Situated in the middle of Anklam lies the Otto Lilienthal museum, dedicated to the flight pioneer Otto Lilithal, who also was involved in technical, social...

The building which houses the Museum im Steintor in Anklam is the oldest building in the town. The 5 floors contain permanent exhibitions detailing local...

Peenemünde on Usedom Island is a former military base and village. In 1936 it was used as the test site for the V2 rocket, and...

Heringsdorf is the principal resort town on the island of Usedom. It is a stone’s throw from the Polish border. Heringsdorf is often linked with...

The small Maxim-Gorki-Gedenkstätte in Heringsdorf is a museum dedicated to the legendary writer. He lived in this building from 1922-24, and wrote his autobiography ‘My...

Just on the outskirts of Greifswald is the fishing village of Wieck. It is still an active fishing port, situated on the Baltic. The village...

The Pommersches Landesmuseum in Greifswald was opened in 2004. It occupies a number of historic buildings close to the Market Square. Among these are the...

The Marienkirche, or Church of St. Mary, in Greifswald, is the second of the town’s main churches, after the Dom. This is the town’s oldest...

Greifswald’s Dom, or Cathedral, of St. Nikolai, is the dominant building on the town’s skyline and sits in the centre of the old town. It...

Just outside Göhren on the island of Rügen is the museum ship Luise. This former coastal freighter was constructed in 1906 and served along the...

Göhren’s Heimatmuseum, or folk museum, is part of a group of three museums in the Mönchgut peninsula on the island of Rügen in northern Germany....

Jagdschloss Granitz is a wonderful folly house sitting 107 metres above sea level just outside Binz on the island of Rügen. It was designed by...

One of the best attractions of Neubrandenburg is its city wall fortifications, or Stadtmauer. It is one of the best-preserved and largest examples in Europe,...

The Marienkirche in Neubrandenburg has had an interesting and turbulent past. Almost 800 years old, it was one of the main churches in the old...

One of the four main gateway towers on Neubrandenburg’s Stadtmauer walls is the Treptower Tor. It is located on the western side of the old...

Binz is one of the small villages on the island of Rügen that is worth stopping by. Set on the eastern coast of the island,...

Putbus is one of the small towns on the island of Rügen in northern Germany. Much of the town has expanded from what was originally...

One of the main sights of the town of Putbus on Rügen island is the Clock and Music Box museum. This quaint little museum houses...

Stavenhagen’s old town hall (Rathaus) is now the Fritz Reuter Literature Museum. This German writer was born here, and the museum now tells the story...

The Marienkirche in Stralsund is the largest church in the town. Its dominating feature is the octagonal tower rising above all other buildings. The church...