Frommer's Germany 2005 : With a Guide to Art and Architecture Book

	List of Maps	viii
	What's New in Germany	1
1	The Best of Germany	4
1	The Best Travel Experiences	4
2	The Best Museums	8
3	The Best Castles & Palaces	9
4	The Best Cathedrals	11
5	The Most Charming Small Villages	11
6	The Best Driving Tours	12
7	The Best Walks	13
8	The Best Biking	13
9	The Best Spas	14
10	The Best Luxury Hotels	14
11	The Best Small Inns & Hotels	15
12	The Best Restaurants	16
13	The Best Beer Halls & Taverns	17
14	The Best Shopping	17
2	A Traveler's Guide to German Art & Architecture	19
1	German Art 101	19
2	German Architecture 101	23
3	Planning Your Trip to Germany	31
1	The Regions in Brief	31
2	Visitor Information	35
	Destination Germany: Red Alert Checklist	36
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	36
4	Money	38
	Foreign Currencies vs. the U.S. Dollar	39
5	When to Go	41
	Germany Calendar of Events	42
6	Travel Insurance	44
7	Health & Safety	45
8	Specialized Travel Resources	47
9	Planning Your Trip Online	49
	Frommers.com: The Complete Travel Resource	50
10	The 21st-Century Traveler	52
	Online Traveler's Toolbox	53
11	Getting There	54
12	Packages for the Independent Traveler	57
13	Escorted General-Interest Tours	58
14	Special-Interest Trips	59
	Taking the Waters	60
	Germany for Jewish Visitors	63
15	Getting Around	64
16	Tips on Accommodations	67
17	Recommended Books	67
	Fast Facts: Germany	68
4	Berlin	73
1	Orientation	73
	Berlin Today & Tomorrow	75
	Neighborhoods in Brief	77
2	Getting Around	81
	Fast Facts: Berlin	83
3	Where to Stay	85
4	Where to Dine	101
5	Seeing the Sights	113
	Sightseeing Suggestions for First-Time Visitors	113
	The Best Sightseeing Deal	116
	Frommer's Favorite Berlin Experiences	124
6	Organized Tours	134
7	Sports & Outdoor Pursuits	136
8	Shopping	137
	Treasures in the Barn District	139
9	Berlin After Dark	144
	The Uncertain Future of The Love Parade	147
10	A Side Trip: Potsdam & Its Palaces	155
5	Saxony & Thuringia	162
1	Weimar	162
	Goethe Gets a Touch-Up	169
	The Thuringian Forest: Germany's Green Heart	172
2	Leipzig	176
	Singing Through the Centuries: The St. Thomas Boys' Choir	180
3	Dresden	188
4	Meissen	203
6	Franconia & the German Danube	206
1	Bayreuth	208
2	Bamberg	213
3	Nurnberg (Nuremberg)	218
	Albrecht Durer & the German Renaissance	222
4	Regensburg	228
5	Passau	233
	Cruising the Danube	234
6	Ulm	237
7	The Romantic Road	241
1	Wurzburg	241
2	Miltenberg	248
3	Amorbach	250
4	Bad Mergentheim	251
	An Excursion to Stuppach	253
5	Weikersheim	253
6	Creglingen	254
7	Rothenburg ob der Tauber	255
8	Dinkelsbuhl	261
9	Nordlingen	263
10	Donauworth	265
11	Augsburg	266
12	Fussen	271
13	Neuschwanstein & Hohenschwangau	273
	The Fairy-Tale King	274
8	Munich	277
1	Orientation	277
	Neighborhoods in Brief	280
2	Getting Around	281
	Fast Facts: Munich	284
3	Where to Stay	285
4	Where to Dine	293
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	297
	Beer Gardens	304
5	What to See & Do	304
	Frommer's Favorite Munich Experiences	308
	Black September for the Olympics	319
6	Organized Tours	320
7	Sports & Outdoor Pursuits	321
8	Shopping	322
9	Munich After Dark	325
	Francois Cuvillies	326
10	Side Trips from Munich	332
9	The Bavarian Alps	334
1	Berchtesgaden	337
2	Bad Reichenhall	343
3	Chiemsee	346
4	Bad Wiessee	349
5	Mittenwald	351
6	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	353
	Hiking in the Bavarian Alps	354
7	Oberammergau	360
	Shopping for Woodcarvings	362
10	Lake Constance (Bodensee)	366
1	Lindau	366
2	Friedrichshafen	371
	Rebirth of the Zeppelin	372
3	Meersburg	374
4	Konstanz (Constance)	378
5	Reichenau	381
6	Uberlingen	383
7	Ravensburg	385
11	The Black Forest (Schwarzwald)	388
1	Freiburg im Breisgau	388
	An Excursion to the Upper Black Forest	391
2	Badenweiler	394
3	Titisee	397
4	Triberg	400
	Wunderhiking in the Black Forest	401
5	Freudenstadt	402
6	Calw	406
7	Pforzheim	407
	Medieval Excursion from Pforzheim	409
8	Baden-Baden	409
12	Heidelberg, Stuttgart & the Neckar Valley	417
1	Heidelberg	417
2	Hirschhorn, Eberbach & Heilbrunn	428
3	Stuttgart	431
4	Tubingen	439
5	Schwabisch Hall	442
13	Frankfurt	444
1	Orientation	444
2	Getting Around	448
	Fast Facts: Frankfurt	449
3	Where to Stay	450
4	Where to Dine	454
5	What to See & Do	460
6	Shopping	464
7	Frankfurt After Dark	466
8	Side Trips from Frankfurt	470
	Elvis in Bad Nauheim	480
14	The Rhineland	481
1	Speyer	481
	Cruising the Mythically Rich Rivers of Germany	484
2	Worms	486
3	Mainz	490
4	The Rheingau	495
5	Koblenz	498
6	Bonn	502
7	Bad Godesberg	507
8	Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle)	508
9	Cologne (Koln)	512
	Beer Taverns	525
10	Dusseldorf	528
15	The Mosel Valley	538
1	Cochem	538
2	Beilstein	541
3	Zell an der Mosel	542
4	Traben-Trarbach	543
5	Bernkastel-Kues	544
6	Trier (Treves)	546
16	Bremen, Lower Saxony & North Hesse	554
1	Bremen	554
2	Luneburg	564
	The Luneburg Heath	566
3	Celle	567
4	Hannover	569
5	Hameln	576
6	Goslar	578
7	Gottingen	581
8	Bad Wildungen	585
9	The Fairy-Tale Road	586
17	Hamburg	590
1	Orientation	590
	Neighborhoods in Brief	592
	Fast Facts: Hamburg	593
2	Where to Stay	594
3	Where to Dine	603
4	What to See & Do	607
	Family-Friendly Activities	610
5	Sports & Outdoor Pursuits	611
6	Shopping	611
7	Hamburg After Dark	613
	The Reeperbahn: A Walk on the Wild Side	616
18	Schleswig-Holstein	621
1	Lubeck	621
2	Kiel	628
3	Schleswig	631
4	The Island of Sylt	634
	A Disappearing Playground	636
19	A Scenic Drive Along the Baltic	640
1	Wismar	640
2	Schwerin	643
3	Rostock	646
4	Stralsund	649
5	Rugen	652
	Storming the Gibraltar of the Baltic	653
Appendix A	Germany in Depth	655
	Dateline	655
1	History 101	655
2	In Pursuit of Musical Excellence	662
3	A Taste of Germany	663
	The Best of the Wurst	664
Appendix B	Useful Terms & Phrases	667
1	Glossary	667
2	Menu Terms	668
	Index	671