A sobering reminder of the atrocities of World War II, this former concentration camp near Munich serves as a memorial and museum honoring the victims of the Holocaust. A deeply moving landmark in Germany, Dachau was one of the first concentration camps established by the Nazis in 1933. Initially intended to detain political prisoners, it later became a model for other camps in the Third Reich.

Munich’s magnificent Baroque palace is one fo the most stunning landmarks in Germany. Begun in 1664, most of Nymphenburg Palace was complete by 1679, but would later be added to significantly by Max Emanuel himself as well as by later rulers.

Taking pride of place in the Bavarian Alps, Neuschwanstein inspired Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle. Commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the castle is a masterpiece of architecture, blending Romanesque revival and Gothic style and embodies the romanticism of the 19th century.