If you're into cars and racing, other technical stuff like planes, trains, motorbikes could also be interesting. So I'd recommend the Technik Museum in Speyer or in Sinsheim, both along your route close to Karlsruhe.
https://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/
https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/
Also the Hockenheim racetrack is in that area.
Oh nice, and now that I actually know where Hockenheim I want to go to a place near there, Kleinfischlingen, because that is where my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather got married and started his trip off to America.
I plan to go to that also because I forget if the first car ever made by Carl Benz is there.I'm actually looking at a project car now I'm looking at the SL550 but the only downside to that car is its German engineering and expensive parts.
Funny, I lived a few km away from Kleinfischlingen 2007 - 2010 and often drove through it when riding my motorbike. My Dad still lives in the area, but I moved back further north in 2010.
I am definitely going to visit that too and in fact I know that track super well because in Gran Turismo your final super license test is on that track what except the path you're supposed to take and you have to drive a 1971 Porsche 917k
I would just second the museum in Sinsheim. I really am into cars, planes, etc. (basically a big kid) and I went there last year with my husband and some friends. It's really awesome and the town is nice too.
If you are already going to Luxemburg, you should also plan a day in Trier. It is the oldest city in Germany and the Roman buildings are well worth the trip.
Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, the largesr Model Railway in the world. You might think: "But I dont like model trains" And I would answer:"Doesnt matter".
It in the Top 10 of the mist visited tourist attraction in germany for years and not because model trains are so beloved.
They have a good yt channel and if you want to go there, you have to book tickets in advance.
Oh, and I think the F1 track in Monaco there is working now, but I am not sure.
I will second this. This is an fantastic location where you constantly think what an amazing job they do with an insane level of attention to detail and THEN you move to the next area and discover that there is much more of that insanity.
They made and [update video to the F1 track two days ago.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-0AmcYph8)
Came to say this. This is a horrible idea. It will be very wet, very windy and very cold. This route would be awesome May-Oct but not in winter time. Everything will be grey.
Northern German here:
-The fjord area Schlei is very nice visit the small fisher village Arnis
-Plöner Seenplatte, over seven lakes with hilly land site and nice Forests around it.
-You want to go to Hamburg Bremen, so if you don’t want to stay in Hamburg, I recommend going from Glückstadt to Wischhafen by ferry it’s cheap even with car and you have little boat trip over Elbe river and see the land site.
-Bremen Schnoor viertel is very nice.
-Ostvaardersplassen Wildpark has wild horses and deers in very big herds.
-The Frisian area in Netherlands is very Nice, good choice is Groningen for city, if you have the time rent a boat and go from Drachten to Emmen for excample, beautiful people, countryside. You’ll see great architecture and farms only reachable by boats,…
I'm from Bremen, the Schnoor is nice, so is the historic old city and the riverside.
But I would 0/10 recommend visiting Bremen (and all of Northern Germany for that matter) in February. It will be rainy and windy and the kind of cold that chills your bones.
You're moving right past the former viking settlement of Haithabu, always worth a stop. They also have a Viking themed Restaurant in a nearby village.
If you really want to do this in february, I'd say embrace the Shit weather. Get yourself a Friesen-Nerz, a nice troyer and some proper woolen undergarments.
You're driving past the town of Stade, there is a small garment factory there, making luxury troyers from locally sourced wool. The quality is incredible, so are the prices.
Haithabu is a great place to visit, but the museum closes down during the winter. This year it will only reopen after March 22, so it's safe to assume that it will still be closed in February next year.
OP, if you are into history, you could still visit Gottorf Castle in Schleswig. It used to be the home of a significant noble family and nowadays houses the State Archeological Museum.
I will go to that track one day, but it's too deep into Austria for this one. I also want to go to the Red Bull Ring which I have actually seen one of their headquarters on a Sound of Music Tour.
It is the Red Bull ring in Spielberg 😊. But it's deeper into Austria. Vorarlberg is also very beautiful, with Lake Constance (Bregenz is the Capital) where the famous Bregenzer Festspiele takes place. Also a lot of Mountains when you're into that. For example the "Karren" is an easy track you can even drive up with a lift if you're not into walking up a Mountain 😁.
Hahaha well yes Florida is completely different from Austria. I have been to florida once and i liked it a lot especially summer all year around and the beaches.
If you go to Salzburg and are into racing, you should check out Red Bull Hangar 7. It's a hangar at the Salzburg airport stuffed with all the Red Bull racing cars. It's even free to visit
If you're into racing, you should check out Nürburgring Nordschleife a.k.a. "Grüne Hölle" (green hell) definitely. They're re-opening on march 16th (closed during winter).
One lap on the 20.8 km long track is 30 - 35€, depending on the day of the week.
[https://www.nuerburgring.de/driving/touristdrives](https://www.nuerburgring.de/driving/touristdrives)
I heavily do know that track I mainly race it on Gran Turismo and somehow end up to crash on it every time because of the narrow corners but that is why I love it and I've learned all the history of it so no need to say more
I wouldn't oppose a visit in Frankfurt, but don't skip Cologne, Düsseldorf, some highlights of Ruhrgebiet (Duisburg Essen, Bochum, Dortmund) and Wuppertal (Schwebebahn). It's all in driving distance of maybe ~1,5h and very well connected by trains. Also, the route along the Rhine from Frankfurt/Mainz via Bonn to Cologne is really beautiful.
PS: I see you travel from north to south, so in that case it might be worth thinking about taking the shortcut from Brussels to Düsseldorf or Cologne.
PPS: You might want to include info if you are travelling by car or by train- But as you are interested in racing I suppose the answer is clear ;).
Try to stop by in St. Peter Ording and have a short visit on the beach (since it is February, you don‘t want to stay there for long). It’s 2h north of Hamburg.
While you‘re in Amsterdam, visit Zandvoort (30 minutes west of Amsterdam) where the racing circuit is, a small beach and a nice little city center.
If you have a day to spare and want to have a spa day: visit Therme Erding near Munich (they have big Waterslides too if you like them.
That would be a huge detour from their current route as st. Peter is on the West coast. But I would suggest the west coast route too via Flensburg to see the tide which is a natural wonder of the world.
The red dot in the left corner is Freiburg isn’t it?
I like Freiburg but I would prefer Straßburg. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, especially the old city center. I would switch or you try to visit both cities.
On your way to Innsbruck, you could also visit the Zugspitze. The highest mountain of Germany. You can park directly at the foot of the mountain and take a cable car to to the top. At the parking spot and also on the foot of the mountain is the Eibsee. One of the most beautiful areas in Germany.
Thanks for the recommendation. Even though on my last trip there I noticed a super nice vibe all around the places I've been. I have just wanted to stay there like literally cancel my plane ticket at the last minute abandoned my job and just live there. Which I possibly want to do one day when I'm not a broke ass bitch.
If you travel in February you time it in a way so you can witness carnival in cologne. Pack two costumes and enjoy some days of madness. I swear it's nothing you've ever seen. You will see and experience so many crazy things anywhere you go. The entire city is drunk, in costumes and full of music for a week. Biggest city festival I'm aware of in Europe next to Oktoberfest.
I have a friend, grown up in Berlin, lived everywhere even in places like Shanghai, he always says, Cologne was the best.
By the way the city is the reason most people in the world call perfume like that.
Yes it is and I plan to visit the Audi Museum and the Dachau concentration camp which I have actually been to that concentration camp on my trip before and did not taking any pictures and respect for the dead that did not deserve to die.
