Baden-Baden is a spa town on the edges of the Black Forest. In 2021, the town became part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Great Spa Towns of Europe", because of its famous spas and architecture
A World Heritage Site because of its monastery, the **Abbey of Reichenau. Comprising three churches of long heritage, including St Georg at Oberzell which holds a cycle of Christ's miracles painted around 1000, the most important Ottonian wall painting to
***Ulmer Münster, like Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom), was begun in the Gothic era and not completed until the late 19th century. It is the tallest church in the world, and the 4th tallest structure built before the 20th century, with
**Hohenzollern Castle (open every day, 10-5:30) is very grand in scale, if not in furnishings. Very interesting from a history perspective, less so from an architectural one.
**Lichtenstein Castle is a Gothic Revival castle built in the 1840s. Not very big, more of an elaborate family home, but quite charming. Plan on an hour.
There's a ton of car stuff in Stuttgart, and it's dominated our visits. The ***Porsche Museum is good. It’s not particularly huge. There are a few specialty exhibits throughout the year, but the Porsche Museum is essentially a "rolling museum," meaning