Quick Summary:
- Berlin is perfectly positioned for day trips to some of the most interesting and beautiful attractions in northern Germany, as well as some of the most chilling.
- Several extravagant fairy-tale castles and gardens can be visited close to Potsdam while others wait to be admired in Pfaueninsel, Klein Glienike and Schwerin.
- If you love medieval history and architecture you will find towns and cities like Brandenburg an de Havel, Dresden and Leipzig absolutely compelling.
- Outdoor enthusiasts can spend time getting back to nature at the Saxon Switzerland National Park or Spreewald, while water sport enthusiasts can head to Muggelsee or Wadlitzsee for a great day out.
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Brandenburg an de Havel (aka Brandenburg City)
Britzer Garten
Devil’s Bridge
Dresden
Hamburg
Klein Glienicke
Kopenick
Lake Lehnitz
Leipzig
German Military History Museum
Muggelsee (aka Wannsee)
Museum Village of Duppel
Pfaueninsel
Potsdam
Rudersdorf
Saxon Switzerland National Park
Schwerin Castle
Spandau Citadel
Spreewald Forest
The River Havel
Tropical Islands
Usedom Island
Wandlitzsee (Wandlitz Lake)
The House of the Wannsee Conference
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