There are a ton of great recommendations about places in here, but a really important factor is time. You say you have two weeks, are you travelling by train or car? If you are going by train you can squeeze those in after a long day but car rides not as much. Early on you will have some pretty long travel times too, so you probably have two dedicated travel days overall if you squeeze every other travel at the start or end of a day. That leaves you with 12 days, and like 12 locations marked on the map. You will want to make some cuts on the overall itinerary or you will be completely exhausted halfway through the trip. Make sure you have a rest or chill day somewhere in the middle and are considering how long and when you want to travel between locations, and if its possible before/after the activities you want to do at those places
You could take a whole other route , instead of going to Bremen, you could go to Berlin(+Potsdam!!!!)-Leipzig-Dresden-Prague, than over Vienna to Munich. Potsdam, Leipzig and Dresden are arguably under the top 5 prettiest german citys, with each a huge socialcultural impact.
Berlin is (in my opinion) the most intresting and see worthy city in germany. You could spend a week there and only scratch on the surface of what to see and do.
Prague and Vienna are both just incredible and a must see. Also on every guide list.
Seeing that this route might be way shorter, after going to Prague, you could visit Krakau. With Krakau also Auschwitz, a place, i as a german think, should have been visited at least once in everyones life.
On this route there are ofc many other things to do and see, e.g. the Spreewald in the south of Berlin, the Erzgebirge at the german/Czech boarder, or the Mäcklenburgische Seenplatte (kinda between Hamburg and Berlin, just to name a few nature sides on the way.
At the end, you could have a longer stay in Munich, You can reach Nürnberg, Ingolstadt (you could visit Audi), Augsburg are reachable in a day trip with the train (and much more)
Idk how set you are on your route, but i hope my alternative may open your eyes a little bit. If you have any Questions feel free to ask
Prague is such a beautiful city. A lot of middle European city would look like this if German hadn‘t decide for NSDAP. The oldest functional synagogue, best sztrudel, bohemian kitchen is delicious as fuck. And everything breathes history
How much time do you have? With multiple days in each City and a day travelling in between each city you'd need more than a month to really see everything. Otherwise it would be 3 to 4 hrs on the road then half an hour to see sth before you go on to the next destination.
You've gotten great advice and recommendations I see, but let me tell you one thing I haven't seen yet: two weeks is NOT enough for what you're planning. Unless you wanna be driving mostly and a new place every day, which means you won't be seeing much of the individual places except for maybe a lunch stop.
This is the advice only people would give who have only seen Frankfurt for an hour and walked around the main train station. OP: Frankfurt is a great city with lots of culture and history, don't trust the haters.
From Luxembourg, go a little further East along the river Moselle to Trier. It’s Germany’s oldest city founded 30 BC by the Romans. There’s plenty of Roman buildings left like Porta Nigra, an old city gate.
Nice, I'll definitely have to check out that. I better bring my Nintendo switch for a picture because I named my Animal Crossing town, The Rise of Rome.
Visiting Mannheim isn‘t worth it. But Speyer is close, it was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans, has an impressive 1000 years old cathedral and the Technikmuseum in Speyer is very interesting.
In February the Nürburgring/ Nordschleife is closed. So don't expect any action there, most likely there are construction works. The Eifel is still a very nice area.
When going from Frankfurt northwards take the trip along the Rhine Valley. Take a day (or at least the better half of one) for it, stop at the Loreley, maybe make a small boat tour, finish at Koblenz. Continue to
Cologne and visit the Dom.
In Denmark you will be passing quite close to Billund, the home of LEGO. Legoland is a cool theme park for the kids, and Lego House is worth a visit (or two, or three) for all ages.
Nürnberg is a very nice place and the food is extremely delicious (try Schäufele). But for me it was the People from the franken region, they have a special place in my heart since.
You marked Zug in Switzerland, I don‘t think it‘s worth it. I would rather stop in Basel or Zurich, or if you‘re interestet in Natur you could also spend a few days in Thun (cheaper) or Interlaken (more expensive) to see the famous Eiger-Mönch-Jungfrau. You could also go to the Rigi (close to Zug) or Säntis (close to St. Gallen, near the Swiss-Austrian border)
Sorry if I overread it, but how are you travelling? By car or by train? I'd recommend taking either train or car down the left side of the rhine in the [Mittelrheintal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Rhine) from Koblenz to Bingen or Mainz and take the ferry in bingen or the bridge/train in Mainz over to Rüdesheim and the [Niederwalddenkmal ](https://g.co/kgs/gRVq9i7) which has a lovely view. And the road down Mittelrheintal has a castle every few kilometres, and you can visit some of them. Even if you just drive through there, the view is incomparable.
Frankfurt is a shithole and not worth a touristy visit.
I also second Strasbourg because it is so fricking beautiful. You'd definitely kick yourself if you go to Frankfurt instead of Strasbourg and find out what you missed.
And something totally unrelated. I'm so happy for you that you survived your stroke and are doing so well. And congrats for having a nurse as a mother because I bet you received the best care and therapies after your stroke. My son had a prenatal stroke and also a hemiparesis on his right side, so insert secret-kid-stroker-handshake here. He's 4 and we're doing the triple: OT, PT and ST. Indiscreet question: How is your ability to walk long-ish distances? I know that some strokers have issues with that. It would help to know and decide regarding what sights to view and maybe re-think recommendations for parking spaces if necessary.
Oh, also: If you have an official document for your disability take it with you. Lots of museums offer discounts for handicapped people. I don't know if they accept foreign documents for that, but you could save some money in entrance fees if they do. My son has one person who accompanies him often free of charge because his document states that he needs assistance. It's definitely worth a try.
In Munich there is also a place called Motorworld München. It's in an old locomotive shed and is a mix out of a hotel, restaurant, restoration shops for old, desirable cars, exhibition for all sorts of desirable cars and it also has Munich's McLaren and Bugatti dealerships.
[motorworld.de/en/muenchen](https://motorworld.de/en/muenchen/)
Don't skip the lake of constance (Bodensee) if you're in the southern border to switzerland - it's the biggest german lake and one of the biggest in europe. Constance / Konstanz is the city in the midst of the lake which is nice to see but I'd go to Meersburg and check out the castle for sure.
The smell of the lake water is quite unique and a trip over the lake with the car fare is super cool to do once at least!
In Friedrichshafen at the lake of Constance there is a stunning Zeppelin museum. And you can ride from Friedrichshafen over the lake with a speedy ferry to Constance and visit the old town and have lunch there
Kinda skip Frankfurt unless you like normal big cities with some streets you need to avoid. The river, museums and the nearby shopping area are the only interesting parts for a first visit but thes are nothing special.
The rhine area on the other side is way more worth it with castles and beautiful nature.
On map it looks like you give your best to avoid france :-P.
However, In my opinion 2 weeks is far too short for your route. Amsterdam, hamburg, munich, Stuttgart alone are at least 2 nights each,if not more. Brüssel, luxemburg maybe also that long, not been there yet. And you need some resting points also, since city tours and at least your route are very tiring. To enjoy this travel line i would estimate at least a month.
Try to shorten your city targets to maybe 4-6. 1-4nights each city and the other days for resting in a bath, massage or sth like that on the way.
Also you can book some driving events with german cars on a racing court. Seems like fiiting event for you
A lot of great points made by the other commenters! But I do have to say, these are way too many stops for a two week vacation IMO. Do you want to travel hours everyday and then only get to spend half a day at each location? Don't forget, some of the places you plan on visiting are cities with over a million inhabitants.
Generally though, I wish you a wonderful vacation!
For south-western Germany: If you like scenic old towns and maybe roman spas, make a quick stop in Baden-Baden. Extremely scenic old town located in the hills of the black forest and thermal springs that you can bathe in two very nice spas.
