Interesting Sites
 

What are some interesting sites for a teenager traveling to Central Germany? We will be staying in Frankfurt, but would like to see other areas.<BR><BR>Nick

Austria would be good.<BR><BR>

Frankfurt is one of the least attractive cities in Germany, but there are many interesting sites nearby: the river valleys of the Rhine, Mosel and Nahe; many wine district like Rheingau and Rheinhessen; Schloss Mespelbrunn, Limburg, Aschaffenburg, Marburg, Fulda, Heidelberg and the Neckar Valley.

The Torture musuem in Rudesheim would be an excellent choice for your teenage son<BR><BR>The Criminal museum in Rothenburg would be a good choice as well

Any of the Nazi sites throughour Germany would be a good choice<BR><BR>There is alot to do in berchtesgaden including the Eagles Nest and the Salt Mines. That isn't in Central Germany, but, why not

Is your teen a girl or boy? And what do they like to do normally? Are they more into history/art/nature etc.<BR><BR>As a teen growing up in that part of Germany, here were my &quot;favorite&quot; places. Trier (the Roman history there is fascinating and the Roman Baths can be fun to explore). Burg Eltz, pretty little castle. Heidelberg (I was a fan of the Student Prince). If I think of more places, I'll post them too.

Got another question for you - when are you going? If it is during Sept/October, I had a blast going to the wine fests and Oktoberfest with my parents. There are non-alcoholic drinks (it really isn't a &quot;drunk fest&quot;), but I had fun doing all the other stuff. Bernkastel Kues had a &quot;carnival&quot; atmosphere and at night they had a spectacular fireworks show. Oktoberfest is fun for all the hoopla and also there are carnival rides etc there.<BR><BR>We used to go to Rothenburg every year for Christmas and it is a beautiful city etc, but nothing really interested me there, except the criminal museum as mentioned above. The rest of the city you could walk in a day and after that it was just relaxing.<BR><BR>If you have boys, they may be interested in going to the BMW factory in Munich, or the Mercedess factory in Stuttgart (although I guess it isn't really centeral Germany).<BR><BR>If they are into WWII history, a trip over the border to Luxumburg might interest them. The American cemetary is pretty amazing, and it is where Patton is buried... You can also stop off in Vianden which has a WONDERFUL fortress. The catacombs in Lux city are pretty interesting too.<BR><BR>Also for WWII history, you can retrace the Battle of the Bulge (sp?) which if I'm not mistaken (it has been years since I was there) is around the Belgium/German/Lux borders...<BR><BR>The only concentration camp that I'm aware of that is even remotly near where you are going to be is Dachau, which I found very interesting, but is disturbing also. However, if you make it to Munich I would recommend seeing it - if your kids are old enough to handle it. Munich in general is a great city, with loads to do for kids... The Englisher Garten, the Glockenspiel, Nymphenburg Palace, Hofbrau Haus (like Oktoberfest, it IS fun for non drinkers and for kids - if nothing else, where else can you do the Duck Dance on a table and not be laughed out of the room?).<BR><BR>If you are going as far south as Bertchesgarden I highly recommend the Salt Mines (fun for kids of ALL ages), and the Eagle's Nest.<BR><BR>