Au Quai
Grosse Elbstrasse 145
Tel: 040-3803-7730
French-Asian fusion. This upscale, romantic restaurant is nestled on the harbor’s waterfront.

Alex im Alsterpavillon
Jungfernstieg 54
Tel: 040-350-1870
Hamburg’s best known and oldest café, the Alex im Alsterpavillon, is a sleek 1950s retro café with an ideal vantage point from which to observe the constant activity on the Binnenalster.

Weite Welt
Grosse Freiheit 70
Tel: 040-319-1214
Eclectic, seafood. It’s an absolute must if you are visiting St. Pauli on the north bank of the Elbe, one of Hamburg’s most exciting districts.

Fischerhaus
Fischmarkt 14
Tel: 040-314-053
This family-owned seafood restaurant may not be a looker, but the food, prepared from family recipes, is outstanding.

Binnenalster and Aussenalster
These twin lakes, ringed by promenades and fine residential districts, provide central Hamburg with one of its most memorable vistas.

Rathaus Rathausmarkt
Tel: 040-428-310
City Hall
To most Hamburgers this large building is their symbolic heart. The immense structure features 647 rooms and an imposing central clock tower. It may not be the most graceful structure in the city, but the sheer opulence of its interior is astonishing.

Michaeliskirche
Michaeliskirche
Tel: 040-376-780
Church with Museum and Gallery
The Michaeliskirche, locally known as Die Michel, is Hamburg’s most famous church and northern Germany’s fi nest baroquestyle ecclesiastical building.

Hagenbecks Tierpark
Lokstedter Grenzstrasse 2,
Tel: 040-540 0010
The city’s great zoo, set in a beautiful park and stocked with more than 2,500 animals.

Rossini Degustazione
Ferdinandstrasse 5
Tel: 0511 348 0287
Italian.
The place to go for a traditional homemade Italian feast.

Basil
Dragonerstrasse 30a
Tel: 0511-622-636
Eclectic.
A trendy and chic restaurant in a historic building once occupied by the Royal Prussian Army.

Marktkirche
Marktplatz, Hanover
Destroyed in the Second World War, this gothic 14thcentury church has been rebuilt in its original style.

Aegidienkirche Memorial
Breitestrasse at the corner of Osterstrasse This Memorial was a gift from Hanover’s “sister city,” Hiroshima, Japan. Delegations from both cities meet here each year to ring a bell as a reminder of the destructive force of war.

Herrenhäuser Garten
Herrenhäuserstrasse 4
Tel: 0511-1684-7576
This majestic garden is a reminder of Hanover’s royal past. The city was once a royal capital and a seat of the ruling house of Great Britain. During the summer the garden is the scene of festivals and live concerts held in an open-air theater.

April
Winterfeldstrasse 56
Tel: 030-216-8869
Mix of Italian, French and German.
This reasonably priced restaurant is a great destination for families. It has a kids’ section with a separate menu. Warning: No credit cards are accepted.

Engelbecken
Witzlebenstr 31
Tel: 030-615-2810
High-quality restaurant serving dishes from Bavaria and the Alps at low prices.

Borchardt
Französischstrasse 47
Tel: 030-2038-7110
The menu changes daily at this fashionable high quality Franco-German restaurant.

Le Cochon Bourgeois
Fichtestrasse 24
Tel: 030-693-0101
French.
One of Berlin’s best French restaurants, this upscale bistro is not to be missed.

Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
Bernauerstrasse 111
Tel: 030/464-1030
Monument at one of the old wall crossings in the divided city. In English it is known as the Berlin Wall Memorial Site

Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart
Invalidenstrasse 50-5,
Tiergarten
Tel: 030-3978-3412
A museum of contemporary art in a reconstructed building that used to be the station for trains to Hamburg. It has a sevenyear loan (since 2004) of the Flick Collection,
the largest and most valuable contemporary art collection in the world.

