What Are Popular Tourist Attractions In Cologne, Germany?

You'll definitely want to drive along the Rhine River and see the castles. The roads along the river are so great because every the families there were growing grapes for wine and they had the power to control trade in the 1600's and 1700's. Most of the trade was conducted by water and the families who lived along the river had the money to build their castles along the river where they could protect their own port. Most of the castles have been turned into museums at this point. And there are castles where you can rent a room or rent it for a wedding. When I was in Germany, we would go to visit a new castle almost every weekend. They were amazing, although big, cold, and sometimes creepy - especially the dungeons. What you feel when you walk inside is power. One of the most famous is the New Swan Stone castle which is in Southern Germany near Austria. It's known as the fairy tale castle and it totally broke the man who built it. To this day it's not even completed. There were planning something like 90 rooms, but only completed 30.