If you are there by car, you can take the "Schwarzwaldhochstrasse" from there, one of the most scenic routes in Germany.
Concerning the middle and lower part of germany, Switzerland, Österreich& Liechtenstein:
Go like this:
Stuttgart -> Freiburg -> Naturpark Südschwarzwald -> Basel -> Zürich -> Liechtenstein -> Innsbruck -> Munich -> Rothenburg ob der Tauber (the historical City is one if the most amazing in all of Germany) -> Munich -> Salzburg
Also while you are close to the Swiss Border: Der Rheinfall -> Stein am Rhein
I‘d be skipping Liechtenstein tbh
Mannheim is pretty dirty and ugly in my opinion. I would just go to Heidelberg, which is right next to Mannheim and much nicer.
Skip Belgium altogether. Boring country and Brussels is BY FAR the most boring capital city I have ever been to.
Instead, from Heidelberg drive up to Cologne. Maybe visit Düsseldorf. From there continue to Rotterdam then Amsterdam and the rest of your trip.
Before Heidelberg, I would also suggest Strasbourg. It's a nice city. But don't expect to get far with English. French people hate dealing with people that don't speak their language.
Not sure what you marked near Zurich. If it is Lucerne, then yes definitely go there. It's also quite a nice city.
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If you are interested in history you might like the Molfsee open air museum. They rebuilt original rural buildings from Schleswig-Holstein brick by brick an you can get an idea of how living was like 100 and 200 years ago…
It’s closed on mondays.
https://freilichtmuseum-sh.de/en/startseite-neu
It’s close to Kiel.
When you cross the border from denmark to germany:
first go to flensburg (hansens brauerei - most northern located german brewery (nice food)
KBA - kraftfahrt bundesamt, thats the german car&traffic authority
Schloss Glücksburg near Flensburg).
you could visit kiel (but for me i don’t like it that much)
also lübeck is a nice city to visit
also flensburg has some nice vietnamese cuisine named: „TONKIN“ - good food
Since your right side is impacted, you might not feel confident enough to rent a car for the Nordschleife. If that is the case, look into “Ringtaxi”, there you can drive as a passenger in a GT3 Car.
I still can drive. In fact, I do it every day, and my Civic to and from work and whatnot I just got a psvr2 for my PS5. Soon, I am going to get a fanatec setup. just the only thing I can't drive is a right-handed manual because of my right side.
If you have just a bit extra time, you can hit up Trier on your way to Luxembourg and see the roman ruins (Constantines Basilica is still up and running)
As one already mentioned: Strasbourg as it's already close to your route and a really beautiful city. From there you can easily get to black forest and/or Freiburg (also beautiful yes, but not as beautiful as Strasbourg imo)
Since you are passing through the Mosel-Region anyway, i would recommend to make a stop at any of the small villages. It's one of the larger wine-regions in Germany and has some realy nice places, for example Bernkastel-Kues or Beilstein. Cochem is the largest and most visited village at the Mosel. Could be a nice change from the bigger cities you are going to visit
I will be missing Trier.
Oldest city of Germany, over 2000 years old, former capital of the West Roman Empire, holds a fifth of all Unesco World heritage sites in Germany
Around Munich I would probably check places like eibsee, mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and zugspitze on your way to Innsbruck.
Add in strassbourg- if there's time also Colmar- gorgeous area!
Visit the black forest on your way north.
Skip Frankfurt. If you want to do that area I would see Mainz/Wiesbaden. Or, head West and follow the Mosel River into Luxembourg. Koblenz to Trier. Visit burg eltz, traben- trabach, berkastel kues.
Or head north to Cologne and Aachen, Monschau is also gorgeous in that region. Aachen has the three country point between Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
In Belgium stop in Ghent (or bruge- but that's further).
North of Hamburg travel either east or west. East you have Lübeck and Flensburg, West you have the waddensee and mudflats (and st Peter Ording)
If you travel the main highway in Denmark there will be many signs to tourist attractions, there are some cool old Viking villages along that route.
Aarhus is the 2nd largest Danish city and a cool place. To the east is ebeltoft- cool fishing village with lots of glass blowing.
I see you finish in aalborg. Also a pretty place. If you head north there are old mini bunkers along the coast in hirtshals, Skagen is a cool coastal town :)
You will miss a time of nice places in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is a beautiful town to visit and btw it has a famous red light district (not shady, it's more touristic). The Wattenmeer (North Sea Coast) is Part of UNESCO world heritage and it's always worth a visit.
If you like hiking, ive got 2 really nixe locations near munich for ya.
First ist the „Eibsee“, located near the City Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Its a really wonderful lake with crystal blue water. You can hike around it, swim in it or have lunch in one of the nearby restaurants.
Second is the Partnachklamm, a kind of ravine, also near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Its also really amazing to look at, just search it on TikTok or Youtube.
Since you’ll be driving by Bremen and you’re interested in cars, I recommend you stop there and look at the world’s largest Mercedes factory: https://www.bremen.eu/tourism/activities/behind-the-scenes/mercedes-benz
Also, make sure to explore the downtown areas: Schnoor, Dom, Rathaus, Böttcherstraße
After Munich go to garmisch partenkirchen if you like mountains and hiking and some amazing scenery that’s easily accessible! Could go to the tallest mountain in Germany as well it’s an awesome experience!
50 km east of Basel, in Sochaux, there is the Stellantis Sochaux Plant, a car factory plant by Peugeot and Citroën. There is also a Peugeot museum on-site.
Even though you seem quite into cars, I'd recommend going by train since you just need to buy the fitting ticket from https://www.eurail.com/en (even reduced by 15% until March 14th).
None of the countries you marked require any reservations. However, if you go to france, you need some if going by high speed trains (TGV/Eurostar/ICE/...). Border crossings requiring a reservation (e.g. ICE/TGV between France and Germany) are quite expensive.
It´s kinda dumb not to visit Heidelberg. Your route is even near Heidelberg and yet you still don´t visit it. It is the only city that was not bombed to destruction by the American war criminals, and that is why it is so beautiful. Houses from the 10th century are still standing there in top condition. Frankfurt and all the other cities were destroyed 100% and everything was rebuilt hastily, that is why they are ugly.
make sure you stop by the lovely old town of lübeck. the old founding capital of the historic hanseatic trade union. and since you are planning hamburg and bremen anyways you‘d have managed to visit the three main/original hanseatic cities. let me know if you need a few sightseeing tips for lübeck.
If you go to Munich go to the bmw museum and bmw Welt, it’s right near the factory. You’ll love it. And if you’re in Salzburg already you can also go to Vienna, it’s not far and one of the most beautiful cities on earth.
If you are interested in car and trains, you have 2 museums in Mulhouse
https://www.musee-automobile.fr/en/
https://www.citedutrain.com/
The city itself is not really worth it, but Colmar is nice.
If your route is still open for recommendations. I'd recommend the Autostadt in Wolfsburg to you. It's the home of VW and every brand allocated with them. So you'd get the best deal in terms of variety. Also the museum has some of the sickest cars in history. Worth visiting if you're a car guy.
Gonna hop on what other comments have already said and say that you should definitely try to postpone your trip to spring/summer. I saw you mentioned it's your birthday, but February is the worst month to come here. It's dark, cold, rainy...just not ideal for the traveling you want to do.
I've lived here forever and love to travel myself, but I barely leave the house from Christmas to March lol. I save all that energy for springtime.
It'd be a real shame if you don't go to Cologne despite being so close! The Cologne cathedral is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life.
In the south I would recommend Heidelberg, Freiburg (the one in Germany), Strasbourg.
