
W
Wagner, Richard: 64, 75, 77, 163, 182, 183, 644, 645, 794
Waldkirch: 351
Wallraf-Richartz Museum (Cologne): 568
Warnemünde: 871
Wartburg Castle: 643–646
Watchman’s Tower (Dresden): 713, 729
Weihnachtsmuseum (Salszburg): 239
Weikersheim: 393
Weinbergsweg (Berlin): 862
Weindorf wine festival (Rothenburg): 356, 1008
Weinfest (Freiburg): 316
Weissgerbergasse (Nürnberg): 593–594
WellenBerg Swimming Pool: 178
Wenigemarkt (Erfurt): 625–626, 642
Werner-Kapelle (Oberwesel): 493
West End (Frankfurt): 435
Western Berlin: 750, 816–826; maps, 766–767, 817; self-guided walk, 764–775; sights, 816–826
Whitsunday (Salzburg): 262
Wilhelmstrasse (Berlin): 772–773, 809–810
Wine and vineyards: 981–982; Bacharach, 489–490; Beilstein, 529; Cochem, 513, 516; Freiburg, 316; Mosel Valley, 510, 512, 513, 516; Oberwesel, 493; Rothenburg, 356, 388–389; Staufen, 334; Trier, 551
“Wine Fountain” (Staufen): 334
Wittenberg: 647–667; eating, 666–667; helpful hints, 650–652; history of, 648; layout of, 649; map, 650–651; planning tips, 648–649; sights, 652–665; sleeping, 665–666; tourist information, 649; transportation, 647–648, 649–650, 667
Wittenberg Historical Town Information Center: 665
Wittenberg House of History: 664
Wittenbergplatz (Berlin): 825–826
Wittenberg Town Hall: 654
Wittenberg 360 Panorama: Luther 1517: 663–664
Wohnhaus (Salzburg): 221, 252–253
Wolfach: 342
Women’s Protest Memorial (Berlin): 781
Wood Market Tower (Bacharach): 485
World Time Clock (Berlin): 782
World War I: 9, 177, 480–481, 528, 944
World War II: 9, 57, 554, 560, 562, 566, 587, 946–947; Berchtesgaden, 284–286; books about, 1009–1010; Dresden, 699–700, 715, 716, 734; Hamburg, 905–907; Monument to German WWII Refugees (Nürnberg), 583; Remagen Bridge, 574; timeline, 946–947. See also Concentration camps; Hitler, Adolf; Nazis
Wurst (sausage): See Sausage
Würzburg: 15, 400–422; eating, 419–422; helpfül hints, 404; history of, 401; maps, 402–403, 412; planning tips, 400; self-guided walks, 411–417; sights, 405–417; sleeping, 418–419; tourist information, 401; transportation, 402–405, 422
Würzburg City Hall: 415
Würzburg Welcome Card: 401
Z
Zehnthauskeller (Beilstein): 529, 532
Zeil (Frankfurt): 436
Zeitgeschichtliches Forum (Leipzig): 681
Zentralplatz (Koblenz): 507
Zeppelin Field (Nürnberg): 601, 603
Zitadelle Petersberg (Erfurt): 630, 637
Zoologischer Garten Berlin: 825
Zugspitze: 185–188
Zum Domstein (Trier): 541, 551
Zwinger (Dresden): 709–712; eating, 744; museums, 711, 719–723