Germany is famous for fast cars and good beer, but there's much more to the country than that.
In fact, Germany was recently voted the world's third-most tourism-friendly country by the World Economic Forum.
From mountains to beaches, wine regions to beer halls, here are the 32 things all travelers should experience in Germany.
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Stock up on handmade souvenirs or warm up with some Glühwein (mulled wine) at Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt, one of Germany’s oldest and biggest Christmas markets, as well as one of the world’s most famous.
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Have a beer at Weihenstephan's beer garden. The ancient monastery sits atop a scenic hill outside of Munich and is the world's oldest brewery, founded in 1040.
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Watch Munich's very own surfers shred the permanent wave at Eisbach, which branches off the Isar River.
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