Bavarian and Northern German Grand Loop

A 13-day itinerary covering 36 stops.

Englischer Garten → Nymphenburg Palace → Ingolstadt Village → Old Town Bamberg → Rothenburg ob der Tauber → Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe → Herrenhausen Gardens → Hamelin Old Town → Marburg Castle → Rüdesheim am Rhein → Speyer Cathedral → Ulm Minster → Deutsches Museum → Munich Residence

• Englischer Garten
• Nymphenburg Palace
• BMW Welt
• Olympiapark
• Ingolstadt Village

1. Day 1: Marienplatz to Englischer Garten

   • Englischer Garten, Munich, Bavaria, DE

     Englischer Garten, Munich, Bavaria, DE

2. Day 2: Nymphenburg Palace to Olympiapark

   • Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, DE

     Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria, DE

   • BMW Welt, Munich, Bavaria, DE

     BMW Welt, Munich, Bavaria, DE

   • Olympiapark, Munich, Bavaria, DE

     Olympiapark, Munich, Bavaria, DE

3. Day 3: Ingolstadt Village to Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds

   • Ingolstadt Village, Ingolstadt, Bavaria, DE

     Ingolstadt Village, Ingolstadt, Bavaria, DE

   • Imperial Castle of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Bavaria, DE

     Imperial Castle of Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Bavaria, DE

   • Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg, Bavaria, DE

     Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Nuremberg, Bavaria, DE

4. Day 4: Albrecht Dürer's House to Bamberg Cathedral

   • Old Town Bamberg, Bamberg, Bavaria, DE

     Old Town Bamberg, Bamberg, Bavaria, DE

   • Bamberg Cathedral, Bamberg, Bavaria, DE

     Bamberg Cathedral, Bamberg, Bavaria, DE

5. Day 5: Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Alte Mainbrücke

   • Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rothenburg, Bavaria, DE

     Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Rothenburg, Bavaria, DE

   • Würzburg Residenz, Würzburg, Bavaria, DE

     Würzburg Residenz, Würzburg, Bavaria, DE

   • Alte Mainbrücke, Würzburg, Bavaria, DE

     Alte Mainbrücke, Würzburg, Bavaria, DE

6. Day 6: Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe to New City Hall

   • Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Hesse, DE

     Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, Hesse, DE

   • Göttingen Old Town, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, DE

     Göttingen Old Town, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, DE

   • New City Hall, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

     New City Hall, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

7. Day 7: Herrenhausen Gardens to Lower Saxony State Museum

   • Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

     Herrenhausen Gardens, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

   • Maschsee Lake, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

     Maschsee Lake, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

   • Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

     Lower Saxony State Museum, Hanover, Lower Saxony, DE

8. Day 8: Hamelin Old Town to Prinzipalmarkt

   • Hamelin Old Town, Hamelin, Lower Saxony, DE

     Hamelin Old Town, Hamelin, Lower Saxony, DE

   • Münster Cathedral, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

     Münster Cathedral, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

   • Prinzipalmarkt, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

     Prinzipalmarkt, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, DE

9. Day 9: Marburg Castle to Gutenberg Museum

   • Marburg Castle, Marburg, Hesse, DE

     Marburg Castle, Marburg, Hesse, DE

   • Mainz Cathedral, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

     Mainz Cathedral, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

   • Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

     Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

10. Day 10: Rüdesheim am Rhein to Mainz Rhine Walk

    • Rüdesheim am Rhein, Rüdesheim, Hesse, DE

      Rüdesheim am Rhein, Rüdesheim, Hesse, DE

    • Niederwald Monument, Rüdesheim, Hesse, DE

      Niederwald Monument, Rüdesheim, Hesse, DE

    • Mainz Rhine Walk, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

      Mainz Rhine Walk, Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

11. Day 11: Speyer Cathedral to Old Bridge Heidelberg

    • Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

      Speyer Cathedral, Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE

    • Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

      Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

    • Old Bridge Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

      Old Bridge Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, DE

12. Day 12: Ulm Minster to Schloss Dachau

    • Ulm Minster, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, DE

      Ulm Minster, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, DE

    • Augsburg Fuggerei, Augsburg, Bavaria, DE

      Augsburg Fuggerei, Augsburg, Bavaria, DE

    • Schloss Dachau, Dachau, Bavaria, DE

      Schloss Dachau, Dachau, Bavaria, DE

13. Day 13: Deutsches Museum to Munich Residence

    • Deutsches Museum, Munich, Bavaria, DE

      Deutsches Museum, Munich, Bavaria, DE

    • Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, DE

      Allianz Arena, Munich, Bavaria, DE

    • Munich Residence, Munich, Bavaria, DE

      Munich Residence, Munich, Bavaria, DE

• Day 6: 5h 7m driving — plan rest stops