Warnemünde: Hotel NEPTUN with view on the Baltic Sea ©Hotel NEPTUN (Holger Martens)

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We have everything you need to start planning an unforgettable trip to Germany. Find engaging articles, media galleries, itinerary inspiration and travel tips to guide you on your way. Explore towns and cities, activities for all ages, memorable events and can’t-miss attractions. What are you waiting for? Let’s go!

What It’s Like to Explore Your German Roots

We sent four Americans with German heritage to explore their roots in Germany. Follow Karen, Mike, Joe and Matt as they hike through the German countryside, wander museums, explore where Gutenberg and Martin Luther worked, and visit the towns and villages where their ancestors lived.

German Emigration Center

German Emigration Center, exterior view ©Deutsches Auswandererrhaus (Kay Riechers)

Farina House

Vater der modernen Parfumerie ©German National Tourist Board (Karen Lodder)

Münster

Münster Cathedral St Paulus Dom ©German National Tourist Board (Karen Lodder)

Dresden

Dresden: Church of Our Lady and Neumarkt in Dresden ©Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (Francesco Carovillano)

Martin Luther

Wittenberg: Luther monument ©DZT (Marcel Kaufmann Photography)

Johannes Gutenberg

Mainz: the city by night, with the Rhine in the foreground ©Mainz - Landeshauptstadt Mainz (Jérôme Boellinger)

Deeply rooted in tradition: Germany’s beers

Nürnberg: Tiergärtnertorplatz at night ©CTZ Nürnberg (Steffen Oliver Riese)

Hiking Northern Bavaria

Bamberg: old town hall, the ''town's spectacles'' ©Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (Florian Trykowski)

Photographing Germany

Hamburg Speicherstadt ©Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. (Michael T. Meyers)

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