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Aachen: 561
Abbeys and monasteries: Andechs Monastery, 31, 123; Erfurt Augustinian Monastery, 614–616; Ettal Monastery, 171–173; Füssen Franciscan Monastery, 135; St. Peter’s Abbey (Salzburg), 223–224
Academy of Arts (Berlin): 755–756
Academy of Fine Arts (Dresden): 695
Accommodations: See Sleeping; and specific destinations
Ägyptisches Museum (Berlin): See Egyptian Collection
Airlines (airfares): 4, 976–977
Airports: Baden-Baden, 280; Berlin, 847–848; Dresden, 684; Frankfurt, 371, 439–441; Hamburg, 873; Munich, 115–116; Salzburg, 199, 243; VAT refunds, 928
Air tours, of Bavaria: 187
Albertinum (Dresden): 695, 705–707
Albrecht Dürer House (Nürnberg): 578–579
Alexanderplatz (Berlin): 747, 768
Almanac: xiv–xv
Almbach Gorge: 273–274
Alm River Canal Exhibit (Salzburg): 234
Alois Dallmayr Delicatessen (Munich): 48, 114
Alpentherme Ehrenberg (Reutte): 186–187
Alps: See Bavaria
Altdorfer, Albrecht: 69
Alte Börse (Leipzig): 656
Alte Mainbrücke (Würzburg): 394, 398–399, 405
Alte Nationalgalerie (Berlin): 743, 778–780
Alte Oper (Frankfurt): 419
Alte Pinakothek (Munich): 30, 68–72
Alter Friedhof (Füssen): 134–135
Alter Markt (Cologne), 546; (Salzburg), 222
Altes Haus (Bacharach): 465, 466–467
Altes Museum (Berlin): 780
Alt-Rothenburger Handwerkerhaus (Rothenburg): 357
Amalienburg (Munich): 89–90
Amphitheater (Trier): 533–534
Ancient Spa Museum (Baden-Baden): 285
Andreasstrasse (Erfurt): 614
Anger Museum (Erfurt): 607, 618
Anger Square (Erfurt): 607, 610
Anne Frank Center (Berlin): 797
Apartment rentals: 939
Apple wine, in Frankfurt: 433–435
Aquarium, Berlin: 747, 819–820
Archaeological Museum (Trier): 531–532
Architecture: castles, 913; churches, 912
Arch of Peace (Berlin): See Brandenburg Gate
Art Nouveau (Jugendstil): 79, 796, 815–816, 821–822, 885
Arts and Crafts Museum (Hamburg): 879, 881, 882
Asam Church (Munich): 30, 43–44
Asamkirche (Munich): 30, 43–44
ATMs: 923–925
Audio Europe, Rick Steves: 13, 978
Augsburg: 379
Augustiner Beer Garden (Munich): 110
Augustiner Bräustübl (Salzburg): 261–262
Augustiner Museum (Freiburg): 306, 309
Augustinian Monastery and Church (Erfurt): 614–616
Augustus Bridge (Dresden): 695–696
Augustus II (the Strong): 679, 692, 693, 696, 698, 700, 701, 702, 704, 709, 710
Augustusplatz (Leipzig): 659–661, 675
Aussenalster (Hamburg): 879, 881
Austria: driving in, 199, 202, 976; telephones, 179, 199; Zugspitze, 173–176. See also Reutte; Salzburg
Autobahn: about, 973
Babelsberg: 860
Bach, Johann Sebastian: 607, 650, 655, 658, 666–669; biographical sketch, 668–669; Museum (Leipzig), 668–669
Bacharach: 454, 461–475; activities, 468–469; eating, 472–473; helpful hints, 461–462; map, 464–465; nightlife, 473; self-guided walk, 462–468; shopping, 461; sleeping, 469–472; tourist information, 461; transportation, 474–475
Bacharach City Towers: 467–468
Bacharach Old Town Walls: 468–469
Bacharach Protestant Church: 466
Bächle (Freiburg): 302, 305, 317
Bachstrasse (Beilstein): 515
Back Door travel philosophy: 15
Baden-Baden: 277–297; baths, 283, 285, 286–289; eating, 295–297; helpful hints, 280–281; maps, 279, 284; self-guided walk, 282–286; sights/activities, 282–292; sleeping, 292–295; tourist information, 278–279; transportation, 279–280, 281, 297
Baden-Baden Casino: 282, 289–290
Baden-Baden Catholic Church: 283
Bad Frankenhausen: 622–623
Bad Mergentheim: 374
Bad Windsheim: 360–361
Bahnhofsvorplatz (Cologne): 543–544
BallinStadt Emigration Museum (Hamburg): 881, 898–899
Banking District (Frankfurt): 408, 417–418
Banks (banking): 923–925. See also specific destinations
Bardentreffen Nürnberg: 565–565, 983
Barfussgässchen (Leipzig): 675, 676
Bastei Bridge: 716
Baths: Baden-Baden, 283, 285, 286–289; near Füssen, 139–140; Reutte, 186–187; Trier, 533
Baths of Caracalla (Baden-Baden): 288–289
Battle of the Nations, Monument of the (Leipzig): 670–672
Baumeister Haus (Rothenburg): 343, 352
Bavaria: 125–195; Berchtesgaden, 243–244, 265–274; helpful hints, 131; map, 128–129; planning tips, 126; transportation, 126–127, 130–131. See also Nürnberg
Bavarian Kings, Museum of the (near Hohenschwangau): 155–156
Bavarian National Museum (Munich): 79
Bavarian Terrace (Zugspitze): 176
Bayerischer Bahnhof (Leipzig): 676–677
Bayerisch Staatsoper (Munich): 94
Beautiful Fountain (Nürnberg): 575
Bebelplatz (Berlin): 762–763
Beck (Munich): 94
Bed-and-breakfasts (B&Bs): overview, 936–937. See also specific destinations
Beer: 947–949; Berlin, 744, 835; Cologne, 557; Munich, 95, 108–109; guided tours, 28–29; Oktoberfest, 21, 50–51, 983. See also Beer gardens/halls
Beer and Oktoberfest Museum (Munich): 51
Beer gardens/halls: Baden-Baden, 295, 296; Berlin, 837, 840, 842, 845; Cologne, 558, 559; Dresden, 714, 723–724, 725; Erfurt, 625; Frankfurt, 434; Freiburg, 313, 314–315; Hamburg, 905; Leipzig, 676–677; Munich, 39–40, 49–50, 104–105, 108–111; Nürnberg, 595–596, 597; Rothenburg, 368–369; Salzburg, 256, 261–262; Wittenberg, 648; Würzburg, 403
Beer Hall Putsch of 1923: 43, 53, 66, 380
Beethoven, Ludwig: 584, 658; Birthplace (Bonn), 560
Beilstein: 512–518; eating, 518; sights/activities, 513–517; sleeping, 517–518
Beilstein’s Castle: 515–516
Beilstein Synagogue: 514–515
Bell tower: See Glockenspiel
Benedictine Monastery (Füssen): 138
Benedict XVI, Pope: 47, 175, 615
Benediktplatz (Erfurt): 611–612
Berchtesgaden: 243–244, 265–274; map, 268
Berchtesgaden Salt Mines: 272
Berggruen Museum (Berlin): 820–821
Berlin: 727–848, 766; at a glance, 742–743; arrival in, 733–736; day trips, 849–869; eating, 834–845; helpful hints, 736–737; history of, 730–731; nightlife, 823–826; orientation, 730–732; planning tips, 729–730; self-guided bus tour, 747; self-guided walk, 748–768; shopping, 734, 822–823; sights, 768–822; sleeping, 826–834; tourist information, 732–733; tours, 741, 744–748; transportation, 733–736, 737–741, 846–848. See also Eastern Berlin; and specific neighborhoods
Berlinale: 736
Berlin Cathedral: 764–765
Berlin City Hall: 767
Berlin Hauptbahnhof: 733–736, 773, 846–847
Berlin Natural History Museum: 816–817
Berlin Open Air Festival: 736, 983
Berlin Philharmonic: 816
Berlin Story Bookstore: 760, 822
Berlin Underground Association: 745
Berlin Wall: 727, 731, 792–793, 809, 917–918; Checkpoint Charlie, 742–743, 789–791; Documentation Center, 803; fragments, 785–786, 803–804, 806; guided tours, 746; Memorial, 742, 793, 800, 801–804; Victims Memorial, 752–753
Berlin Zoo and Aquarium: 747, 819–820
“Bermuda Triangle” (Freiburg): 303, 314