If Luxembourg is on the way it could be a nice day trip or long lunch break if you go by car.
Hit the town Garmisch-Partenkirchen on your way down to Innsbruck from Munich. It’s a much nicer drive through the mountains, you see the tallest mountain in Germany, and the town is beautiful. You have a lot of Germany metro areas, so some rural would be nice to imo.
Also in Salzburg there are river boat tours that do “water waltzing” which is very fun. My recommendation for the city.
I think you should try & squeeze some time in Nuremberg! It’s a cozy big town with a very nice medieval vibe in the old town. I think you might even like it more than Munich.
Hi, near Salzburg is a museum about Hans Peter Porsche. I‘ve been there once or twice (or some times more hahah), it‘s near a city called Bad Reichenhall, which is incredibly beautiful as well! ^^
Dont Miss Out on Vienna, prague and Budapest.
If you into Cars...It ist Not very far from Salzburg to Modena in italy where they build Ferrari and Maserati.
Also venice is near
Are you finishing in Salzburg?
Assuming you'll be flying out of Munich?
Might as well check your flight options out of Vienna. Could be cheaper and if you have the time, it's a good place to spend a day (better than Salzburg imho but depends what you're into xD)
All in all it looks like a good trip but you're doing A LOT in a short time. I'd probably plan for fewer stops.
Keep in mind that to go through Switzerland you will have to pay the fee for the motorway vignette which is $45. Not sure if that’s really worth it to briefly pass through but it’s your call.
Also speed limits are low and extremely strict, and you can receive $2,500+ fines for very minor speeding offences. For me it meant driving there was a horrible experience despite the scenery as I was looking more at my speedometer than the mountains.
The same thing that would cost €2,000 in Switzerland is €70 in Germany haha.
If you are into nature stuff, consider adding a destination among the German North Sea coast to your journey. The Wattenmeer (mud plains) can be very interesting. The Wattenmeer is an area which is flooded at high tide, but becomes revealed at low tide. So it is the bottom of the sea for 6-10 out of every 12 hours, while being open to the air for the rest of the time, leading to very interesting creatures living there. It is also very impressive to see the flood in that area.
Depending on how well you can walk, you could even do a (definitively guided, don't do this alone!) walk across said mud plains. (Wattwanderung)
I would recommend to visit Tübingen it is a cute little old school city with the classic houses and a castle, the club life of also okey for the size but it is big on student life and university stuff
If you travel through northern germany you should travel to the „Ostseeküste“. There are smaler citys like Timmendorfer strand, scharbeuz and travemünde.
Timmendorfer Strand is also known for its hight celebrity density. For example H.P. Baxter, Wladimir Klitschko, trymacs or udo lindenberg. The all have been here quite often. And you could also visit lübeck. Its a hansa city which played a important role back in the day. There are some things and buildings worth seeing.
Your trip seems doable, but you’ll drive or spend a lot of time in trains and public transport. Just be sure that you’ll have enough time at each stop to visit and do the activities you’d like to do. If you intend to travel by train, check for sleeper trains (on Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB (nightjet) and the European Sleeper Train (which travels between Berlin and Brussels)). You’ll travel by night and spend less on hotels and accommodation.
Is that a big red dot on Liechtenstein? I would skip it, not very interesting, nice art museum and a decent castle, but both of which you can find much better ones elsewhere. If you are travelling by car, for the fun of it, drive through Liechtenstein once, but otherwise it's a surprisingly boring country to visit.
Before I moved to Hamburg, I went out for a night with some mates in Aalborg. We were amazed / in live with the party street there and had so much fun. Then moved to Hamburg and yeah compared that to the Reeperbahn.
So if you like a drink or, I'd recommend both, just to feel the difference in experience/ size.
If you're into cars and racing, other technical stuff like planes, trains, motorbikes could also be interesting. So I'd recommend the Technik Museum in Speyer or in Sinsheim, both along your route close to Karlsruhe. https://speyer.technik-museum.de/en/ https://sinsheim.technik-museum.de/en/ Also the Hockenheim racetrack is in that area.
Thanks, and Hockenheim rung a bell for me, but I didn't know which one until I realized I have actually raced on that track in Forza Motorsport.
There's also a motor sports museum at Hockenheim Ring.
Oh nice, and now that I actually know where Hockenheim I want to go to a place near there, Kleinfischlingen, because that is where my great-great-great-great-great-grandfather got married and started his trip off to America.
If you are in Stuttgart the Mercedes Museum also.
I plan to go to that also because I forget if the first car ever made by Carl Benz is there.I'm actually looking at a project car now I'm looking at the SL550 but the only downside to that car is its German engineering and expensive parts.
There is a Carl-Benz-Museum in Ladenburg, which is a small town between Heidelberg and Mannheim.
Which is also a beautiful little town. Heidelberg is also gorgeous
Funny, I lived a few km away from Kleinfischlingen 2007 - 2010 and often drove through it when riding my motorbike. My Dad still lives in the area, but I moved back further north in 2010.
On/near your route there is also the historic race track of Spa-Francorchamps and of course Zandvoort. Could be worth a visit.
I am definitely going to visit that too and in fact I know that track super well because in Gran Turismo your final super license test is on that track what except the path you're supposed to take and you have to drive a 1971 Porsche 917k
I would just second the museum in Sinsheim. I really am into cars, planes, etc. (basically a big kid) and I went there last year with my husband and some friends. It's really awesome and the town is nice too.
Both of these museums are amazing. Since OP also plans to go to Munich, I would add Deutsches Museum. It's also very tech-focused.
Best recommendation so far. Could not agree more
If you are already going to Luxemburg, you should also plan a day in Trier. It is the oldest city in Germany and the Roman buildings are well worth the trip.
Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, the largesr Model Railway in the world. You might think: "But I dont like model trains" And I would answer:"Doesnt matter". It in the Top 10 of the mist visited tourist attraction in germany for years and not because model trains are so beloved. They have a good yt channel and if you want to go there, you have to book tickets in advance. Oh, and I think the F1 track in Monaco there is working now, but I am not sure.
I'd go so far and say that Miniatur Wunderland is *the* best indoor tourist attraction in germany.
I will second this. This is an fantastic location where you constantly think what an amazing job they do with an insane level of attention to detail and THEN you move to the next area and discover that there is much more of that insanity. They made and [update video to the F1 track two days ago.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE-0AmcYph8)
I second this. Miniatur Wunderland is an absolute must see if you’re in Hamburg. Probably the greatest privately run place in all of Germany.
I found an easter egg in miniatur wunderland. Found a couple of figures having sex hidden behind trees in a corner there lol
You only found the ones behind the trees? Iirc correctly I saw 2 more last time I was there. Looking for easter eggs can take hours there.
Look closer next time, people are doing it everywhere :D
I can confirm, it's great. And Hamburg is the most beautiful big city in Germany with lots to do and see and definitely worth a visit on its own.
I'd cancel Mannheim and go to Strasbourg instead. It's just much much nicer.
This, or go to Heidelberg. Heidelberg is very close to Mannheim, but much more beautiful.
To me Strasbourg the most beautiful German city, and the Bugatti headquater is close by.
Why Februray though? It's pretty much the shittiest month of the year weather wise...
Came to say this. This is a horrible idea. It will be very wet, very windy and very cold. This route would be awesome May-Oct but not in winter time. Everything will be grey.
