I'm visiting my brother next weekend in Gutersloh. I heard that there's not much to see in Gutrsloh per se so I'm planning to spend one day in another city within a three hour train ride away. I'm tossing up between Hanover and Goslar at the moment. Any other suggestions, (other than Dusseldorf) will be appreciated as well.
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Like any major city in Germany, Hannover was very thoroughly destroyed during WWII, and its citizens adpoted a lot of post-war ideas on urban design, so a lot of people would disregard the city or claim that you need more time to discover the hidden beauties.
Münster, on the other hand, did a lot of reconstruction work, so it's much nicer to our eyes nowadays. A vibrant university town, including a cahedral, in my opinion the easiest choice for a daytrip.
Goslar or Göttingen would be options, too, yet without knowing what you're actually interested in (arts, architecture, shopping?), it's difficult to suggest something useful.
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