2 Best Sights in Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic Coast, Germany

Marking the northernmost point in eastern Germany is the lighthouse at Kap Arkona, a nature lover's paradise filled with blustery sand dunes. The redbrick lighthouse was designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, the Prussian court-architect responsible for so many of today's landmarks in Berlin.

Children enjoy climbing the 135 steps to the top of the town landmark, a 115-foot-high lighthouse, dating from 1898; on clear days it offers views of the coast and Rostock Harbor. In summer, stalls offer ice cream and cold drinks at the base of the lighthouse.