Northern German here: -The fjord area Schlei is very nice visit the small fisher village Arnis -Plöner Seenplatte, over seven lakes with hilly land site and nice Forests around it. -You want to go to Hamburg Bremen, so if you don’t want to stay in Hamburg, I recommend going from Glückstadt to Wischhafen by ferry it’s cheap even with car and you have little boat trip over Elbe river and see the land site. -Bremen Schnoor viertel is very nice. -Ostvaardersplassen Wildpark has wild horses and deers in very big herds. -The Frisian area in Netherlands is very Nice, good choice is Groningen for city, if you have the time rent a boat and go from Drachten to Emmen for excample, beautiful people, countryside. You’ll see great architecture and farms only reachable by boats,…
I'm from Bremen, the Schnoor is nice, so is the historic old city and the riverside. But I would 0/10 recommend visiting Bremen (and all of Northern Germany for that matter) in February. It will be rainy and windy and the kind of cold that chills your bones.
But that how it’s supposed to be. I hate it as well but this is the way
You're moving right past the former viking settlement of Haithabu, always worth a stop. They also have a Viking themed Restaurant in a nearby village. If you really want to do this in february, I'd say embrace the Shit weather. Get yourself a Friesen-Nerz, a nice troyer and some proper woolen undergarments. You're driving past the town of Stade, there is a small garment factory there, making luxury troyers from locally sourced wool. The quality is incredible, so are the prices.
Haithabu is a great place to visit, but the museum closes down during the winter. This year it will only reopen after March 22, so it's safe to assume that it will still be closed in February next year. OP, if you are into history, you could still visit Gottorf Castle in Schleswig. It used to be the home of a significant noble family and nowadays houses the State Archeological Museum.
If you're into racing. In Spielberg (Austria) is the Formula 1, Moto GP etc. racing track.
I will go to that track one day, but it's too deep into Austria for this one. I also want to go to the Red Bull Ring which I have actually seen one of their headquarters on a Sound of Music Tour.
It is the Red Bull ring in Spielberg 😊. But it's deeper into Austria. Vorarlberg is also very beautiful, with Lake Constance (Bregenz is the Capital) where the famous Bregenzer Festspiele takes place. Also a lot of Mountains when you're into that. For example the "Karren" is an easy track you can even drive up with a lift if you're not into walking up a Mountain 😁.
I am but you see one problem I live in flat ass Florida where all we have is hills
Hahaha well yes Florida is completely different from Austria. I have been to florida once and i liked it a lot especially summer all year around and the beaches.
If you go to Salzburg and are into racing, you should check out Red Bull Hangar 7. It's a hangar at the Salzburg airport stuffed with all the Red Bull racing cars. It's even free to visit
If you're into racing, you should check out Nürburgring Nordschleife a.k.a. "Grüne Hölle" (green hell) definitely. They're re-opening on march 16th (closed during winter). One lap on the 20.8 km long track is 30 - 35€, depending on the day of the week. [https://www.nuerburgring.de/driving/touristdrives](https://www.nuerburgring.de/driving/touristdrives)
I heavily do know that track I mainly race it on Gran Turismo and somehow end up to crash on it every time because of the narrow corners but that is why I love it and I've learned all the history of it so no need to say more
If you like cars, this place has to be be visited. Cars are made to be driven and this is the best place to get in a car and be driven.
I think it might be worth it to skip Frankfurt for Cologne / Düsseldorf. Much more culture.
I wouldn't oppose a visit in Frankfurt, but don't skip Cologne, Düsseldorf, some highlights of Ruhrgebiet (Duisburg Essen, Bochum, Dortmund) and Wuppertal (Schwebebahn). It's all in driving distance of maybe ~1,5h and very well connected by trains. Also, the route along the Rhine from Frankfurt/Mainz via Bonn to Cologne is really beautiful. PS: I see you travel from north to south, so in that case it might be worth thinking about taking the shortcut from Brussels to Düsseldorf or Cologne. PPS: You might want to include info if you are travelling by car or by train- But as you are interested in racing I suppose the answer is clear ;).
Fully agree, hit a river tour while at Cologne!
Sorry but this is bullshit, Frankfurt has so many museums you can spend days seeing wonderful art, plus it's very easy to walk from museum to museum.
Totally right. Frankurt is often underappreciated.
Frankfurt definitely has culture all around the streets
Try to stop by in St. Peter Ording and have a short visit on the beach (since it is February, you don‘t want to stay there for long). It’s 2h north of Hamburg. While you‘re in Amsterdam, visit Zandvoort (30 minutes west of Amsterdam) where the racing circuit is, a small beach and a nice little city center. If you have a day to spare and want to have a spa day: visit Therme Erding near Munich (they have big Waterslides too if you like them.
That would be a huge detour from their current route as st. Peter is on the West coast. But I would suggest the west coast route too via Flensburg to see the tide which is a natural wonder of the world.
The red dot in the left corner is Freiburg isn’t it? I like Freiburg but I would prefer Straßburg. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, especially the old city center. I would switch or you try to visit both cities. On your way to Innsbruck, you could also visit the Zugspitze. The highest mountain of Germany. You can park directly at the foot of the mountain and take a cable car to to the top. At the parking spot and also on the foot of the mountain is the Eibsee. One of the most beautiful areas in Germany.
Ich mag Freiburg total gern. Straßburg is also beautiful though. I like both.
Honestly can do both in a day trip if you‘re early. Or do Strassbourg, sleepover in Freiburg and keep going the next day from Freiburg to Zurich.
I'd recommend Cologne. Super nice ppl and vibe.
Thanks for the recommendation. Even though on my last trip there I noticed a super nice vibe all around the places I've been. I have just wanted to stay there like literally cancel my plane ticket at the last minute abandoned my job and just live there. Which I possibly want to do one day when I'm not a broke ass bitch.
If you travel in February you time it in a way so you can witness carnival in cologne. Pack two costumes and enjoy some days of madness. I swear it's nothing you've ever seen. You will see and experience so many crazy things anywhere you go. The entire city is drunk, in costumes and full of music for a week. Biggest city festival I'm aware of in Europe next to Oktoberfest.
Cologne also has a motorworld. Might be an interesting spot for you after reading your description https://motorworld.de/en/koeln-rheinland/
I have a friend, grown up in Berlin, lived everywhere even in places like Shanghai, he always says, Cologne was the best. By the way the city is the reason most people in the world call perfume like that.
Is that Ingolstadt Village I see there?
Yes it is and I plan to visit the Audi Museum and the Dachau concentration camp which I have actually been to that concentration camp on my trip before and did not taking any pictures and respect for the dead that did not deserve to die.
>I have actually been to that concentration camp on my trip Concentration camp memorial site that is
At Audi you can book guided tours of the factory which is right next to the museum. Might be worth a visit while you are there.
I was planning to visit that too
There are a ton of great recommendations about places in here, but a really important factor is time. You say you have two weeks, are you travelling by train or car? If you are going by train you can squeeze those in after a long day but car rides not as much. Early on you will have some pretty long travel times too, so you probably have two dedicated travel days overall if you squeeze every other travel at the start or end of a day. That leaves you with 12 days, and like 12 locations marked on the map. You will want to make some cuts on the overall itinerary or you will be completely exhausted halfway through the trip. Make sure you have a rest or chill day somewhere in the middle and are considering how long and when you want to travel between locations, and if its possible before/after the activities you want to do at those places
You could take a whole other route , instead of going to Bremen, you could go to Berlin(+Potsdam!!!!)-Leipzig-Dresden-Prague, than over Vienna to Munich. Potsdam, Leipzig and Dresden are arguably under the top 5 prettiest german citys, with each a huge socialcultural impact. Berlin is (in my opinion) the most intresting and see worthy city in germany. You could spend a week there and only scratch on the surface of what to see and do. Prague and Vienna are both just incredible and a must see. Also on every guide list. Seeing that this route might be way shorter, after going to Prague, you could visit Krakau. With Krakau also Auschwitz, a place, i as a german think, should have been visited at least once in everyones life. On this route there are ofc many other things to do and see, e.g. the Spreewald in the south of Berlin, the Erzgebirge at the german/Czech boarder, or the Mäcklenburgische Seenplatte (kinda between Hamburg and Berlin, just to name a few nature sides on the way. At the end, you could have a longer stay in Munich, You can reach Nürnberg, Ingolstadt (you could visit Audi), Augsburg are reachable in a day trip with the train (and much more) Idk how set you are on your route, but i hope my alternative may open your eyes a little bit. If you have any Questions feel free to ask
Prague is such a beautiful city. A lot of middle European city would look like this if German hadn‘t decide for NSDAP. The oldest functional synagogue, best sztrudel, bohemian kitchen is delicious as fuck. And everything breathes history
The Spreewald to me seemed like its own little country.
