Other sights in Germany
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Geburtshaus
The pope's Geburtshaus is the simple but pretty Bavarian home where Ratzinger was born in 1927 and lived for the first two years of his life before his family moved to Tittmoning, another tiny Burg (castle). The exhibition kicks off with a film (in English) tracing the pontiff's early life, career and the symbols he selected for his papacy. You then head into the house proper where exhibits expand on these themes. The modest room where Ratzinger came into the world is on the upper floor.
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Heimatmuseum
The Heimatmuseum is in possession of a golden chalice and a skullcap that was used by Ratzinger in his private chapel in Rome, but is only open to groups of five or more. Visitors should call the tourist office at least a day ahead to arrange entry. His baptismal font can be viewed at the Pfarrkirche St Oswald, which is open for viewing except during church services.
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Neues Gebäude
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Museum
The museum is an interesting monument to mining, and the changes wrought by industrial society. It's also a popular concert and event venue. You can watch a grand fireworks show, catch Linkin Park live or channel a 21st-century Woodstock vibe at such music festivals as Splash, featuring hip-hop and reggae, and Melt.
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Filmmuseum
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Altes Schloss
Here an archway leads to the turreted 10th-century Altes Schloss, where the Landesmuseum Württemberg homes in on regional archaeology and architecture. The historic booty comprises Celtic jewellery, Neolithic pottery, diamond-encrusted crown jewels and rare artefacts like 35,000-year-old figurines carved from mammoth ivory. Time your visit to see, from the arcaded courtyard, the rams above the clock tower lock horns on the hour.
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Petrisberg
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Neue Staatsbibliothek
The 1978 Neue Staatsbibliothek is across Potsdamer Strasse.
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Frauen Museum
The Frauen Museum, founded in 1984, has exhibits on and by women.
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Rathausturm
Rathausturm is to be rewarded with widescreen views of the Tauber.
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Unterbühlhof
A great pick is organic farm Unterbühlhof in the bucolic Höri area.
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Children & Young People's Museum
Educational exhibitions and lots of hands-on fun - just a pity it's not open more often.
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Private Apartments
Frederick the Great's private apartments can only be seen on guided tours.
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Prerow
The delightful town of Prerow is renowned for its seamen's church and lighthouse.
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Schleifmühle
Schleifmühle is a small local history museum located in a carefully restored 19th-century mill.
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Oberhausmuseum
Some of the best exhibits here uncover the mysteries of medieval castle-building and a knight's rites of passage.
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Staatsgalerie im Hohen Schloss
Staatsgalerie im Hohen Schloss has regional paintings and sculpture from the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Fernmeldeturm
A revolving restaurant is skewered to the 212m-high spike of the Fernmeldeturm. Take tram 5 to get there.
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Alte Staatsbibliothek
The Alte Staatsbibliothek counts the original sheet music of Beethoven's 9th Symphony among its treasures.
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Dom
Dom is a Gothic masterpiece with medieval stained-glass windows and delicately carved statues in the choir.
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Jagdhaus Gabelbach
Jagdhaus Gabelbach is a hunting lodge and former guest house with exhibits on Goethe's scientific research.
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Goethe-Museum Stützerbach
Goethe-Museum Stützerbach features rooms (still with the original furnishings) where Goethe used to stay and work.
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Schlossmuseum
To learn more about the history of the Pleasure palace and life at court, visit the Schlossmuseum in the Neues Palais.
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Schloss Poppelsdorf
South of the Altstadt, elegant and leafy Poppelsdorf is anchored by Schloss Poppelsdorf, an electoral palace now used by the university.
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Museum für Völkerkunde
The Dresden's Museum für Völkerkunde boasts well over 70,000 anthropological items from far-flung corners of the world.
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