Potsdamerplatz
Skyscrapers, commercial center. Simply a masterpiece of contemporary construction, arisen from a Cold War wasteland, this is ultra-modern Berlin at its most dazzling. The plaza, very different in style from the old Potsdamerplatz that was known as the crossroads of Europe, is a major tourist attraction with arcades, shopping, commercial and residential space.

Museumsinsel
Am Kupfergraben,
Stadtmitte
Tel: 030/209-5577
Museum Island is a unique complex of four museums, rated among the best in the world: The Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery), the Altes Museum (Old Museum), Antikensammlung (Antiquities Collection), and the Pergamonmuseum (Ancient World Museum).

Kulturforum
Matthäikirchplatz 4,
Tiergarten
Tel: 030-266-2951
Arts/Performance venue, museum/gallery. A unique ensemble of museums, galleries and the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.

Tiergarten
This 630-acre park is located smack in the middle of Berlin, an oasis of trees and lawns surrounded by the teeming city. The Reichstag and the Brandenburger Tor border
it on the east and the city’s main east-west axis, a huge boulevard runs through connecting the Stadtmitte and Charlottenburg districts.

HOTELS

Mercure Plaza Essen****
Bismarckstrasse 48-50, 45128 Essen
Great central location. Rooms start at €151 (Approx. US$185)

Welcome Hotel Ruhr Residenz Essen ****
Schützenbahn 58 45127 Essen
It is a new hotel located in the city center of Essen. Rooms start at €201 (Approx. US$245)

Kronski
Markthalle Buer, Springemarkt 2 Tel: 0209-7022535
International cuisine.
This restaurant offers a different menu each day. At the end of the week, late at night, the Kronski becomes a nightclub.

Parkrestaurant
im MARITIM Hotel am Stadtgarten, Am Stadtgarten 1 Tel: 0209-176-2084
Come here to enjoy the atmosphere of the park as well as the perfect view of the city gardens. It’s open every day except for Sunday evening.

Schloss Berge
Adenauer-Allee 103,
45894 Gelsenkirchen
Tel: 0209-17740
Baroque castle surrounded by 73 hectares of beautiful gardens.

Himmelstreppe
Leitherstaße/Virchowstaße
45886
This “stairway to heaven” leads the climber to a monument on the top of a hill that offers the best view of the city. It is located in the southern Halden area.

Rhein-Elbe Science Park
Munscheidstrasse 14
Tel: 0209/167-1248
This park features impressive construction that puts emphasis on energy and biotechnology for future generations.

Gelsenkirchen Science Park
The roof of this solar factory is aligned with solar cells that generate 120 kilowatts. The factory is the birthplace and heart of solar-energy research in the Ruhr.
Munscheidstrasse 14 Tel: 0209/1670

Ristorante Tutto Vegetariano
Baroper Strasse 450
Tel: 0231-189-67 23
Vegetarian or not, come here to enjoy the best Italian food in town. The pasta is homemade and all the dishes are made fresh in this place.

Kyoto
Im Rosenthal 9
Tel: 0231 - 5898 400
Great Japanese food, amazing atmosphere, and prices better than average are what characterize this restaurant as one of Dortmund’s favorite dining spots.

Neues Stadthaus
Kielstrasse 26
One of the few buildings in the city center that survived World War II.

Museum for Art and Cultural History
Hansastrasse 3
Cultural history, archaeology, arts and crafts, illustrations, photography, history of the city, all featured in a fine art deco building in the center of the city.

Westfalenpark
Buschmühle 3
A theme park and green oasis for the whole family to enjoy.

Florianturm Westfalenpark
The 212m high Florianturm is a television transmitting tower with rotating restaurant at 138m that offers spectacular views of the city’s surroundings.
Tel: 0231/ 1 38 49 75

Auerbachs Keller
Mädlerpassage, Grimmaischestrasse. 2-4 Tel: 0341-216-100
Undeniably one of the world’s most famous restaurants, it was immortalized by a revelry scene in Goethe’s drama Faust.

