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Physical map of Germany. Germany is the eighth-most-visited country in the world, [1] [2] with a total of 407.26 million overnights during 2012. [3] This number includes 68.83 million nights by foreign visitors, the majority of foreign tourists in 2009 coming from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland (see table).
The most recent addition took place in 2024. [3] Three sites are natural and 51 are listed for their cultural significance. Germany holds the third-highest number of World Heritage Sites in the world, after Italy and China with 59 and 57 sites, respectively, [5] and the second most in terms of cultural significance.
The Museum Island (German: Museumsinsel) is a museum complex on the northern part of Spree Island in the historic heart of Berlin, Germany.It is one of the capital's most visited sights and one of the most important museum sites in Europe.
Europa-Park is a theme park in Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. [3] Covering a total area of 95 hectares, twenty themed areas offer around a hundred attractions, including shows and fourteen roller coasters. The park also includes six hotels, a camping site, a tepee village, a cinema and a conference center. [2]
Much like Central Park in New York City, Berlin has a large park for urbanites to experience some nature: Tiergarten.. The massive park is great for walking, biking, renting a boat, and even ...
Leipzig is one of Germany's most visited cities with over 3 million overnight stays in 2017. [ 119 ] In 2010, Leipzig was included in the top 10 cities to visit by The New York Times , [ 81 ] and ranked 39th globally out of 289 cities for innovation in the 4th Innovation Cities Index published by Australian agency 2thinknow. [ 120 ]
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
The completion of Germany's largest cathedral was celebrated as a national event on 15 October 1880, 632 years after construction had begun. [35] The celebration was attended by Emperor Wilhelm I . With a height of 157.38 m (516.3 ft), it was the tallest building in the world for four years until the completion of the Washington Monument .