Germany links
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Baden-Württemberg puts out a quarterly magazine called Schlösser Magazine. This on-line version is a good source for information about the castles and palaces of the region.
The Castle Road (Burgenstrasse) site has lots of links and planning ideas to help inspire you.
The official site of the House of Hohenzollern has dynastic information about Germany's once extraordinarily powerful family and an inspirational view of Burg Hohenzollern.
Burg Guttenberg's site gives a good idea of what to expect during a visit to this falconry center.
For pictures and information (limited English) about the source of the Danube, try this site about the Donauquelle.
No trip to the Black forest is complete without checking out a cuckoo clock! This site offers as much information about the entire experience as you'll ever need.
The three art museums that comprise the Alte Pinakothek have a wonderful site that shows exactly what's in each gallery.
Castle and palace fans will love the Bavarian Castles site. Thirty magnificent buildings throughout Bavaria, including the Nymphenburg Palace, Neuschwanstein Palace, Linderhof Palace, Rosenburg Castle, and the Imperial Castle of Nuremberg, have complete visitor information and photos.
The Deutsches Museum site has an excellent overview of its science and technology holdings.
The fairy tale castle of Mad King Ludwig, Neuschwanstein, is deserving of its own official site.
The Bayerischer Wald National Park has a site in German.
The official site of Sanssouci Park in Potsdam gives a good idea of the area's complexity and vast size.
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The official site of the Fairy Tale Road has a fun map that gives you a good idea of the route. The site has a lot of links (some of which need updating) to help you plan.
For a listing of (and links to) nearly every museum in Hesse, this site is a great start. It's in German, but you can work around it.
The Goethe House and Museum has an excellent site with explanations about everything you could possibly want to know about Germany's great writer.
The Städtische Galerie Liebighaus site is in German, but you can get a general idea of the gallery's collection.
Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Stadtische Galerie has a good site with a general overview of its collection.
The Cologne cathedral (or Kölner Dom) maintains its own website where you can take a virtual tour , read about its history, and find out visitor information.
One website takes care of all Cologne's museums, including the Museum Ludwig, the Römisch-Germanisches Museum, and the Wallraf-Richartz Museum. Unfortunately, the site has little in the way of visual presentations of the museums' collections, but you will find information about special exhibitions, hours, and admissions.
You don't need to read German to understand what the Schokoladen Museum (Chocolate Museum) is all about.
The Aachen cathedral has its own website with visitor information but could use more photos (in German).
For several good views of the moated castles of Münsterland, try this site.
Burg Vischering has its own official site.
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For outstanding photos of Rhine castles, churches, and historic towns, the excellent Middle Rhine World Heritage site cannot be beat. Lots of inspiration!
Burg Eltz and Marksburg castle each has its own website. You'll find everything you need to know about visiting.
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