Kaiser Maximilian
Neumarkt 9-19 Tel: 0341-998-6900
An inventive Mediterranean restaurant.

Barthels Hof
Hainstrasse 1 Tel: 0341-141-310
This restaurant is especially popular as a breakfast spot.

The Gewandhaus
Augustusplatz 8 Tel: 0341 12 70-0
Founded in 1743 by Leipzig citizens and one of their proudest institutions ever since, it houses the opera, a symphony orchestra and the famous Thomaner Choir.

Bach-Museum im Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Thomaskirchhof 16 Tel: 0341/91370
Once the Bach family home, this building now is a museum devoted to the composer’s life and work.

Marktplatz
Markt 1 Tel: 0341/965-130
This old market square is Leipzig’s showpiece.

Thomaskirche
Thomaskirchhof, off Grimmaischestrasse Tel: 0341/960-2855
Martin Luther preached at this Gothic church here on Whitsunday 1539. Bach was its choirmaster for 27 years in the 18th century, and dissenters met here in the fall of 1989 to precipitate the chain of events that brought down the Berlin Wall.

Taj Mahal
St. Agatha 27 Tel: 0221 258 0336
Asian/Pacific.
The city’s first, and still its finest, Indian restaurant.

Pomp
Indenstrasse 38, Kölner Ringe
European.
Attractive décor. It serves Italian meals with a wide selection of pasta.

Havanna
Neusserstrasse 17, Agnesviertel Tel: 0221 73 7769
American /Caribbean.
A place to eat and sip cocktails, pleasantly inviting during “happy hours.”

Claudius Therme
Sachsenbergstrasse 1 Tel: 0221-981-440
Built in the style of a Roman bath, it offers health spas and beauty treatments. In the heart of the Rheinpark, it provides great views of the Rhine and the park.

Rhine River Promenades
A perfect place for a stroll. This storied, busy river, central theme for novels, legends and songs and much of real history, flows majestically past the city, coming upstream from the Alps and going downstream to the North Sea.

Cologne Cathedral (Dom)
Domkloster Tel: 0221-9258-472
One of the world’s most famous churches, it houses the relics of the Magi. A massive structure, both beautiful and awe-inspiring, it can be seen for many miles from the city in any direction. A walk to the top of the highest steeple is demanding but highly recommended.

Gargantua
Liebigstrasse 47 Tel: 0720-718
Serves up modern versions of German classics and Frenchaccented dishes.

Omonia
Vogtstrasse 43t Tel: 069-593
Offers the best Greek cuisine in town.

La Boveda
Feldbergstrasse 10t Tel: 0723-220
Offering creative seafood combinations with an extensive wine menu, it also features the best of Spanish cuisine.

Museum für Angewandte Kunst
Schaumainkai 17t Tel: 02123-4037
The museum of applied arts was designed by American architect Richard Meier. It has more than 30,000 objects, and its stock has expanded to include websites, computers and graphic design.

Römerberg
In the Altstadt between Braubachstrasse and the Main River North of the Main River, this is the historical focal point of the city.

Naturkundemuseum Senckenberg
Senckenberganlage 25t Tel: 075420
Museum of natural history designed for children. Features the famous diplodocus dinosaur, the only specimen of its kind in Europe.

India Palace
Marktplatz, Kaiserslautern
One of the most inviting Indian restaurants in town.

Weinhaus Stepp
Osterstrasse 2a,67655 Kaiserslautern Tel: 0631-8924843

Humbergturm
Near Kaiserslautern.
You just have to walk through the Pfalz forest for approximately 30 minutes to reach it. The tower was built in 1899-1900. It offers a fine view of the city.

The Imperial Palace
Remains of a castle that dates back to 1152. It has subterranean escape passages from the Hohenstaufen period which can be seen on scheduled tours.

The Japanese Gardens
Lauterstrasse 18
A piece of the Far East in southwestern Germany, this is a product of contacts between Kaiserslautern and its Japanese sister city Bunkyoku. It is one of the largest and prettiest garden parks in Europe.