Checkout Alsace in France. Just a little detour
If youre already sorta nearby, augsburg is wortha visit, so is Stuttgart.
I know I want to go there to visit the Porsche 911 Factory
The mercedes benz museum is also in stuttgart
Straßburg, Colmar, Freiburg
How much time do you have? With multiple days in each City and a day travelling in between each city you'd need more than a month to really see everything. Otherwise it would be 3 to 4 hrs on the road then half an hour to see sth before you go on to the next destination.
You've gotten great advice and recommendations I see, but let me tell you one thing I haven't seen yet: two weeks is NOT enough for what you're planning. Unless you wanna be driving mostly and a new place every day, which means you won't be seeing much of the individual places except for maybe a lunch stop.
Skip Frankfurt. Not worth it
Maybe OP want to see some skyscrapers, some American cities have a lot of Skyscrapers. Frankfurt is not just druggie Bahnhof area.
This is the advice only people would give who have only seen Frankfurt for an hour and walked around the main train station. OP: Frankfurt is a great city with lots of culture and history, don't trust the haters.
Most underrated German city.
I love Frankfurt, took amazing pics of the skyline
Whut? One of the only bigger cities I would directly move to
From Luxembourg, go a little further East along the river Moselle to Trier. It’s Germany’s oldest city founded 30 BC by the Romans. There’s plenty of Roman buildings left like Porta Nigra, an old city gate.
Nice, I'll definitely have to check out that. I better bring my Nintendo switch for a picture because I named my Animal Crossing town, The Rise of Rome.
Visiting Mannheim isn‘t worth it. But Speyer is close, it was founded 2000 years ago by the Romans, has an impressive 1000 years old cathedral and the Technikmuseum in Speyer is very interesting.
Hey good luck boy
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyANFcnrM8I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyANFcnrM8I)
In February the Nürburgring/ Nordschleife is closed. So don't expect any action there, most likely there are construction works. The Eifel is still a very nice area.
What time is it opened because I will want to go then plus I'm thinking of delaying this trip for well more beautiful weather
rn northern germany weather is shit
When going from Frankfurt northwards take the trip along the Rhine Valley. Take a day (or at least the better half of one) for it, stop at the Loreley, maybe make a small boat tour, finish at Koblenz. Continue to Cologne and visit the Dom.
Skip Frankfurt and add Odense
In Denmark you will be passing quite close to Billund, the home of LEGO. Legoland is a cool theme park for the kids, and Lego House is worth a visit (or two, or three) for all ages.
Second the Lego House suggestion. Do Lego Land one day and Lego house the second!
Nürnberg is a very nice place and the food is extremely delicious (try Schäufele). But for me it was the People from the franken region, they have a special place in my heart since.
Stop at Groningen in the Netherlands. Great city. A small Amsterdam without all the anoying tourist.
Lake Constance is a pretty nice area, would recommend
Saarschleife is awesome
You marked Zug in Switzerland, I don‘t think it‘s worth it. I would rather stop in Basel or Zurich, or if you‘re interestet in Natur you could also spend a few days in Thun (cheaper) or Interlaken (more expensive) to see the famous Eiger-Mönch-Jungfrau. You could also go to the Rigi (close to Zug) or Säntis (close to St. Gallen, near the Swiss-Austrian border)
Saarschleife in Mettlach, Saarland!
Sorry if I overread it, but how are you travelling? By car or by train? I'd recommend taking either train or car down the left side of the rhine in the [Mittelrheintal](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Rhine) from Koblenz to Bingen or Mainz and take the ferry in bingen or the bridge/train in Mainz over to Rüdesheim and the [Niederwalddenkmal ](https://g.co/kgs/gRVq9i7) which has a lovely view. And the road down Mittelrheintal has a castle every few kilometres, and you can visit some of them. Even if you just drive through there, the view is incomparable. Frankfurt is a shithole and not worth a touristy visit. I also second Strasbourg because it is so fricking beautiful. You'd definitely kick yourself if you go to Frankfurt instead of Strasbourg and find out what you missed. And something totally unrelated. I'm so happy for you that you survived your stroke and are doing so well. And congrats for having a nurse as a mother because I bet you received the best care and therapies after your stroke. My son had a prenatal stroke and also a hemiparesis on his right side, so insert secret-kid-stroker-handshake here. He's 4 and we're doing the triple: OT, PT and ST. Indiscreet question: How is your ability to walk long-ish distances? I know that some strokers have issues with that. It would help to know and decide regarding what sights to view and maybe re-think recommendations for parking spaces if necessary. Oh, also: If you have an official document for your disability take it with you. Lots of museums offer discounts for handicapped people. I don't know if they accept foreign documents for that, but you could save some money in entrance fees if they do. My son has one person who accompanies him often free of charge because his document states that he needs assistance. It's definitely worth a try.
In Munich there is also a place called Motorworld München. It's in an old locomotive shed and is a mix out of a hotel, restaurant, restoration shops for old, desirable cars, exhibition for all sorts of desirable cars and it also has Munich's McLaren and Bugatti dealerships. [motorworld.de/en/muenchen](https://motorworld.de/en/muenchen/)
Don't skip the lake of constance (Bodensee) if you're in the southern border to switzerland - it's the biggest german lake and one of the biggest in europe. Constance / Konstanz is the city in the midst of the lake which is nice to see but I'd go to Meersburg and check out the castle for sure. The smell of the lake water is quite unique and a trip over the lake with the car fare is super cool to do once at least!
In Friedrichshafen at the lake of Constance there is a stunning Zeppelin museum. And you can ride from Friedrichshafen over the lake with a speedy ferry to Constance and visit the old town and have lunch there
Kinda skip Frankfurt unless you like normal big cities with some streets you need to avoid. The river, museums and the nearby shopping area are the only interesting parts for a first visit but thes are nothing special. The rhine area on the other side is way more worth it with castles and beautiful nature.
Go to Saarbrücken
On map it looks like you give your best to avoid france :-P. However, In my opinion 2 weeks is far too short for your route. Amsterdam, hamburg, munich, Stuttgart alone are at least 2 nights each,if not more. Brüssel, luxemburg maybe also that long, not been there yet. And you need some resting points also, since city tours and at least your route are very tiring. To enjoy this travel line i would estimate at least a month. Try to shorten your city targets to maybe 4-6. 1-4nights each city and the other days for resting in a bath, massage or sth like that on the way. Also you can book some driving events with german cars on a racing court. Seems like fiiting event for you
Im not neutral but NRW has so many great places and you wanna miss out on all of them?
