{"id":17911,"date":"2020-09-30T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T23:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/?page_id=17911"},"modified":"2020-10-01T16:26:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T23:26:56","slug":"germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany\u2019s Route 66: A Road Trip on Bundesstra\u00dfe 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Book: <em>Lockruf des S\u00fcdens<\/em> (\u201cLure of the South\u201d)<\/h5>\n<p>Where do Germans travel during their summer holidays in pandemic times? Normally, they might head off to the United States, Canada, or some other foreign destination. But that\u2019s impossible and\/or inadvisable in the Covid era. A dream road trip on historic U.S. Route 66, or cruising along California\u2019s coastal Highway One just can\u2019t happen right now if you\u2019re in Europe or many other places in the Covid-19 era.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17901\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17901\" data-attachment-id=\"17901\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/bundesstrasse-3-allee-near-hanover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee.jpg?fit=1260%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-Pro2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Allee near Hanover,&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1466396961&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Wolfgang Groeger-Meier.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0035714285714286&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Allee near Hanover,&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bundesstrasse 3, Allee near Hanover,\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A tree-lined &#8220;Allee&#8221; stretch of the B3 highway near Hanover.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17901\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A tree-lined Allee stretch of the B3 highway near Hanover\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_0394_sunset-Allee-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>A tree-lined <em>Allee<\/em> (avenue) stretch of the B3 highway near Hanover.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few years ago German photographer and author Wolfgang Groeger-Meier discovered a German alternative: <i>Bundesstra\u00dfe<\/i> 3, the German federal highway also known as the B3. This mostly two-lane highway spans Germany in the same way old U.S. 66 meanders across the USA. Like Route 66, the B3 highway takes motorists away from the high-speed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/driving-in-europe\/driving\/autobahn\/\">autobahn<\/a> and offers a more leisurely journey to interesting cities and attractions along the way. The main difference is that the B3 highway runs north-south, while U.S. 66 takes a more east-west route. Despite a few other differences (length, landscape, history, etc.), Groeger-Meier soon realized he had found an appealing German parallel to Route 66.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17906\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640px-Bundesstrase_3_number.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17906\" data-attachment-id=\"17906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/640px-bundesstrase_3_number\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640px-Bundesstrase_3_number.png?fit=640%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bundesstra\u00dfe 3 sign\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;640&#215;384 PNG&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bundesstra\u00dfe 3 sign&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640px-Bundesstrase_3_number.png?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640px-Bundesstrase_3_number.png?fit=640%2C384&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17906\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/640px-Bundesstrase_3_number.png?resize=300%2C180&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bundesstra\u00dfe 3 sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Bundesstra\u00dfe 3 sign<\/strong> IMAGE: Wikimedia Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The B3 connects Buxtehude near Hamburg in northern Germany with Weil am Rhein just across the border from Basel, Switzerland in the south. It\u2019s a 469-mile (755 km) journey that takes you from Germany\u2019s northern region all the way to the country\u2019s southern <i>Dreil\u00e4ndereck<\/i> (tri-border area, tripoint) where the German, French, and Swiss borders come together at a single point in the Rhine river. (A monument marker stands on land nearby.) Not far away, the world\u2019s longest pedestrian bridge (814\u00a0ft; 248 m), the <em>Dreil\u00e4nderbr\u00fccke<\/em> (\u201cthree nations bridge\u201d), spans the Rhine to link Weil am Rhein, Germany and Huningue, France. Of course, people also travel the B3 in the opposite direction, from south to north.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17909\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17909\" data-attachment-id=\"17909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/1024px-weil_am_rhein-dreilanderbr-nite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite.jpg?fit=1024%2C699&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,699\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Weil am Rhein Dreil\u00e4nderbr\u00fccke by night\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Weil am Rhein Dreil\u00e4nderbr\u00fccke by night&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite.jpg?fit=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite.jpg?fit=1024%2C699&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17909\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite.jpg?resize=1024%2C699&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Weil am Rhein Dreil\u00e4nderbr\u00fccke by night\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite-980x669.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1024px-Weil_am_Rhein-Dreilanderbr-nite-480x328.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>At the southern end of the B3, you&#8217;ll find the Three Nations Bridge (<em>Dreil\u00e4nderbr\u00fccke<\/em>), which links Weil am Rhein, Germany and Huningue, France near Basel, Switzerland. The structure was designed by the Paris-based Austrian architect Dietmar Feichtinger, who has won numerous awards for his unique bridge projects and other works in Europe.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wladyslaw (Wikimedia Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Along the historic B3 route, travelers experience a contrast of tradition and modernity. Old-fashioned quaint inns here, modern Bauhaus architecture there. It all makes for an interesting mix of unique impressions. The road also inspires slow travel, allowing you the time to discover the special moments in everyday life. For his own B3 journey, photographer Wolfgang Groeger-Meier drove a classic sports car from the 1970s: a vivid lime-green BMW 2002. The car is featured in many of his photographs. (See below.) He was accompanied on several stages by friends and authors who wrote down their personal impressions for the book <i>Lockruf des S\u00fcdens<\/i> (\u201cLure of the South\u201d).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17893\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17893\" data-attachment-id=\"17893\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/lockruf_des_sudens_b3_8457_book-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map.jpg?fit=1260%2C839&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,839\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-Pro2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1592579677&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047619047619048&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lockruf des S\u00fcdens &#8211; unterwegs auf der B3\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Book + map &#8211; Lockruf des S\u00fcdens &#8211; Unterwegs auf der B3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lockruf des S\u00fcdens &#8211; