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Oberbaum Bridge

Berlin, Alive Again

After withstanding world and cold wars, the German city is a thriving metropolis, filled with nightclubs and cultural treats
July 28, 2011 | By Jesse Rhodes

Baden Baden Germany New Castle

Rick Steves' Europe: Baden-Baden, Germany

The park-like city of Baden-Baden, nestled in the Black Forest, is renowned for its restorative spas and elegant casino
May 2010 | By Rick Steves

Otto Glasbrenner German sausages

For German Butchers, a Wurst Case Scenario

As Germans turn to American-style supermarkets, the local butcher—a fixture in their sausage-happy culture—is packing it in
January 2010 | By Andrew D. Blechman

Medieval wall gate

Munich at 850

The livable, culture-crazy, beer-loving capital of Bavaria is coming to terms with its history
November 2008 | By Charles Michener

Wassily Kandinsky artwork

Feeling Blue: Expressionist Art on Display in Munich

Visitors catch a glimpse of the groundbreaking, abstract art created by preeminent 20th century expressionists.
November 01, 2008 | By Amanda Bensen

Gunter Demnig installs four-by-four inch brass blocks known as stolpersteine—German for "stumbling stones"—in front of the residences of Holocaust victims.

Memory Blocks

Artist Gunter Demnig builds a Holocaust memorial one stone at a time
October 11, 2007 | By Lois Gilman

Since Berliners toppled the wall, construction has reshaped the city.

Beyond the Wall: Berlin

Nearly 17 years after the wall came down, Berliners are still trying to escape its shadow
June 2006 | By Tom Mueller

Jewish Museum Berlin

Architect Daniel Libeskind's zinc lightning bolt of a building is one of the most revolutionary structures built since the war in Germany or anywhere.
June 01, 2006 | By Tom Mueller

Dresden's Crowning Glory

Sixty years after it was reduced to rubble by Allied bombing, the reconstructed Baroque Frauenkirche, or Church of Our Lady, once again dominates the historic city's skyline
March 2006 | By Andrew Curry

Between 6 B.C. and A.D. 4, Roman legions established bases on the Lippe and Weser rivers.

The Ambush That Changed History

An amateur archaeologist discovers the field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire
September 2005 | By Fergus M. Bordewich


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