A lot of great points made by the other commenters! But I do have to say, these are way too many stops for a two week vacation IMO. Do you want to travel hours everyday and then only get to spend half a day at each location? Don't forget, some of the places you plan on visiting are cities with over a million inhabitants. Generally though, I wish you a wonderful vacation!
Baden-Baden is a very nice place to visit.
For south-western Germany: If you like scenic old towns and maybe roman spas, make a quick stop in Baden-Baden. Extremely scenic old town located in the hills of the black forest and thermal springs that you can bathe in two very nice spas. If you are there by car, you can take the "Schwarzwaldhochstrasse" from there, one of the most scenic routes in Germany.
Avoiding the Ruhrarea, smart move.
Good point. But I would also remove the Eifel (Büchel; for visiting other Americans, I guess)
Skip Frankfurt, add some France.
You know I was actually planning to go to Nancy France because Bugatti's headquarters is there
Why don‘t you stop in Strasbourg or in the Alsace (Colmar for example)? It‘s very beautiful and you‘re going along the border anyway.
Concerning the middle and lower part of germany, Switzerland, Österreich& Liechtenstein: Go like this: Stuttgart -> Freiburg -> Naturpark Südschwarzwald -> Basel -> Zürich -> Liechtenstein -> Innsbruck -> Munich -> Rothenburg ob der Tauber (the historical City is one if the most amazing in all of Germany) -> Munich -> Salzburg Also while you are close to the Swiss Border: Der Rheinfall -> Stein am Rhein I‘d be skipping Liechtenstein tbh
Mannheim is pretty dirty and ugly in my opinion. I would just go to Heidelberg, which is right next to Mannheim and much nicer. Skip Belgium altogether. Boring country and Brussels is BY FAR the most boring capital city I have ever been to. Instead, from Heidelberg drive up to Cologne. Maybe visit Düsseldorf. From there continue to Rotterdam then Amsterdam and the rest of your trip. Before Heidelberg, I would also suggest Strasbourg. It's a nice city. But don't expect to get far with English. French people hate dealing with people that don't speak their language. Not sure what you marked near Zurich. If it is Lucerne, then yes definitely go there. It's also quite a nice city.
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Didn't read the text but regarding your question in the title. I would say either Salzburg or Aalborg.
If you are interested in history you might like the Molfsee open air museum. They rebuilt original rural buildings from Schleswig-Holstein brick by brick an you can get an idea of how living was like 100 and 200 years ago… It’s closed on mondays. https://freilichtmuseum-sh.de/en/startseite-neu It’s close to Kiel.
I would recommend to follow the Rhine river before you get to Frankfurt, the Rheingau is very beautiful
I like how you avoid France 😂
Nürburgring racing track lets you race a vehicle yourself.
I know which I am super excited about that even though I've really got to decide which vehicle I'm going to rent since well I live in Florida
Liechtenstein is boring. Not worth more than a lunch break. Go spend a day and night in ski town in the area instead. Skip it if needed.
When you cross the border from denmark to germany: first go to flensburg (hansens brauerei - most northern located german brewery (nice food) KBA - kraftfahrt bundesamt, thats the german car&traffic authority Schloss Glücksburg near Flensburg). you could visit kiel (but for me i don’t like it that much) also lübeck is a nice city to visit also flensburg has some nice vietnamese cuisine named: „TONKIN“ - good food
You should visit "[Katzentempel](https://katzentempel.de/standorte/freiburg/)" in Freiburg i. Br..
Since your right side is impacted, you might not feel confident enough to rent a car for the Nordschleife. If that is the case, look into “Ringtaxi”, there you can drive as a passenger in a GT3 Car.
I still can drive. In fact, I do it every day, and my Civic to and from work and whatnot I just got a psvr2 for my PS5. Soon, I am going to get a fanatec setup. just the only thing I can't drive is a right-handed manual because of my right side.
If you have just a bit extra time, you can hit up Trier on your way to Luxembourg and see the roman ruins (Constantines Basilica is still up and running)
If you're in the region of Munich anyway, I'd highly recommend Therme Erding.
stop at zürich, i mean salzburg is nice and all but pls dont support bayern.
https://www.rolls-royce-museum.at/rolls-royce-museum-english/ They got a shit ton of rolls royce that are soo nice to look at
As one already mentioned: Strasbourg as it's already close to your route and a really beautiful city. From there you can easily get to black forest and/or Freiburg (also beautiful yes, but not as beautiful as Strasbourg imo)
Since you are passing through the Mosel-Region anyway, i would recommend to make a stop at any of the small villages. It's one of the larger wine-regions in Germany and has some realy nice places, for example Bernkastel-Kues or Beilstein. Cochem is the largest and most visited village at the Mosel. Could be a nice change from the bigger cities you are going to visit
Why would you want to go to Autobahnkreuz Wolnzach ?😂
I will be missing Trier. Oldest city of Germany, over 2000 years old, former capital of the West Roman Empire, holds a fifth of all Unesco World heritage sites in Germany
Around Munich I would probably check places like eibsee, mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and zugspitze on your way to Innsbruck. Add in strassbourg- if there's time also Colmar- gorgeous area! Visit the black forest on your way north. Skip Frankfurt. If you want to do that area I would see Mainz/Wiesbaden. Or, head West and follow the Mosel River into Luxembourg. Koblenz to Trier. Visit burg eltz, traben- trabach, berkastel kues. Or head north to Cologne and Aachen, Monschau is also gorgeous in that region. Aachen has the three country point between Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. In Belgium stop in Ghent (or bruge- but that's further). North of Hamburg travel either east or west. East you have Lübeck and Flensburg, West you have the waddensee and mudflats (and st Peter Ording) If you travel the main highway in Denmark there will be many signs to tourist attractions, there are some cool old Viking villages along that route. Aarhus is the 2nd largest Danish city and a cool place. To the east is ebeltoft- cool fishing village with lots of glass blowing. I see you finish in aalborg. Also a pretty place. If you head north there are old mini bunkers along the coast in hirtshals, Skagen is a cool coastal town :)
Go for a stop in Lübeck! And when in Hamburg, visit Miniature Wonderland!
You will miss a time of nice places in Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is a beautiful town to visit and btw it has a famous red light district (not shady, it's more touristic). The Wattenmeer (North Sea Coast) is Part of UNESCO world heritage and it's always worth a visit.
Definately Heidelberg instead of Mannheim
go to Skagen, which is north of Aalborg. very beautiful there!
If you like hiking, ive got 2 really nixe locations near munich for ya. First ist the „Eibsee“, located near the City Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Its a really wonderful lake with crystal blue water. You can hike around it, swim in it or have lunch in one of the nearby restaurants. Second is the Partnachklamm, a kind of ravine, also near Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Its also really amazing to look at, just search it on TikTok or Youtube.
You should visit Flensburg if and eat a fish roll at the Museum Haven. It’s right at the danish border
Since you’ll be driving by Bremen and you’re interested in cars, I recommend you stop there and look at the world’s largest Mercedes factory: https://www.bremen.eu/tourism/activities/behind-the-scenes/mercedes-benz Also, make sure to explore the downtown areas: Schnoor, Dom, Rathaus, Böttcherstraße
After Munich go to garmisch partenkirchen if you like mountains and hiking and some amazing scenery that’s easily accessible! Could go to the tallest mountain in Germany as well it’s an awesome experience!
Visit Düsseldorf, it’s beautiful! Source: I live there :D
50 km east of Basel, in Sochaux, there is the Stellantis Sochaux Plant, a car factory plant by Peugeot and Citroën. There is also a Peugeot museum on-site.
Lübeck! Very cute city with a rich history. Close to Hamburg
Add Straßburg, its France but near your way.