Da Claudio
Hauptmarkt 16
Italian.
The waiters are a dream, the food is good and the ambience is laid back. Not a restaurant to miss when you come to town.

Sakura
Breitscheidstraße 5, corner of Pillenreutherstrasse, 2nd floor
Asian/Pacific.
Sakura is a friendly establishment that serves top-quality Japanese food.

Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Kartäusergasse 1
This museum, opened in 1852, is home to a huge collection of German art and artifacts.

Handwerkerhof
This is a historic village that recreates life in old Nuremberg

Ausstellung Faszination und der Nationalsozialismus
Zeppelintribüne, Zeppelinstrasse
Site of Nazi parades and rallies from 1933 to 1938, these expansive grounds are a historic reminder of a tyrannical dictatorship that scarred Germany forever.

Der Zauberlehrling
Rosenstrasse 38, Bohnenviertel Tel: 0711/237-7770
Contemporary, innovative dishes. Serves a threecourse menu of organic products.

Alter Fritz
Feuerbacher Weg 101, Killesberg Tel: 0711/135-650
Serves good German food at reasonable prices in a very picturesque house.

Wielandshöhe
Alte Weinsteige 71, Degerloch Tel: 0711/640-8848
Boasts one of Germany’s top chefs. Artfully presented cuisine. As much as possible, the food is homemade or at least locally produced.

Staatsgalerie
Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse 30-32, Mitte Tel: 0711/470-400
The State Gallery possesses one of the finest art collections in Germany. Here you can find works by Cranach, Holbein, Hals, Memling, Rubens, Rembrandt, Cézanne,
Courbet, Manet, Braque, Chagall, de Chirico, Dalí, Kandinsky, Klee, Mondrian and Picasso.

Porsche Museum
Porscheplatz 1, Zuffenhausen Tel: 0711/911-5685
There is no shortage of car museums in Stuttgart. Here you see the work of a celebrated producer of sports and luxury autos.

Zisterzienserkloster
Tel: 07071/602-802
Castle, religious site, Bebenhausen. This is a rare example of an almost perfectly preserved medieval monastery dating from the late 12th century. The abbot’s abode was rebuilt as a hunting castle for the kings of Württemberg.

Mercedes-Benz Museum
Mercedesstrasse 137, Untertürkheim Tel: 0711/172-257
An impressive display of what the famous carmaker has produced throughout its history, which goes back to the beginning of the automobile era.

Hunsingers Pacific
Maximiliansplatz 5 Tel: 089/5502-9741
Werner Hunsinger, one of Germany’s top restaurateurs, has brought Munich a reasonably priced restaurant serving eclectic cuisine, borrowing from the Pacific Rim, Australia, North and South America. The restaurant’s clam chowder is the best in the city.

Halali
Schönfeldstrasse 22 Tel: 089/285-909
The Halali is an old-style Munich restaurant. Jacket and tie are required for men.

Weinhaus Neuner
Herzogspitalstr. 8 Tel: 089/260-3954
Munich’s oldest wine tavern serves good food as well as superior wines.

Alte Pinakothek
Baererstrasse 27, Maxvorstadt Tel: 089/2380-5216
Museum of old art, considered one of the world’s great picture galleries. Among its many famous works are paintings by Dürer, Titian, Rembrandt and Rubens. The museum has one of the world’s largest collections of works by Rubens.

Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum
Neuhauserstasse 2 Tel: 089/220-522
The German Museum of Hunting and Fishing contains, among many other sporting treasures, the world’s largest collection of fishhooks. The museum also sells fine hunting equipment, from knives and rifles to sturdy clothing.

BMW Museum Zeithorizonte
Petuelring 130, Milbertshofen T: 089/3822-3307
Munich is the home of the famous BMW carmaker. The company’s museum, a circular tower that looks as if it might have been a Star Wars set, contains not only a dazzling collection of BMWs old and new, but also items and exhibitions relating to the company’s social history and its technical developments.