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.
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