 Berlin
Your best bet is to start off with a look around the city on one of the guided walks specially designed for children. For example, “The story of Berlin” is a journey through the history of the German capital. Then head for popular sights such as Berliner Zoo, home to more species than any other zoo in the world. There’s a huge choice….The city is yours to explore!
Munich
The capital of Kinderland Bavaria, Munich offers an exciting range of programmes for children and families. At Bavaria Filmstadt you can step into a real film set, climb abroad a real U-boat or simply watch how films are made. At the German Museum–Europe’s largest museum of technology–you can experiment with thunder and lightning.
The wooden-toy makers of the Erzebirg present their playful creations in Stockhausen, a living toy land. Playing is the central attractions in a medieval fortress in the "Würfelwelt" and in "Knirpsenland." In the crafts workshop the little ones can let their imaginations run free. Various events round out the playful experience all year. A family ticket costs from 9.25 Euro. Ring +49 (0) 37360/79950 for more details.
With an excursion from Berlin to Giessen, children can discover the first hands-on mathematics museum in the world. All age groups can experiment and experience math in a completely different way.
Nature for big and small travellers in Germany is offered by the natural and national parks such as the Saar-Hunsrück Nature Park. Hainich National Park in Thuringia is a real primeval forest: moss-covered trees, bats and wildcats are at home here.
There's no time to be bored at more than 100 leisure and theme parks. Tripsdrill, Germany's first adventure park at the gates of Stuttgart, has more than 100 attractions, from washtub rafting to old-timer rides. Knights' castles and pirate ships can be found at the Playmobil Fun Park in Zirndorf in Bavaria. Science is an experience at the Universum Science Centre in Bremmen with theme tours like "Mankind", "Earth" and "Cosmos".
Legoland Germany —Günzburg in Bavaria has an interactive world of discovery based on 50 million Lego bricks. The Bionicle Power Builder is a brand new attraction where you can sit in the robot’s arms and control your speed and direction yourself. In Lego City you can even take a driving test. There are around 40 attractions – Knights’ Kingdom, Mini Land and Adventure Land, for example – and spectacular shows – everything you need to build your very own adventure. www.legoland.de 
VW Autostadt Wolfsburg—Hop into VW Autostadt Wolfsburg, which is devoted to our fascination with cars—especially the iconic German Volkswagen. Discover the technology behind the evolution of the motorcar at the ZeitHaus (Time House). Find out about the work of a designer and see some state-of the-art designs in the virtual CarDesignStudio–you can even design your own car. Adults can put their driving skills to the test on a special course and children can qualify for their very own “driver’s licence” too. www.autostadt.de
Phantasialand Brühl —Feel the magic at this adventure park with award-winning attractions. Be catapulted from a high tower at Mystery Castle, or meet Jaws and Frankenstein on the Hollywood Tour. www.phantasialand.de
Europa-Park in Rust —Travel from the North Cape to Andalusia at Germany’s largest theme park near the French and Swiss borders. “See Europe in a Day” through more than 100 fabulous rides and shows, gladiator fights and the biggest and fastest steel roller coaster in Europe, and stay in one of the three fascinating theme hotels. www.europapark.de
The German Fairytale Route —Once upon a time, a family set off on holiday. Before very long, the children got bored and started acting up. What were their parents to do? A good fairy appeared, waved her magic wand and showed them to a 600km fairytale route between Bremen and Hanau. First they met the Bremen Town Musicians on a romantic market square but there was much more: nature reserves, towns with tales to tell, hilly countrysides and beautiful rivers. They went to shows, medieval banquets and wonderful barn parties. At Sababurg Castle, they saw Sleeping Beauty wake with a kiss. In the fairytale forest in Polle, they gave Cinderella a hand. And in Hamlyn, the Pied Piper showed them the way to Hanau, where the brothers Grimm were born. www.deutsche-maerchenstrasse.de
The German Toy Road —It’s all child’s play at the German Toy Route, which runs from Franconia to Thuringia. The beautiful city of Nuremberg also hosts the annual international toy fair. If it’s not here it doesn’t exist—from the traditional model railway to the wackiest computer. It’s only a short hop to Fürth, home to many famous toy manufacturers. www.spielzeugstrasse.de
The Romantic Road—Running from the River Main to the Alps, the Romantic Road is Germany’s best known and most popular tourist route. The name “Romantic Road” expresses what many guests from home and abroad feel on seeing medieval towns or the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwanstein: fascination and the sense of being transported back in time. Winding from Würzburg to Füssen, the traveler encounters cultural diversity: the wine regions around Würzburg on the River Main; the Tauber Valley and Rothenburg ob der Tauber; the attractive Ries, Lechfeld and Pfaffenwinkel regions; and the royal castles. Over the course of 350 km, you travel through quaint villages, beautiful towns with half-timbered houses and old imperial cities and residences and you will see and enjoy a part of romantic Germany.
 The German Clock Route—The German Clock Route unfolds its charms along an approximately 320 km long round trip from Villingen-Schwenningen via Rottweil, Waldkirch, Titisee. You’ll travel through the heart of the Black Forest, an old cultural region where cuckoo clocks come from. In the old towns full of half-timbered houses, pub signs tempt visitors to all sorts of local specialties–clear spring waters, different sorts of schnapps, fine wines and real Black Forest Gateau. Festivals and events, as well as numerous museums, present local history and culture, the symbols of which (the “cherry hat” and the cuckoo clock) are well known for all over the world.
The Tropical Islands Resort, located in the former hangar of the Cargolifter in Krausenick, is located 36 miles from Berlin in Brandeburg. Under the huge climate-controlled dome, you can encounter tropical plants, birds, flowers--even a lagoon that is four times the size of an Olympic pool. Entertainment can by had with evening shows and a bustling street market. You can even spent the night on the "beach" in a rented tent or you could stay at one of the nearby hotels. Adults pay 15 Euro for four hours of daytime entry. Children 13 and under pay 7.50 Euro. www.my-tropical-islands.com
TOP TEN Things to Do
01. Visit Berlin Brandenburg Gate and admire the view from the glass dome of the Reichstag
02. Visit Heidelberg Castle
03. Do a Rhine cruise in the World Heritage area, Rheingau
04. Travel along the Romantic Road and visit the Neuschwanstein Castle
05. Visit the Rhineland (e.g. Cologne or Mainz) during Carnival Season
06. Cycle along the Danube, Moselle or the Rhine rivers
07. Travel along the Clock Route in the Black Forest and visit the largest cuckoo clock
08. Visit the car museums—in Munich, the Deutsche Museum and the BMW- Museum; in Stuttgart the Mercedes and Porsche Museums; and in Wolfsburg the VW Museum
09. Stay in a castle hotel such as the Sababurg
10. Visit the Oktoberfest in Munich | 