Besucherzentrum Loreley: 459–460
Bettwar: 360
Beverages: 947–949. See also Beer; Wine and vineyards
Biberwier Luge Course: 188
Biergartens: See Beer gardens/halls
Biking (bike rentals): bikes on trains, 967; Bacharach, 462; Baden-Baden, 280–281; Bavaria, 131, 133, 140, 147, 152, 171, 179; Beilstein, 516–517; Berlin, 740–741, 746; Cochem, 498–499; Cologne, 543; Dresden, 685, 714–715; Elbe River Valley, 647; Forggensee, 140; Freiburg, 300–301; Füssen, 131, 133, 140; Hamburg, 873; Mosel Valley, 495, 498–499, 516–517; Munich, 22, 27, 29, 32, 92; Potsdam, 852–853; Reutte, 131, 179; Rhine Valley, 446; Rothenburg, 339, 360; Salzburg, 242; Trier, 521; Würzburg, 385–386
Binnenalster (Hamburg): 878–879, 881
Bishop’s Museum (Trier): 529–530
Black Forest: 275–332; hiking, 292, 311, 323–325, 329; map, 276; scenic drive, 325–332. See also Baden-Baden; Freiburg; Staufen
Black Forest clocks: 323, 328, 329, 330–332
Black Forest Museum (Triberg): 329
Black Forest Open-Air Museum (Vogtsbauernhof): 327–328
Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider): 74–75
Blue Wonder Bridge: 714–715
BMW-Welt and Museum (Munich): 31, 90–91
Boat travel and cruises: 766; Berlin, 746, 748; Cologne, 541; Dresden, 715; Elbe River, 647, 715; Frankfurt, 413; Hamburg, 877, 879, 891–892; Königssee, 273; Mosel River, 494–495, 502, 516–517; Rhine River, 444–445, 449, 455–456; Salzburg, 205; Warnemünde, 848. See also Ferries
Bode Museum (Berlin): 780
Books, recommended: 984–986
Boppard: 449–450
Bornstedt Royal Estate (Potsdam): 859
Brahms (Johannes) Museum (Hamburg): 886
Brandenburg Gate (Berlin): 742, 747, 753–754
Braubach: 455–456
Bread Market Square (Füssen): 138
Breitenwang: 178, 184; sleeping, 190–191
Brienner Strasse (Munich): 54
Bröhan Museum (Berlin): 821–822
Brühlsche Terrasse (Dresden): 695
Budgeting: 4–8
Bürgerspital (Würzburg): 403
Burggasse (Rothenburg): 352–353
Burgtor Gate (Rothenburg): 350–351
Business hours: 922–923
Bus travel (buses): 967–968; map, 958–959; Romantic Road, 115, 146, 380–382, 438–439. See also specific destinations
Cable cars: See Funiculars
Cabs: tipping, 927. See also specific destinations
Cafés: See specific destinations
Caracalla Baths (Baden-Baden): 288–289
Car insurance: 971
Car navigation options: 970–971
Carnival (Cologne): 541
Carnival of Cultures (Berlin): 736, 982
Car rentals: 5, 12, 968–970. See also specific destinations
Car travel: 972; Austria, 199, 202
Car travel (driving): 972–976; best three-week trip, 10–11; distance and time, 974–975; road signs, 972. See also specific destinations
Casino, in Baden-Baden: 282, 289–290
Castle Garden (Nürnberg), 577; (Rothenburg), 350–351, 359; (St. Goar), 486
Castles: architecture, 913; Bad Mergentheim, 374; Beilstein’s Castle, 515–516; Cochem Castle, 499, 501; Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble, 178, 180–181, 184–186; Ehrenfels Castle, 455; Eltz Castle, 506–512; Füssen High Castle, 139; Gutenfels Castle, 452–454; Hohenschwangau Castle, 152–153; Katz Castle, 450–451; Lahneck Castle, 447–448; Liebenstein Castle, 450; Linderhof Castle, 168–171; Marksburg Castle, 448–449, 455–459; Maus Castle, 450; Neuschwanstein Castle, 147, 153–154; Nürnberg Imperial Castle, 576–577; Pfalz Castle, 452–454; Reichenstein Castle, 454–455; Rheinfels Castle, 450, 459, 482–489; Rheinstein Castle, 454–455, 460; Sooneck Castle, 454; Stahleck Castle, 454; Staufen Castle, 320; Sterrenberg Castle, 450; Toppler Castle, 359; Wartburg Castle, 602–603, 627–630; Weikersheim, 375. See also Ludwig II castles
Catholic and Protestant differences: 602
Catholic Church of the Royal Court (Dresden): 709–710
Cecilienhof (Potsdam): 859–860
Cell (mobile) phones: 13, 949–954
Chain Bridge (Nürnberg): 579
Chancellery (Berlin): 747, 749, 773
Chapel of Reconciliation (Berlin): 804
Chapel of the Three Magi (Cologne): 551
Chapel of the Virgin (Cologne): 551–552
Charlottenburg Palace (Berlin): 820–822
Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin): 742–743, 789–791
Children’s Museum (Dresden): 712
Chile-Haus (Hamburg): 884
Chinese Tower Beer Garden (Munich): 77, 111
Chocolate: 48, 319, 322, 554–555, 611, 784, 884
Chocoversum Chocolate Museum (Hamburg): 884
Christmas markets: 8; Aachen, 561; Dresden, 685; Freiburg, 300; Munich, 21; Nürnberg, 566, 575; Rothenburg, 335, 339, 345, 361; Salzburg, 202; Würzburg, 397
Christmas Museum (Rothenburg): 357, 361
Christmas Village (Rothenburg): 357, 361
Churches: architecture, 912. See also specific churches
Church of All Saints (Wittenberg): 636
Church of Our Lady: See Frauenkirche
Clara Church (Nürnberg): 569
Clock Museum (Furtwangen): 330–332
Clocks: See Cuckoo clocks
Clothing sizes: 989
Cochem: 497–506; eating, 505–506; map, 500; sights/activities, 499–502; sleeping, 503–504; tourist information, 498; transportation, 498, 506
Coin Cabinet (Dresden): 704
Cold War: 917; Berlin, 737, 760–761, 784–791, 804–806; Dresden, 680; Leipzig, 650, 661–665; terminology, 737
Cologne: 539–559; eating, 557–559; helpful hints, 541, 543; map, 542; planning tips, 540; self-guided walk, 543–547; shopping, 546–547; sights/activities, 543–555; sleeping, 555–557; tourist information, 540; tours, 543; transportation, 540–541, 559
Cologne Cathedral: 547–552; map, 548
Cologne City Hall: 546
Cologne Opera House: 547
Commerzbank (Frankfurt): 418
Concentration camps: 116–123, 860–869
Congress Hall (Nürnberg): 585
Contemporary History Forum (Leipzig): 661–662
Convent Garden (Rothenburg): 349
Costs of trip: 4–8
Craftsmen’s Courtyard (Nürnberg): 568
Cranach, Lucas: 580, 602, 604, 631, 634, 637–644, 698, 812–813
Cranach Courtyard (Wittenberg): 637–638
Creglingen: 375–376
Cross of Nails: 708
Cruises: See Boat travel and cruises
Cuckoo clocks: 323, 328, 329, 330–331, 482
Cuisine: 942–947; Berlin, 835, 836; Cologne, 557; Dresden, 721; Erfurt, 625; Frankfurt, 433–434; Hamburg, 903; Leipzig, 676–677; Munich, 103–104; Nürnberg, 596
Currency and exchange: 923–925
Customs regulations: 929
Cuvilliés Theater (Munich): 56, 64–65
Cycling: See Biking
Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial: 31, 90, 116–123; map, 119; tours, 28, 32, 117–118
Dallmayr Delicatessen (Munich): 48, 114
Davidstrasse (Hamburg): 886, 888–889
DB Museum (Nürnberg): 581
DDR Museum (Berlin): 743, 782–783
DDR Watchtower (Berlin): 785
Deutsche Kinemathek Film and TV Museum (Berlin): 743, 809–810
Deutscher Dom (Berlin): 783
Deutsches Eck (Koblenz): 492
Deutsches Historisches Museum (Berlin): 742, 780–782
Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (Dresden): 711–712
Deutsches Museum (Munich): 31, 79–83
Deutsches Theatre (Munich): 94
Deutsches Uhrenmuseum (Furtwangen): 330–332
Dietrich, Marlene: 282, 810, 860
Dining: See Eating; and specific destinations
Dinkelsbühl: 376–377
Dinkelsbühl City History Museum: 377
Dinosaurs: 816–817
Dirndls, shopping for: 93, 214
Discounts: 923
Domforum (Cologne): 553
Domplatz (Erfurt): 614, 618–619, 619
DomQuartier Museums (Salzburg): 208–209, 223–224
Dreikönigenhaus (Trier): 525
Dresden: 679–726; eating, 721–725; helpful hints, 684–685; maps, 682–683, 689, 722; nightlife, 716–717; planning tips, 680; self-guided walk, 687–697; sights, 687–716; sleeping, 717–721; tourist information, 681; tours, 686–687; transportation, 681, 684, 685–686, 726
Dresden City Festival: 685, 983
Dresden Glockenspiel: 691
Dresden Military History Museum: 713
Dresden Opera House: 687, 710–711
Drinks: 947–949. See also Beer; Wine and vineyards
Driving: See Car travel
Dürer, Albrecht: 69–70, 345, 353, 483, 554, 568, 572, 580, 698, 812; House (Nürnberg), 578–579
Dwarf Park (Salzburg): 236
DZ Bank Building (Berlin): 755, 773
Eagle’s Nest: 268–269, 271–272
Eastern Berlin: 730–732, 768–806; eating, 836–844; maps, 770–771, 828–829, 838–839; self-guided walk, 759–768; sights, 768–806; sleeping, 826–832
East Side Gallery (Berlin): 806
Eating: 939–949; budgeting, 5; budget tips, 941–942; restaurant phrases, 994; tipping, 927, 941. See also Cuisine; and specific destinations
Eau de Cologne: 546–547
Echelsbacher Bridge: 160–161
Economy: xiv–xv, xxi, 919–920
Egapark (Erfurt): 622
Egyptian Collection (Berlin): 776–778
Egyptian Museum (Munich): 30, 73–74
Ehenbichl: 178; sleeping, 191–192
Ehrenberg Castle Ensemble: 178, 180–181, 184–186
Ehrenbreitstein Fortress (Koblenz): 493
Ehrenfels Castle: 455
Ehrwald: 174–175
Eisenach: 627–631
Eiserner Steg Bridge (Frankfurt): 424
Elbe River: 681, 687, 695, 714–715, 871; cruises, 647, 715, 877
Elbe River Valley: 647
Elbestrasse (Frankfurt): 415–416
Elbhangfest (Dresden): 685, 983
Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall (Hamburg): 880, 895–896
Electricity: 923
Eltz Castle: 506–512; map, 507
Email: 956. See also specific destinations
Embassy, US (Berlin): 755, 981
Emergencies: 922
Emigration Museum (Hamburg): 881, 898–899
English Conversation Club (Rothenburg): 370
English Garden (Munich): 31, 77–78; eating, 111
English Theatre Frankfurt: 412
Erfurt: 604–627; eating, 625–626; helpful hints, 606–607; map, 608–609; planning tips, 605; self-guided walk, 607–614; sights, 607–623; sleeping, 623–625; tourist information, 606; transportation, 606, 626–627
Erfurt Augustinian Monastery: 614–616
Erfurt Cathedral: 614, 619–620
Erfurt City Museum: 621–622
Erfurt Old Synagogue: 612, 616–618
Erfurt Town Hall: 613
Ettal Monastery: 171–173
Euro currency: 923–925
Europa Center (Berlin): 818
European Central Bank (Frankfurt): 419
Falcon Show (Cochem): 499
Fallerschein: 188–190
Fassbender & Rausch (Berlin): 784
Felsenburg Neurathen: 716
Fernsehturm (Berlin): 767–768, 773, 837
Ferries: Hamburg, 871, 877, 880, 892–893; Mosel River, 497, 513; Rhine River, 446, 480
Festival of Lights (Berlin): 736–737, 983
Festivals: 982–984. See also specific destinations
Festung Marienberg (Würzburg): 399–400
Festungsensemble Ehrenberg: 178, 180–181, 184–186
Film and TV Museum (Berlin): 743, 809–810
Films, recommended: 986–988
Fingerhut Museum (Creglingen): 376
Finkenwerder (Hamburg): 893
Fischmarkt (Cologne), 546; (Erfurt), 612–613; (Hamburg), 873
Flight Museum (Munich): 82–83
Folk evenings, in Reutte: 186
Folk museums: 327–328, 360–361, 621
Food: See Cuisine; Markets; and specific destinations
Forggensee: 140
Forum Confluentes (Koblenz): 492
Fountain of the Seven Virtues (Nürnberg): 573
Franciscan Church (Rothenburg), 351; (Salzburg), 224, 246
Franconia Fountain (Würzburg): 394
Franconian Open-Air Museum (Bad Windsheim): 360–361
Frankenwerft (Cologne): 545–546
Frankfurt: 407–441; arrival in, 409; eating, 433–438; helpful hints, 409, 412; maps, 410–411, 430–431; planning tips, 407–408; self-guided walk, 413–424; sights/activities, 413–427; sleeping, 427–433; tourist information, 408–409; tours, 412–413; transportation, 409, 412, 438–441
Frankfurt Airport: 371, 439–440
Frankfurt Card: 408–409
Frankfurt City Model: 426
Frankfurt Fair: 418–419
Frankfurt Hahn Airport: 440–441, 497
Frankfurt Opera House: 419
Frankfurt Town Hall: 422
Frauenkirche (Dresden), 694–695, 707–709; (Munich), 46–47; (Nürnberg), 574–575; (Trier), 529
Frauentor (Nürnberg): 567–568
Frederick the Great: 730, 759, 762, 763, 783, 853–858
Freiburg: 297–315; eating, 313–315; helpful hints, 300–301; map, 298–299; self-guided walk, 301–306; sights/activities, 301–311; sleeping, 311–313; tourist information, 299–300; tours, 301; transportation, 300, 301, 315
Freiburg Cathedral: 306–309
Freiburg City History Museum: 304–305, 309
Freihofgasse (Staufen): 319
Freisaalweg: 242
French Cathedral (Berlin): 784
Fressgass’ (Frankfurt): 420, 435
Friedrichsbad (Baden-Baden): 287–288
Friedrichstrasse (Berlin): 761
Friedrichstrasse Station (Berlin): 782
Friese (Rothenburg): 361–362
Fünf Höfe Passage (Munich): 48, 94
Funiculars (gondolas): Baden-Baden, 291; Cochem, 501; Koblenz, 492–493; Oberammergau, 165–166; Reutte, 187–188; Salzburg, 204, 228, 231; Tegelberg, 157; Zugspitze, 174
Fürstenzug (Dresden): 693
Furtwangen: 330–332
Füssen: 126, 131–146; eating, 144–145; helpful hints, 132–133; maps, 128–129, 136–137; nightlife, 145; self-guided walk, 133–139; sights/activities, 133–141; sleeping, 141–143; tourist information, 132; transportation, 126–127, 130–131, 132, 145–146
Füssen Franciscan Monastery: 135
Füssen Heritage Museum: 138
Füssen High Castle: 139
Galeries Lafayette (Berlin): 761, 840
Garmisch: 174–175
Gärtnerplatz (Munich): 95
Gasthaus zum Löwen (Staufen): 317
Gedächtniskirche (Berlin): 743, 747, 817–818
Gemäldegalerie (Berlin): 743, 811–815
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Dresden): 691, 698–699
Gendarmenmarkt (Berlin): 742, 783–784, 837, 840
Georgenburse (Erfurt): 616
Gera River: 610–611
German Cathedral (Berlin): 783
German Christmas Museum (Rothenburg): 357, 361
German Clock Museum (Furtwangen): 330–332
German Finance Ministry (Berlin): 788–789
German History Museum (Berlin): 742, 780–782
German Hunting and Fishing Museum (Munich): 46
German Hygiene Museum (Dresden): 711–712
Germanic National Museum (Nürnberg): 580–581
Germanisches Nationalmuseum (Nürnberg): 580–581
German Order Museum (Bad Mergentheim): 374
German Parliament (Berlin): See Reichstag
German Railway Museum (Nürnberg): 581
German Resistance Memorial (Berlin): 807–808
German Stadium (Nürnberg): 587
German State Opera (Berlin): 763
“Germany”: use of term, 909
Gernsbacher Strasse (Baden-Baden): 285
Getreidegasse (Salzburg): 208, 221–222
Gewandhaus (Leipzig): 660, 672
Gliding: See Hang gliding
Glockenspiel (Dresden), 691; (Munich), 34–35; (Salzburg), 214
Glyptothek (Munich): 76
Goethe (paddlewheeler): 445
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: 317, 399, 650, 656–657, 658; House (Frankfurt), 424
Goldene Reiter (Dresden): 696–697
Golf, in Cochem: 502
Gondolas: See Funiculars
Gottschedstrasse (Leipzig): 675–676
Government: xv, 919–920
Great Road (Nürnberg): 585, 587
Green Market (Rothenburg): 345
Green Vault (Dresden): 13, 691, 701–704
Grosse Freiheit (Hamburg): 889–890
Grosse Hamburger Strasse (Berlin): 799
Grosse Strasse (Nürnberg): 585, 587
Grosse Wallanlagen (Hamburg): 885–886
Grünwälderstrasse (Freiburg): 306, 313–314
Guidebooks, Rick Steves: 977; updates, 3, 22, 203, 737
Gutach River: 329
Gutenberg Museum (Mainz): 561
Gutenfels Castle: 452–454
Hackesche Höfe (Berlin): 796
Hackescher Markt (Berlin): 796, 840
HafenCity (Hamburg): 880, 894–895
Hahn Airport (Frankfurt): 440–441, 497
Hahnenkammbahn: 187–188
Hallein Salt Mine: 242–243
Hallstatt: 243–244
Hamburg: 870–906; at a glance, 880–881; eating, 903–905; helpful hints, 873, 876; history of, 883; map, 874–875; nightlife, 903; planning tips, 871; sights, 878–899; sleeping, 899–903; tourist information, 872; tours, 876–877; transportation, 872–873, 876, 906
Hamburg Arts and Crafts Museum: 879, 881, 882
Hamburg Card: 872
Hamburg City Hall: 878, 881, 902
Handwerkerhof (Nürnberg): 568
Hangar-7 (Salzburg): 243
Hansa Haus (Leipzig): 657
Harburg: 379
Hauptstrasse (Dresden): 696–697, 724
Hauptstrasse (Staufen): 317
Hauptwache (Frankfurt): 420
Haus der Geschichte (Wittenberg): 646
Haus der Kunst (Munich): 78
Haus Schwarzenberg (Berlin): 796–797
Haus zum Sonneborn (Erfurt): 613–614
Heidelberg: 561
Heilig-Geist-Spital (Nürnberg): 573–574
Heilig-Geist-Spitalkirche (Füssen): 138
Heimatwerk (Salzburg): 214
Heine, Heinrich: 422, 451, 463, 763
Heinrich Heine Viewpoint (Bacharach): 463
Helaba Bank (Frankfurt): 419
Hellbrunner Allee (Salzburg): 242
Hellbrunn Palace and Gardens (Salzburg): 208, 240–242
Herbertstrasse (Hamburg): 888
Herrgottskirche (Creglingen): 375–376
Herrngasse (Rothenburg): 343–344, 351
Highline 179 Suspension Footbridge (Reutte): 185–186
Hiking: Almbach Gorge, 273–274; Bacharach, 467; Baden-Baden, 290–291; Bavaria, 140–141, 149–150, 155, 165–166, 185–186, 188; Black Forest, 292, 311, 323–325, 329; Burg Eltz, 509–511; Cochem, 501; Freiburg, 311; Königssee, 273; Mosel Valley, 501, 509–511; Nördlingen, 378; Rothenburg, 357–358, 359–360; St. Goar, 480, 483; Salzburg, 234–235, 273–274
Himmelreich: 325
Historical Merchant House (Freiburg): 304
Historic Green Vault (Dresden): 13, 691, 701–703
History: xviii–xxi, 907–919. See also specific destinations
Hitler, Adolf: 43, 53, 265, 267, 268, 270–272, 380, 582, 583, 586, 758, 915–916; bunker site, in Berlin, 757–759; Eagle’s Nest, 268–269, 271–272
Hofbräuhaus (Munich): 30, 49–50, 104–105
Höfen: 178, 184, 187–188; sleeping, 193
Hofgarten (Munich): 55
Hofkirche (Dresden), 709–710; (Würzburg), 393
Hohensalzburg Fortress (Salzburg): 208, 217, 228, 230–234; concerts, 244; map, 230–231
Hohenschwangau Castle: 152–153
Hohenzollern Bridge (Cologne): 545
Hohe Strasse (Cologne): 544, 546–547
Holidays: 982–984
Höllental: 325
Holocaust memorial (Berlin): 742, 756–757, 773
Holocaust Memorial (Frankfurt): 425–426
Holocaust memorial (Leipzig): 668
Holy Ghost Hospital (Nürnberg): 573–574
Holy Spirit Church (Füssen): 138
Horse races, in Baden-Baden: 280
Hospital Tower (Oberwesel): 477
Hostels: overview, 938–939. See also specific destinations
Hotel Adlon (Berlin): 755
Hotel Bayerischerhof (Munich): 47–48, 94
Hotel Hirsch (Füssen): 134, 141–142
Hotels: budgeting, 5; overview, 934–935; rates and deals, 933–934; reservations, 9, 936–937. See also specific destinations
Hot springs: See Baths
House of History (Wittenberg): 646
House of the Three Magi (Trier): 525
House of the Whale (Freiburg): 302
Humboldt-Box (Berlin): 765–766, 773
Humboldt-Forum Berliner Schloss (Berlin): 747, 765–766
Humboldt University (Berlin): 762
Hundertwasserschule (Wittenberg): 646
Hygiene Museum (Dresden): 711–712
Imhoff Chocolate Museum (Cologne): 554–555
Immigration (immigrants): xxiii, 795
Imperial Baths (Trier): 533
Imperial Castle (Nürnberg): 576–577
Imperial Chapel: See Hofkirche
Imperial City Museum (Rothenburg): 348–349
Imperial Throne Room (Trier): 530–531
International Literature Festival (Berlin): 736, 983
International Maritime Museum (Hamburg): 880, 897–898
Internet access: 956. See also specific destinations
Ishtar Gate: 775–776
Jackson, Michael: 379, 755; Memorial (Munich), 47–48
Jesuitenplatz (Baden-Baden): 296
Jewish Cemetery (Beilstein), 516; (Frankfurt), 425–426
Jewish Ghetto (Frankfurt): 425–426
Jewish History Museum (Munich): 41
Jewish Museum (Frankfurt): 426
Jewish Museum Berlin: 743, 791, 794–795
Jewish Synagogue (Beilstein), 514–515; (Berlin), 743, 798–799; (Erfurt), 612, 616–618; (Munich), 41
Jugendstil: See Art Nouveau
Jungfernstieg (Hamburg): 878–879
KaDeWe (Berlin): 819, 822–823, 845
Kaiserburg (Nürnberg): 576–577
Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse (Freiburg): 303
Kaiser-Maximilian-Platz (Füssen): 134
Kaiserstrasse (Frankfurt), 414–415, 436–437; (Nürnberg), 573
Kaiserthermen (Trier): 533
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Berlin): 743, 747, 817–818
Kandelgipfel: 326
Kapitelplatz (Salzburg): 216–217
Karli, the (Leipzig): 669–670, 672; eating, 676; sleeping, 674–675
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse (Berlin): 766–768
Karl-Marx-Allee (Berlin): 804–805
Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Village (Rothenburg): 357, 361
Katholiche Hofkirche (Dresden): 709–710
Katz Castle: 450–451
Katzenturm (Oberwesel): 477–478
Kaufhaus des Westens (Berlin): 819, 822–823, 845
Kaufingerstrasse (Munich): 44–45
Kennedys Museum (Berlin): 799
Kettensteg (Nürnberg): 579
Kiliani Volksfest (Würzburg): 385, 983
King’s Castles: See Ludwig II castles
Kino Arsenal (Berlin): 810
Kirchzarten: 323
Klassik Open Air (Nürnberg): 565, 983
Kleinmarkthalle (Frankfurt): 421, 436
Klingentor (Rothenburg): 348, 358
Klinger, Max: 657–658
Klingersaal (Dresden): 706
Klostergarten (Oberwesel): 480
Kloster Museum St. Märgen: 323
Kloster St. Mang (Füssen): 138
Kollegienkirche (Salzburg): 220
Kollwitz, Käthe: 763; Museum (Berlin), 743, 819; Museum (Cologne), 555
Kollwitzplatz (Berlin): 843–844
Köln: See Cologne
Kolumba Diocesan Museum (Cologne): 547, 553
Königliche Kristall-Therme (near Füssen): 139–140
Königssee: 272–273
Königstrasse (Dresden), 723–724; (Nürnberg), 568–569, 589–590
Konstantin Basilika (Trier): 530–531
Konviktstrasse (Freiburg): 305
Krameramtsstuben (Hamburg): 885
Kreuzberg (Berlin): 795–796
Ku’damm (Berlin): 732, 817, 822
Kuenburg Bastion (Salzburg): 233–234
Kuhhirtenturm (Oberwesel): 479
Kulturforum (Berlin): 811–816
Kulturhaus (Oberwesel): 476
Kulturpalast (Dresden): 692
Kunsthalle (Hamburg): 879, 881
Kurfürstendamm (Berlin): 732, 817, 822
Kurhaus (Baden-Baden): 282, 289–290
KZ-Gedenkstätte Dachau: See Dachau Concentration Camp
Lahneck Castle: 447–448
Landsberg am Lech: 380
Language: online translation tips, 923; restaurant phrases, 994; survival phrases, 993
Language barrier: 950
Laundry: See specific destinations
Lechfall: 132
Lech River: 131, 132, 135, 141, 178, 188
Lechweg: 188
Leipzig: 650–678; eating, 675–677; helpful hints, 655; history of, 658–659, 663; map, 652–653; nightlife, 672; planning tips, 650–651; sights, 655–672; sleeping, 672–675; tourist information, 651; tours, 651; transportation, 654, 677–678
Leipzig Card: 651
Leipzig City History Museum: 655–656
Leipzig Contemporary History Forum: 661–662
Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts: 657–658
Leipzig Old Town Hall: 655–656
Leipzig University: 651, 658, 659, 660, 675
Lenbachhaus (Munich): 74–75
Leopoldsplatz (Baden-Baden): 286
Lichtentaler Allee (Baden-Baden): 290–291
Lichter Festival (Cologne): 541, 543, 983
Liebenstein Castle: 450
Liebfrauenkirche (Trier): 529
Linderhof Castle: 168–171
Loden-Frey Verkaufshaus (Munich): 93
Lorch: 454
Loreley, the: 451; Visitors Center, 459–460
Loreley-Bob Luge Ride: 460
Lorenzkirche (Nürnberg): 570–573
Loschwitz Bridge (near Dresden): 714–715
Lübeck: 899
Ludwig Beck (Munich): 94
Ludwig II (“Mad King”): 42–43, 46, 62, 87–89, 125, 151, 152–154
Ludwig II (“Mad King”) castles: 147–154, 168–171; eating, 150–151, 158–159; maps, 149, 156; orientation, 147–152; reservations, 148; sleeping near, 158; tours, from Munich, 123–124, 148–149; transportation, 147
Ludwig Museum (Cologne): 554
Luge: 460
Luges: 157–158, 166, 188; about, 189
Luitpoldstrasse (Nürnberg): 590
Lüneburg: 899
Lustgarten (Berlin): 764
Luther, Martin: xviii–xix, 35, 42, 68, 69, 571, 581, 598, 600–604, 910; Birth House (Eisleben), 622; Erfurt, 610, 614–616; House (Wittenberg), 641–645; legacy of, 645–646; life of, 600–604; Wartburg Castle, 602–603, 627–630; Wittenberg, 631, 636–646
Luther Garden (Wittenberg): 646
Lutherhaus (Wittenberg): 641–645
Lutherland: 598–649; map, 599; planning tips, 599. See also specific destinations
Mädler Passage (Leipzig): 656–657
Mail: 956–957. See also specific destinations
Mainfränkisches Museum (Würzburg): 400
Main River: 384, 398, 405, 408, 426; cruises, 413
Main Tower (Frankfurt): 418–419
Mainz: 561
Maps: about/to buy, 978; legend, 2. See also Map Index
Marienberg Fortress (Würzburg): 399–400
Marien Church (Berlin): 767
Marienhof (Munich): 48
Marienkapelle (Würzburg): 397–398
Marienplatz (Munich): 30, 33–35; beer gardens/halls, 49–50, 104–105, 108–110; eating, 111–112
Marionette Exhibit (Salzburg): 233
Marionette Theater (Salzburg): 245
Markets: Berlin, 795, 800, 822, 823; Dresden, 697; Frankfurt, 421, 436; Freiburg, 303–304, 313; Hamburg, 873; Leipzig, 655; Munich, 39; Rothenburg, 345; Salzburg, 203, 220; Wittenberg, 635. See also Christmas markets
Market Square/Marktplatz (Baden-Baden), 283; (Beilstein), 515; (Frankfurt), 317–318; (Nürnberg), 574–576; (Oberwesel), 476; (Rothenburg), 342–344, 352; (Staufen), 317–318; (Trier), 525–527, 537; (Wittenberg), 636–637; (Würzburg), 397
Marksburg Castle: 448–449, 455–459
Marktstrasse (Erfurt): 613–614
Marstallmuseum (Munich): 88–89
Martinstor (Freiburg): 303, 314
Marx, Karl: 525, 762, 764, 767, 805; House (Trier), 534
Mathematics-Physics Salon (Dresden): 690, 699–700
Mauerpark (Berlin): 800
Maus Castle: 450
Mauthalle (Nürnberg): 570
Maximilianstrasse (Munich): 51–52, 94
Max-Joseph-Platz (Munich): 52
MDR building (Leipzig): 659–660, 675
Medical help: 922
Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum (Rothenburg): 355–357
Meistertrunk Show (Rothenburg): 338, 342–343, 982
Melanchthon, Philipp: 634, 636, 637, 639, 640, 666; House (Wittenberg), 645–646
Memorial to Politicians Who Opposed Hitler (Berlin): 752
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Berlin): 742, 756–757, 773
Memorium Nürnberger Prozesse (Nürnberg): 586, 587–589
Mendelssohn, Felix: 658, 667, 669
Merchants’ Bridge (Erfurt): 611
Merkel, Angela: xv, 658, 675, 775, 919–920
Merkur (Baden-Baden): 291
Mesenich: 517
Metric system: 988–989
Michaelisstrasse (Erfurt): 612
Michael Jackson Memorial (Munich): 47–48
Michelfeldturm I and II (Oberwesel): 479
Military History Museum (Dresden): 713
Miniatur Wunderland (Hamburg): 880–881, 897
Mirabell Gardens and Palace (Salzburg): 209, 236–237, 244–245
Mittelrhein Museum (Koblenz): 492
Mönchsberg (Salzburg): 209, 221, 227–235; eating, 235, 260; funiculars, 204, 228, 231
Money: 923–928; budgeting, 4–8
Monument of the Battle of the Nations (Leipzig): 670–672
Monument to German WWII Refugees (Nürnberg): 569–570
Monument to the Murdered Sinti (Gypsies) and Roma of Europe (Berlin): 753
Moosstrasse (Salzburg): 254–256
Moritzbastei (Leipzig): 660, 672, 675
Mosaiksaal (Dresden): 706
Moselkern: 509–510
Mosel River: 494, 512, 513; cruises, 494–495, 502, 516–517; ferries, 497, 513; maps, 496, 507
Mosel Valley: 494–518; maps, 496, 507; transportation, 494–495, 497. See also Beilstein; Burg Eltz; Cochem
Mount Kandel: 326
Movies, recommended: 986–988
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: 202, 212, 215–216, 218, 222, 226, 239, 247, 385; Birthplace (Salzburg), 208, 225–227; concerts, 244, 245–246; Residence (Salzburg), 209, 237–238
Mozartplatz (Salzburg): 212
Mozartsteg (Salzburg): 210–212
Munich: 16–116; at a glance, 30–31; arrival in, 20–21; day trips, 116–124; eating, 103–114; helpful hints, 21–22; history of, 42–43; nightlife, 94–95; planning tips, 16–17; self-guided walk, 33–55; shopping, 92–94; sights, 33–92; sleeping, 95–103; tourist information, 17, 20; tours, 28–29, 32–33; transportation, 20–21, 22–28, 114–116
Munich City Museum: 30, 41–42, 65–67
Munich Jewish Synagogue: 41
Munich New Town Hall: 34
Munich Old Town Hall: 35
Münsterplatz (Freiburg): 303–305
Museum Berggruen (Berlin): 820–821
Museum Brandhorst (Munich): 75–76
Museum Embankment (Frankfurt): 418, 427
Museum Island (Berlin): 764, 773–780, 836–837; map, 774
Museum Judengasse (Frankfurt): 425–426
Museum Ludwig (Cologne): 554
Museum of Decorative Arts (Berlin): 815–816
Museum of Fine Arts (Leipzig): 657–658
Museum of Islamic Art (Berlin): 776
Museum of Modern Art (Salzburg): 235
Museum of the Bavarian Kings (near Hohenschwangau): 155–156
Museum of the Wall at Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin): 742–743, 790–791, 793
Museum of Transportation (Munich): 31, 81–82
Museum Quarter (Munich): 67–77; map, 67
Music: Berlin, 823–825; Dresden, 716–717; Erfurt, 606–607; Freiburg, 300; Hamburg, 889; Leipzig, 660, 672; Nürnberg, 565–565, 983; Salzburg, 202, 244–247; Wittenberg, 635–636. See also Folk evenings, in Reutte; Opera; Sound of Music; and specific composers
Musical Instruments Museum (Berlin): 816
Mustard Mill (Cochem): 502
National Theater (Munich): 52
Natural History Museum (Berlin): 816–817
Nazi Documentation Center (Munich): 30, 76–77
Nazi Documentation Center (Nürnberg): 583–585
Nazi Documentation Center and Bunker (Obersalzberg): 271
Nazis (Nazism): xix–xx, 74–75, 177, 915–916; Berchtesgaden, 265, 268–272; Berlin, 744, 752–753, 756–759, 763, 784–791, 796–797; books about, 984–986; Munich, 43, 53, 76–77; Nürnberg, 562, 566–567, 569–570, 582–588; terminology, 916. See also Concentration camps; Hitler, Adolf
Nefertiti, Queen, bust: 777–778
Neue Pinakothek (Munich): 31, 72–73
Neue Residenz (Salzburg): 213–214
Neues Museum (Berlin): 742, 776–778
Neues Museum (Nürnberg): 581
Neues Palais (Potsdam): 857–858
Neue Synagogue (Berlin): 798–799
Neue Wache (Berlin): 763–764
Neumarkt (Dresden): 694
Neumünster Basilica (Würzburg): 396–397
Neuschwanstein Castle: 147, 153–154; eating, 150–151, 158–159; orientation, 147–152; reservations, 13, 148; sleeping near, 158; tours, from Munich, 123–124, 148–149; transportation, 147
New Green Vault (Dresden): 703–704
New Masters Gallery (Dresden): 705–706
New Palace (Potsdam): 857–858
New Residenz (Salzburg): 213–214
New Synagogue (Berlin): 743, 798–799
New Town (Dresden): 681, 687–697, 712–713; eating, 723–724; map, 689; sleeping, 720–721
Niederwald Monument: 455
Nightlife: budgeting, 6–7. See also Music; and specific destinations
Night Watchman (Dinkelsbühl), 377; (Rothenburg), 339–340
Nikolaikirche (Hamburg), 880, 882–884; (Leipzig), 661
Nikolaiviertel (Berlin): 766, 837
Nordbahnhof (Berlin): 802–803
Nördlingen: 377–379
Nördlingen City Wall Museum: 378
Nürnberg: 562–597; eating, 593–597; helpful hints, 565–566; history of, 586; maps, 564, 591, 594; planning tips, 562–563; self-guided walk, 567–579; sights, 567–588; sleeping, 589–593; tourist information, 563; tours, 124, 566–567; transportation, 563, 565, 597
Nürnberg Card: 563
Nürnberg City Museum: 576
Nürnberg Historic Art Bunker: 577–578
Nürnberg Imperial Castle: 576–577
Nürnberg Tower House: 573
Nürnberg Trials Courtroom and Museum: 586, 587–589
Nymphenburg Palace (Munich): 31, 83–89; map, 85
Nymphenburg porcelain: 63, 88, 89, 93
Nymphs’ Bath (Dresden): 690
Oberammergau: 126, 161–168; transportation, 126–127, 130–131
Oberammergau Church: 165
Oberammergau Museum: 164
Obere Schmiedgasse (Rothenburg): 351–352, 361
Obersalzberg: 270–271; Documentation Center and Bunker, 271
Oberstrasse (Bacharach): 461, 465, 466–467
Oberwesel Town Wall: 476–477
Ochsenturm (Oberwesel): 477–478
Odeonsplatz (Munich): 53–54
Oktoberfest (Munich): 21, 50–51, 983
Oktoberfest Museum (Munich): 51
Old Granary (Nürnberg): 570
Old Main Bridge (Würzburg): 394, 398–399, 405
Old Masters Gallery (Dresden): 691, 698–699
Old Mint (Bacharach): 467
Old Museum (Berlin): 780
Old National Gallery (Berlin): 743, 778–780
Old Synagogue (Erfurt): 612, 616–618
Old Town (Cologne): 540, 546–547
Old Town (Dresden): 681, 687–710; eating, 722–723; maps, 689, 722; sleeping, 718–720
Old Town (Nürnberg): 563, 567–582
Old Town (Rothenburg): 335, 340–357; eating, 366–367, 368–369; map, 341; sleeping, 362–365
Old Town (Salzburg): 197, 223–227; eating, 256–257, 260–261; map, 211; self-guided walk, 210–222; sleeping, 252–253
Olympic Park (Munich): 91–92
Opera: Berlin, 763; Cologne, 547; Dresden, 687, 710–711; Frankfurt, 419; Leipzig, 660, 672; Munich, 94; Salzburg, 247
Orangerie (Potsdam): 858
Oranienburger Strasse (Berlin): 798, 824, 841
Outer New Town (Dresden): 680, 712–713, 716–717, 725
Packing checklist: 991
Palace of Culture (Dresden): 692
Palace of Tears (Berlin): 782
Panorama Museum (Bad Frankenhausen): 622–623
Panorama Museum (Salzburg): 209, 225
Panoramapunkt (Berlin): 810–811
Parade of Nobles (Dresden): 693
Pariser Platz (Berlin): 754–756
Parliament (Berlin): See Reichstag
Passion Play (Oberammergau): 161, 164–165
Paulskirche (Frankfurt): 421–422
Peaceful Revolution: about, 663
Peace Museum (Remagen): 561
Peasants’ War Panorama (Bad Frankenhausen): 622–623
Pergamon Museum (Berlin): 742, 775–776
Petersberg Citadel (Erfurt): 614, 620–621
Peterskirche: See St. Peter’s Church
Pfalz Castle: 452–454
Pflach: 188
Philharmonic Concert Hall (Berlin): 816
Phone numbers, useful: 981
Phones: 949–957; Austria, 179, 199
Picnics: See specific destinations
Pik-Dame (Frankfurt): 416
Pilatus House (Oberammergau): 163–164
Pinakothek der Moderne (Munich): 31, 73
Pinswang: 178, 193; sleeping, 193
Planten un Blomen (Hamburg): 881, 890–891
Platz der Republik (Berlin): 747, 748–749
Platzl (Munich): 48–49
Plönlein (Rothenburg): 354
Poltersdorf: 517
Population: xiv
Porcelain: 63, 691, 700–701. See also Nymphenburg porcelain
Porcelain Collection (Dresden): 691, 700–701
Porta Nigra (Trier): 524
Posthof (Bacharach): 466
Post offices: 956–957. See also specific destinations
Potsdam: 851–860; map, 854–855; planning tips, 849–851; sights, 853–860
Potsdamer Platz (Berlin): 743, 808–809
Prager Strasse (Dresden): 711
Preachers’ Church (Erfurt): 616
Prenzlauer Berg (Berlin): 732, 743, 799–804, 824; eating, 842–843; sleeping, 826–830
Prince’s Building Museum (Würzburg): 400
Prostitution: 415–417, 798, 886, 888–889
Radisson Blu Hotel (Berlin): 766
“Raft Busters”: 454
Rail passes: 5, 12, 960–961, 964–965, 979
Rail travel: See Train travel
Railway Museum (Nürnberg): 581
Rally Grounds (Nürnberg): 565, 585
Rampart Pavilion (Dresden): 690
