I am taking my daughter and her friends sight-seeing around Germany for 2 weeks at the end of May (freshmen in college). We will be based in the Stuttgart area and will have transportation). I already know about well-known places like Neuschwanstein, Rothenberg-ob-der-Trauber, Europapark, Stuttgart, Munich etc. What places are great to take older teens that are unusual and off-the-beaten path and highly memorable?
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
You might want to put the same question on the TripAdvisor Stuttgart forum. There is a local guy with great expertise on that area...
Posted by
johnson city
100 posts
Kris,
Have you ever been to Stuttgart before? If not, beware, the roads are extremely confusing. The city isn't that spectacular either. I wouldn't suggest going to the Europapark, they tend to be nasty and unsafe looking. As for other locations, I would suggest going to Zugspitz in Garmisch. Its about 30 minutes west of Fussen (Neuschwanstein). It is the highest peak in Germany and you can see France and Switzerland from the top. There are awe-inspiring views of the Alps from the top and the price isn't that bad. Also near Garmisch is Linderhof Castle (you will pass the entrance going to Garmisch from Fussen) I would also suggest a quick trip to Heidelberg to see the castle, its stunning as well as the castle and palace in Wurzburg.
I hope this helps, I live in Germany and have been to many places and those are some of my favorites.
Amanda Skelton
Posted by
Laval, QC, Canada
82 posts
I traveled to Germany as a teenager and my favorites were Heidelberg Castle and the spa at Baden-Baden for a relaxing day.
Posted by
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2779 posts
I love Europapark! We go there every other year and it's one of the safest and coolest theme parks in the world. By the way it's got a much better safety record than the average US theme park! Make sure you be there right when they open in the AM and don't go Fri thru Sunday as it'll be just too packed! Your kids might also like to see the http://www.technik-museum.de/, the only place in the entire world where you can visit an original Concorde jet which is parked right next to it's Russian "counterpart" (actually it was a plagiarism), the so-called Concordesky.