3 Best Sights in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, Germany

Looming over Leipzig's city center, this 470-foot-high office building now houses an investment company. Dubbed the "jagged tooth" or "wisdom tooth" by some students of the University of Leipzig, the university's former administrative center was designed to resemble an open book. It was once the tallest building in Germany and is most popular these days for its viewing platform on the 31st floor, which offers the city's best views of the university campus on the Augustplatz. The restaurant at the top offers a good three-course business lunch.

Quedlinburg's largely Renaissance castle buildings perch on top of the Schlossberg (Castle Hill), with a terrace overlooking woods and valley. The grounds include the Schlossmuseum, which has exhibits on the history of the town and castle, artifacts of the Bronze Age, and the wooden cage in which a captured 14th-century robber baron was put on public view. Restored 17th- and 18th-century rooms give an impression of castle life at that time.  Due to extensive renovation work to the Abbey, the palace and museum are closed until 2025.  It is still worth visiting the hill, if not only for the panoramic view of Quedlinburg from the baroque Schlossgarten.