Rathausplatz (Freiburg): 301–302
Reader feedback: 13
Red Light District (Hamburg): 888–889
Reeperbahn (Hamburg): 880, 886–890, 903; map, 887
Reformation Day (Wittenberg): 635, 983
Reichenstein Castle: 454–455
Reichsstadt Festival (Rothenburg): 338, 983
Reichstag (Berlin): 749–752, 769, 772–773; climbing cupola, 751–752; orientation, 742, 769; reservations, 13, 769; self-guided tour, 772–773
Remagen: 560–561
Rembrandt van Rijn: 71–72, 223, 554, 658, 699, 814
Rental properties: 939
Residenz (Dresden), 724; (Munich), 30, 52, 55–65; map, 61; (Salzburg),
213–214, 223, 245; (Würzburg), 388–393
Residenz Garden (Würzburg): 393–394
Residenz Museum (Munich): 30, 56, 58–64
Residenzplatz (Salzburg): 213
Residenz Treasury (Munich): 30, 56–58
Resources from Rick Steves: 977–978, 979
Restaurants: See Eating; and specific destinations
Reutte: 126, 177–195; eating, 193–194; helpful hints, 179; maps, 128–129, 182–183; nightlife, 194; sights/activities, 180–190; sleeping, 190–193; tourist information, 178; transportation, 126–127, 130–131, 178–179, 194–195
Reutte Museum: 186
Rheinfels Castle: 450, 459, 482–489; map, 484
Rheinisches Landesmuseum (Trier): 531–532
Rheinstein Castle: 454–455, 460
Rhine River: 398, 442–444, 461, 462–463, 477–478, 480, 491, 492, 539, 545–546, 560; barge-watching, 452–453; cruises, 444–445, 449, 455–456, 541; ferries, 446, 480; maps, 445, 448
Rhine Valley: 442–493; maps, 445, 448; planning tips, 442–443; transportation, 444–447
Rickmer Rickmers, SS (Hamburg): 881, 894
Riemenschneider, Tilman: 79, 347, 360, 375–376, 395, 397, 400, 580
Ries Crater Museum (Nördlingen): 378
Roman-Germanic Museum (Cologne): 553
Roman-Irish Bath (Baden-Baden): 287–288
Romans, ancient (Roman sites): xviii, 39, 180, 184, 212, 285, 449, 475, 538, 544–545, 907; in Trier, 519, 524–525, 528, 529, 530–534
Romantic Road: 333, 372–382; buses, 115, 146, 380–382, 438–439; map, 373
Römerberg (Frankfurt): 408, 422; eating, 435
Römisch-Germanisches Museum (Cologne): 553
Roncalliplatz (Cologne): 544
Room and board: See Eating; Sleeping; and specific destinations
Rothenburg Historical Town Hall Vaults: 344
Rothenburg Imperial City Museum: 348–349
Rothenburg ob der Tauber: 334–371; eating, 366–370; helpful hints, 338–339; maps, 336–337, 341; planning tips, 334–335; self-guided walks, 340–355; shopping, 361–362; sights/activities, 340–361; sleeping, 362–366; tourist information, 335, 338; tours, 339–340; transportation, 338, 370–371
Rothenburg Town Hall and Tower: 342, 355
Rothenburg Town Wall: 349–350, 357–358
Rottenbuch: 380
Royal Armory (Dresden): 704
Royal Crystal Baths (near Füssen): 139–140
Royal Palace (Dresden): 701–705
Royal Stables Museum (Munich): 88–89
Rubens, Peter Paul: 70–71, 223, 554, 699, 813–814
Rüdesheim: 561
“Runde Ecke” (Leipzig): 662, 664–665
Rupertgasse (Salzburg): 249, 252
Russian Embassy (Berlin): 760
Russian Orthodox Church (Baden-Baden): 291
Saalgasse (Frankfurt): 423
Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt): 434–435
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Memorial: 850, 860–869; map, 862
St. Anna Chapel (Füssen): 138
St. Bartholomä Church (Königssee): 273
St. Bartholomew’s Cathedral (Frankfurt): 423–424
St. Gangolf Church (Trier): 526
St. Georg’s Cathedral (Dinkelsbühl): 376–377
St. Georg’s Church (Nördlingen): 378
St. Goar: 450, 480–491; eating, 490–491; map, 481; shopping, 482; sights, 482–489; sleeping, 489–490; tourist information, 482
St. Goarshausen: 459–460
St. Hedwig’s Church (Berlin): 762–763
St. Jakob’s Church (Rothenburg): 345–347
St. Joseph’s Church (Hamburg): 890
St. Kilian’s Cathedral (Würzburg): 394–396
St. Lawrence Church (Nürnberg): 570–573
St. Magnus Basilica (Füssen): 139
St. Martin’s Church (Oberwesel): 478
St. Martin’s Tower (Freiburg): 303, 314
St. Mary Town Church (Wittenberg): 638–641
St. Michael’s Church (Hamburg), 881, 884–885; (Munich), 45–46
St. Nicholas Church: (Leipzig), 661
St. Nicholas Church, Memorial and Tower (Hamburg): 880, 882–884
St. Pauli Elbtunnel (Hamburg): 881, 894
St. Pauli Landungsbrücken Harborfront (Hamburg): 880, 891–894
St. Paul’s Church (Frankfurt): 421–422
St. Peter: 323–325
St. Peter’s Abbey (Salzburg): 223–224
St. Peter’s Cemetery (Salzburg): 209, 218
St. Peter’s Church (Munich), 38–39; (Salzburg), 209, 219–220, 246
St. Peter’s Fountain (Trier): 526–527
St. Rupert’s Fair (Salzburg): 202
St. Sebastian Cemetery (Salzburg): 209, 239–240
St. Sebastian Historic Cemetery (Füssen): 134–135
St. Severus Church (Erfurt): 614, 620
Sts. Peter and Paul Church (Detwang): 360
St. Thomas Church (Leipzig): 666–667
St. Wolfgang’s Church (Rothenburg): 359
Salzach River: 197, 211, 228, 235–236, 242; cruises, 205
Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden: 272
Salzburg: 197–265; at a glance, 208–209; arrival in, 198–199; eating, 256–263; helpful hints, 199, 202–203; maps, 200–201, 211, 230–231, 241, 250–251, 258–259; music, 202, 244–247; planning tips, 196; self-guided walk, 210–222; sights, 210–244; sleeping, 247–256; tourist information, 197–198; tours, 204–210; transportation, 198–199, 203–204, 263–265
Salzburg Card: 198
Salzburg Cathedral: 208, 214–216, 223, 246
Salzburg Festival: 13, 202, 246–247, 983
Sanssouci Palace (Potsdam): 856–857
Saunas: See Baths
Sausage (wurst): about, 596, 836, 943–945
Saxon State Opera House (Dresden): 687, 710–711
Saxon Switzerland National Park: 715–716
Saxony: See Dresden
Scharf-Gerstenberg Collection (Berlin): 821
Schauinsland (Freiburg): 310–311
Schaumainkai (Beilstein): 418, 427
Schiller Garten (near Dresden): 714
Schirn Art Center (Frankfurt): 425
Schleissheim Palace (Munich): 31, 92–93
Schlossberg (Freiburg): 310, 314–315
Schlossbergfest (Freiburg): 300
Schlosskopf (Reutte): 185
Schönefeld Airport (Berlin): 847–848
Schrannenhalle (Munich): 40
Schulterblatt (Hamburg): 881, 890, 904–905
Schusterstrasse (Freiburg): 305
Schwabentor (Freiburg): 305–306
Schwangau: 140, 145; eating, 158–159
Schwarzwäld: See Black Forest
Schwarzwälder Freilichtmuseum Vogtsbauernhof: 327–328
Seasons: 8
Seilbahn Cable Car (Koblenz): 492–493
Semper Gallery (Dresden): 691
Semperoper (Dresden): 687, 710–711
Senhals: 517
Senheim: 517
“Seven Maidens”: 451–452
Severikirche (Erfurt): 614, 620
Shell Grotto (Munich): 59
Shopping: budgeting, 7–8; clothing sizes, 989; hours, 922–923; VAT refunds, 928. See also specific destinations
Shrine of the Magi (Cologne): 550
Siegessäule (Berlin): 747, 806–807
Sightseeing: at a glance, 6–7; best three-week trip, 10–11; budgeting, 6–7; general tips, 929–931; priorities, 8. See also specific sights
