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Overview

Introduction

Overview

Introduction

Founded by German settlers, 75 mi/120 km southwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the center of this town boasts a glockenspiel with 37 bells and animated figures that move as the hours chime. At noon, 3 and 5 pm each day, panels in the clock slide open to reveal mechanical figures that re-create scenes from the city's history. True to its roots, New Ulm also has a brewery (the August Schell Brewing Co. is open for tours) that's more than 100 years old, a sausage shop, stores selling German imports and an annual Oktoberfest.

Drive west another 50 mi/80 km and you'll come upon Walnut Grove, the site of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, dedicated to the author of Little House on the Prairie and other tales of prairie life in the 1800s.

Overview

Introduction

The city of Ulm, Germany, features a Gothic cathedral with the tallest spire in the world (528 ft/161 m) dating from 1890—the view from the top is worth the exhausting climb (768 steps).

Do not miss the magnificent choir stalls carved between 1469 and 1474 depicting characters from the Bible and from pagan antiquity. Some of the medieval city walls remain, and there's a nice town hall with an astronomical clock that dates around 1520.

Take the time to walk through the Fisherman's Quarter to see half-timbered houses and sample regional Swabian cuisine at the traditional Zunfthaus in Fischergasse 31.

Ulm is on the Danube (about halfway between Stuttgart and Augsburg) and is a pleasant place to spend a few hours. A monument across the street from the main train station marks the location where Albert Einstein was born.