A graffiti-covered "building" in Bahnwarter Thiel, a Munich business district of sorts constructed entirely of castaway elements like rail cars. Photo Credit: Nadine Godwin Florian Blickenberger, ...

I set out to explore northern Bavaria by train—and discovered that Franconia might be Germany’s best-kept secret. Every stop ...

The Germans have a word, gemutlichkeit, that untranslatable blend of cosiness, well-being and a laid-back attitude. Nowhere does this mood permeate deeper than in the prosperous south where fairy-lit ...