Signal and River Pilots Museum: 453
Silent Heroes Memorial Center (Berlin): 797
Sleep code: 932
Sleeping: 931–939; budgeting, 5; online reviews, 938; rates and deals, 933–934; reservations, 9, 936–937. See also specific destinations
Sommerrodelbahn Steckenberg (Unterammergau): 166
Sony Center (Berlin): 809
Sooneck Castle: 454
Sophienstrasse (Baden-Baden): 286
Sound of Music: 218, 236, 238–239, 240, 242, 245, 252, 253; debunking myths, 206–207; tours, 205–210
Spas: See Baths
Speer, Albert: 583, 585, 586, 587, 755–756, 806–807, 863, 985
Speicherstadt (Hamburg): 880, 895, 896–897
Spielzeugmuseum (Nürnberg): 581–582
Spinnerei (Leipzig): 672
Spitalgasse (Rothenburg): 351–352, 361
Spitalhof (Rothenburg): 354–355
Spitaltor (Rothenburg): 352, 354–355
Spree River: 766; cruises, 746, 748, 766
Spring Festival (Munich): 21, 982
SS Rickmer Rickmers (Hamburg): 881, 894
Staatsoper (Berlin): 763
Stadtgeschichtliches Museum (Leipzig): 655–656
Stadtkirche St. Marien (Wittenberg): 638–641
Stadtmauergarten (Oberwesel): 479
Stadtmuseum Oberwesel (Oberwesel): 476
Stahleck Castle: 454
Stasi Museum (Berlin): 805
Stasi Museum (Leipzig): 662, 664–665
Staufen: 315–322
Staufen Castle: 320
Staufen Cemetery: 320
Staufener Musikwoche: 316
Staufen Town Hall: 318
Steingasse (Salzburg): 209, 238–239, 263
Steingassenturm (Oberwesel): 477
Stein Terrasse (Salzburg): 239
Sterrenberg Castle: 450
Stolpersteine (stumbling stones): 797
Story of Berlin: 818–819
Stoss, Veit: 571–572
Südmeile (Leipzig): See Karli, the
Swabian Gate (Freiburg): 305–306
Swimming: 92, 166, 186–187, 339, 469, 502
Tauber Valley: 359–360
Taxes: VAT refunds, 928
Taxis: tipping, 927. See also specific destinations
Tegel Airport (Berlin): 847
Tegelberg Gondola: 157
Tegelberg Luge: 157–158
Telephone numbers, useful: 981
Telephones: 949–957; Austria, 179, 199
Temperatures, average monthly: 989
Tennis, in Cochem: 502
Teufelsberg (Berlin): 772
Theaterplatz (Dresden): 687–688, 710
Theatinerkirche (Munich): 53
Theatrum Mundi (Erfurt): 611
Theft alerts: 922
Thomaskirche (Leipzig): 666–667
Three Kings Church (Dresden): 724
Thuringian Folk Museum (Erfurt): 621
Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista: 388, 389–390, 393
Tiergarten (Berlin): 747, 753, 806
Tiergärtnertorplatz (Nürnberg): 577
Time zones: 922
Tirol: 125–195; map, 128–129; transportation, 126–127, 130–131. See also specific destinations
Tirolean folk evening, in Reutte: 186
Tirolean Terrace (Zugspitze): 175–176
Tiroler Lech Nature Park: 188
Topography of Terror (Berlin): 742, 786–788
Toppler Castle: 359
Toscaninihof (Salzburg): 220
Tour guides: 13; tipping, 927. See also specific destinations
Tourist information: 921–922. See also specific destinations
Tours: Rick Steves, 979. See also specific destinations
Toy Museum (Nürnberg): 581–582
Tradesman’s House (Rothenburg): 357
Train travel: 957, 960–967; best three-week trip, 11; budgeting, 5; map, 958–959; schedules, 960; seat reservations, 966–967; tickets, 960–963, 965–966. See also specific destinations
Transportation: 957–977; budgeting, 4–5; map, 958–959. See also specific destinations
Transportation, Museum of (Munich): 31, 81–82
Travel insurance: 12
Travel smarts: 3–4
Travel tips: 922–923
Treasury (Cologne), 552; (Munich), 30, 56–58
Trechtingshausen: 460
Treetop Walkway (near Füssen): 140–141
Treis-Karden Station: 511, 512
Triberg: 328–330
Triberg Waterfall: 329–330
Trier: 519–538; eating, 537; helpful hints, 521; map, 522–523; sights, 524–535; sleeping, 535–537; tourist information, 520; tours, 521; transportation, 520–521, 538
Trier Amphitheater: 533–534
Trier Archaeological Museum: 531–532
Trier Card: 520
Trier City Museum: 524
Trier Town Hall: 526
Trinkhalle (Baden-Baden): 282–283
Trip costs: 4–8
Turkish Chamber (Dresden): 704
Turkish Market (Berlin): 795
TV Tower (Berlin): 767–768, 773, 837
Universitätsplatz (Salzburg): 220–221
University of Erfurt: 612
University of Leipzig: 651, 658, 659, 660, 675
Unterammergau: 166
Unter den Linden (Berlin): 742, 747, 759–761
VAT refunds: 928
Victory Column (Berlin): 747, 806–807
Viehmarkt Baths Museum (Trier): 535
Viktualienmarkt (Munich): 30, 39–40, 109–110, 112
Villa Stuck (Munich): 79
Vineyards: See Wine and vineyards
Viscardigasse (Munich): 53
Visitor information: 921–922. See also specific destinations
Vogesenkapelle: 324
Vogtsbauernhof Black Forest Open-Air Museum: 327–328
Völkerschlachtdenkmal (Leipzig): 670–672
Volkswagen (VW) Transparent Factory (Dresden): 712
Von Trapp family: See Sound of Music
Waldkirch: 326
Walking tours: See specific destinations
Wallraf-Richartz Museum (Cologne): 554
Warnemünde: 848
Wartburg Castle: 602–603, 627–630
Watchman’s Tower (Dresden): 693, 704–705
Weikersheim: 374–375
Weindorf (Rothenburg): 338, 982
Weinfest (Freiburg): 300
Weinstrasse (Munich): 93–94
Weissgerbergasse (Nürnberg): 579
Wenigemarkt (Erfurt): 610
West End (Frankfurt): 419
Western Berlin: 732, 817–822; eating, 844–845; self-guided walk, 748–759; sleeping, 832–834
Wiesbaden: 561
Wilhelmstrasse (Berlin): 759, 789
Willy Brandt Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport: 847
Wine and vineyards: 949; Bacharach, 473–474; Beilstein, 515; Cochem, 497, 498, 501–502; Frankfurt, 434–435; Mosel Valley, 497, 498, 501–502; Oberwesel, 477; Rothenburg, 338, 369–370, 982; Staufen, 315, 316–317
“Wine Fountain” (Staufen): 316–317
Wittenberg: 631–649; eating, 648–649; helpful hints, 635–636; map, 632–633; sights, 636–647; sleeping, 647–648; tourist information, 634; transportation, 635, 649
Wittenberg House of History: 646
Wittenberg Town Hall: 636
Wohnhaus (Salzburg): 209, 237–238
Women’s Protest Memorial (Berlin): 767
Woodcarving: 163–164
World War I: xix, 165, 463, 915–916
World War II: xix–xx, 43, 540, 549, 916; Berchtesgaden, 265–274; books about, 984–986; Dresden, 679–680, 691, 694; Hamburg, 883–884; Remagen Bridge, 560–561; timeline, 918–919. See also Concentration camps; Hitler, Adolf; Nazis
Wurst (sausage): about, 596, 836, 943–945
Würzburg: 383–406; arrival in, 385; eating, 403–406; helpful hints, 385–387; history of, 384; maps, 386–387, 396; planning tips, 383–384; self-guided walk, 394–400; sights, 388–400; sleeping, 401–403; tourist information, 384–385; transportation, 385, 387–388, 406
Würzburg City Hall: 398
Zehnthauskeller (Beilstein): 515, 518
Zeil (Frankfurt): 420–421
Zentralplatz (Koblenz): 492
Zeppelin Field (Nürnberg): 587
Zoologischer Garten Berlin: 819–820
Zugspitze: 173–176