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From Bamberg's wood-fired smoked beer in half-timbered taverns to Neuschwanstein's fairy-tale towers that inspired Disney's own castle

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In Germany, grand castles sit not far from gritty industrial architecture, and people let loose in half-timbered taverns and edgy techno nightclubs alike. Outdoor pursuits abound throughout the country, alongside world-class museums and genuinely fabulous dining across nearly every region from north to south.

Travelers $TRV will love exploring culture-rich cities such as Berlin or Hamburg, savoring epic mountains and national parks, setting out on a road trip across the country’s varied landscapes, or taking a closer look at modern history and reminders of a divided past that still shape German identity today in genuinely visible ways.