Linderhof Castle
This was King Ludwig's favorite castle. Modeled after the Petit Trianon at Versailles, it is lavishly decorated in the Renaissance and Baroque styles. Linderhof comes from the Linder family, who owned the farm on which the castle was built.
Originally the site of a monastery (Munchen is German for "town of the monks") it later became the capital of Bavaria. The cathedral Peterskirche is the oldest one in Munich, having been completed in 1488 with two onion dome towers. Michaelskirche, another old cathedral, contains the burial vault for the Wittesbachs, the Bavarian ruling dynasty. Of other interest is the art museum the Alte Pinakothek, which contains paintings by Rembrant, El Greco, Michelangelo, and countless others.
Munich
One of the largest cities in Germany, totaling over 1.2 million people, Munich is most famous for its yearly Oktoberfest festival, a festival of drinking and dancing. It also is the birthplace of the BMW. The Deutsches Museum is the largest science and technology museum in the world.Neuschwanstein Castle
Castle Neuschwanstein was built by the mad King Ludwig of Bavaria during the late nineteenth century. The master bedroom is so elaborate that it took fourteen wood carvers four and a half years to complete. Unfortunately the king mysteriously died before completion in 1886. Six weeks later the castle was made a museum, which it remains today. The king was found drowned with his doctor. It is thought possible suicide, but more likely he was murdered by northern republicans who found him to be, well, mad.Nuremberg
Home of the famous Nuremberg Trials. The Nuremberg Trials were the trials of Nazi war criminals.Berlin
Berlin Wall
The famous Berlin Wall was built in 1961, originally as a line of tanks aiming inwards to East Germany, but was quickly replaced (4 days later to be exact) as a concrete wall. It became the symbol of the Cold War. It fell in 1989, and Germany became united officially the following year.Brandenburg Gate
Built in 1791 by the German architect Carl Gotthard Langhans, it was originally intended as a monument to peace. A few years later, however, the winged victory goddess and a four-horse chariot were placed on the top, and it became a symbol of Prussian might. It was stolen by Napoleon in 1806, though it was quickly returned. It served as a backdrop to many student rallies until 1961, when the Berlin Wall sealed it off in No Man's Land, the land between the Russian territory and the Allied territory.Dahlem Museums
The Dahlem Museums hold most of Fredrich the Great's enormous art collection that he amassed during his reign. Also contains an extensive collection of Oriental and Islamic art.Bonn
One of Bonn's major claims to fame is it is the birthplace of famous composer Ludwig von Beethoven, born in 1770. Home to many large German universities, Bonn is one of the larger cities in Germany. Almost dead center of all the countries in the European Community, which will definitely have good affects in the future.