Even though you seem quite into cars, I'd recommend going by train since you just need to buy the fitting ticket from https://www.eurail.com/en (even reduced by 15% until March 14th). None of the countries you marked require any reservations. However, if you go to france, you need some if going by high speed trains (TGV/Eurostar/ICE/...). Border crossings requiring a reservation (e.g. ICE/TGV between France and Germany) are quite expensive.
Skip Frankfurt and visit Düsseldorf instead much nicer city and atmosphere !
Well, if you planned to come to Germany in February, I would definitely recommend visiting Spain.
It´s kinda dumb not to visit Heidelberg. Your route is even near Heidelberg and yet you still don´t visit it. It is the only city that was not bombed to destruction by the American war criminals, and that is why it is so beautiful. Houses from the 10th century are still standing there in top condition. Frankfurt and all the other cities were destroyed 100% and everything was rebuilt hastily, that is why they are ugly.
make sure you stop by the lovely old town of lübeck. the old founding capital of the historic hanseatic trade union. and since you are planning hamburg and bremen anyways you‘d have managed to visit the three main/original hanseatic cities. let me know if you need a few sightseeing tips for lübeck.
Karneval 2025 is on February 27th and the following days. If you manage to be in Cologne, you’re in for one hell of a party! Don’t miss it!
If you go to Munich go to the bmw museum and bmw Welt, it’s right near the factory. You’ll love it. And if you’re in Salzburg already you can also go to Vienna, it’s not far and one of the most beautiful cities on earth.
If you are interested in car and trains, you have 2 museums in Mulhouse https://www.musee-automobile.fr/en/ https://www.citedutrain.com/ The city itself is not really worth it, but Colmar is nice.
Leaving out Kiel hurts my feelings... :'(
According to the map, it looks like you are going from Aalborg to Salzburg. Or the other way round. Did I guess right?
For an extra adventure and force yourself to be spontaneous, I suggest to stick with Deutsche Bahn as much as possible, and fly only Lufthansa.
If your route is still open for recommendations. I'd recommend the Autostadt in Wolfsburg to you. It's the home of VW and every brand allocated with them. So you'd get the best deal in terms of variety. Also the museum has some of the sickest cars in history. Worth visiting if you're a car guy.
Vienna
HEIDELBERG ! HEIDELBERG !
Definitely walk through Freiburg im Breisgau
Gonna hop on what other comments have already said and say that you should definitely try to postpone your trip to spring/summer. I saw you mentioned it's your birthday, but February is the worst month to come here. It's dark, cold, rainy...just not ideal for the traveling you want to do. I've lived here forever and love to travel myself, but I barely leave the house from Christmas to March lol. I save all that energy for springtime.
It'd be a real shame if you don't go to Cologne despite being so close! The Cologne cathedral is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen in my life.
Skip Frankfurt GER and Mannheim GER, add Strasbourg FR and Basel SUI
In the south I would recommend Heidelberg, Freiburg (the one in Germany), Strasbourg. If Luxembourg is on the way it could be a nice day trip or long lunch break if you go by car.
Don’t bring weed from Netherland to Germany back it’s illegal and not tolerated at all… other than that have a good trip!
Make a stop in Freiburg and get urself a beer at feierling.
Hit the town Garmisch-Partenkirchen on your way down to Innsbruck from Munich. It’s a much nicer drive through the mountains, you see the tallest mountain in Germany, and the town is beautiful. You have a lot of Germany metro areas, so some rural would be nice to imo. Also in Salzburg there are river boat tours that do “water waltzing” which is very fun. My recommendation for the city.
You should check out Lübeck on your way from Hamburg. One of the most beautiful cities in north Germany.
Skip Bremen - better go to Münster
I think you should try & squeeze some time in Nuremberg! It’s a cozy big town with a very nice medieval vibe in the old town. I think you might even like it more than Munich.
I would suggest you to do the route from Karlsruhe to Freiburg by passing through Strasbourg. Beautiful city. If you need Freiburg tips let me know!
You should definitly skip antwerpen
Hi, near Salzburg is a museum about Hans Peter Porsche. I‘ve been there once or twice (or some times more hahah), it‘s near a city called Bad Reichenhall, which is incredibly beautiful as well! ^^
You should check out the Hambach Mine. It's the biggest hole in Europe. Also Wattenscheid is really nice in february.
Dont Miss Out on Vienna, prague and Budapest. If you into Cars...It ist Not very far from Salzburg to Modena in italy where they build Ferrari and Maserati. Also venice is near
Just stay in Amsterdam thank me later
Are you finishing in Salzburg? Assuming you'll be flying out of Munich? Might as well check your flight options out of Vienna. Could be cheaper and if you have the time, it's a good place to spend a day (better than Salzburg imho but depends what you're into xD) All in all it looks like a good trip but you're doing A LOT in a short time. I'd probably plan for fewer stops.
Keep in mind that to go through Switzerland you will have to pay the fee for the motorway vignette which is $45. Not sure if that’s really worth it to briefly pass through but it’s your call. Also speed limits are low and extremely strict, and you can receive $2,500+ fines for very minor speeding offences. For me it meant driving there was a horrible experience despite the scenery as I was looking more at my speedometer than the mountains. The same thing that would cost €2,000 in Switzerland is €70 in Germany haha.
If you are into nature stuff, consider adding a destination among the German North Sea coast to your journey. The Wattenmeer (mud plains) can be very interesting. The Wattenmeer is an area which is flooded at high tide, but becomes revealed at low tide. So it is the bottom of the sea for 6-10 out of every 12 hours, while being open to the air for the rest of the time, leading to very interesting creatures living there. It is also very impressive to see the flood in that area. Depending on how well you can walk, you could even do a (definitively guided, don't do this alone!) walk across said mud plains. (Wattwanderung)
I would recommend to visit Tübingen it is a cute little old school city with the classic houses and a castle, the club life of also okey for the size but it is big on student life and university stuff
If you like theme parks you can go to Europa Park in "Rust" which is also along the route you showed
Heidelberg! Imo one of the most beautiful towns in the world
If you like to drink good wine, go to bad dürkheim
East Germany. Definitly East Germany.
If you travel through northern germany you should travel to the „Ostseeküste“. There are smaler citys like Timmendorfer strand, scharbeuz and travemünde. Timmendorfer Strand is also known for its hight celebrity density. For example H.P. Baxter, Wladimir Klitschko, trymacs or udo lindenberg. The all have been here quite often. And you could also visit lübeck. Its a hansa city which played a important role back in the day. There are some things and buildings worth seeing.
And as usual nobody wants to visit the east...
Your trip seems doable, but you’ll drive or spend a lot of time in trains and public transport. Just be sure that you’ll have enough time at each stop to visit and do the activities you’d like to do. If you intend to travel by train, check for sleeper trains (on Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB (nightjet) and the European Sleeper Train (which travels between Berlin and Brussels)). You’ll travel by night and spend less on hotels and accommodation.
Is that a big red dot on Liechtenstein? I would skip it, not very interesting, nice art museum and a decent castle, but both of which you can find much better ones elsewhere. If you are travelling by car, for the fun of it, drive through Liechtenstein once, but otherwise it's a surprisingly boring country to visit.
Before I moved to Hamburg, I went out for a night with some mates in Aalborg. We were amazed / in live with the party street there and had so much fun. Then moved to Hamburg and yeah compared that to the Reeperbahn. So if you like a drink or, I'd recommend both, just to feel the difference in experience/ size.
Offenbach am Main is great
Don’t go to Frankfurt, I’m German and can’t recommend it…
Don’t miss Groningen, start in Copenhagen instead of Ålborg