🇩🇪 Kassel: The Fairytale City of the Brothers Grimm 📖🏰
📍 Kassel, Germany Once the capital of the Hessian Kingdom, this city is surrounded by royal castles and steeped in legends—perfect soil for fairytales! 🏰 Löwenburg (Lion's Castle) • One of Kassel's few historic survivors after WWII devastation • Built (1793-1801) to mimic Scottish castles 🏴 (Hence the déjà vu!) • ⚠️ Note: Under major restoration—only the armory & chapel are open via guided tours. 👑 Schloss Wilhelmshöhe • Baroque summer palace of princes, kings, and emperors until 1866 • Now a top-tier art museum (Rembrandt, Rubens, Dürer!) 🎨 • 📸 Rules: No photos on 2nd floor (copyright), but 1st-floor antiquities are snap-friendly! 🗿 Herkules Monument • Iconic landmark with a 3:45pm waterfall spectacle 💦 (starts at 2:30pm!) • Pro route: Hike up past Devil’s Bridge and timed water stations: 3:05 Steinhofer Waterfall 3:20 Devil’s Bridge 😈 3:30 Aqueduct 🧩 Grimm World Museum • Where the Brothers Grimm lived for 30+ years (1798-1841), penning Grimm’s Fairy Tales and a German Dictionary! • A-Z interactive exhibits: Original manuscripts + high-tech fairytale games ✨📚 • Jacob Grimm’s quote: "The Kassel years were the happiest of our lives." 💛 #Germany #FairytaleRoute #Kassel #UNESCOHeritage #BrothersGrimm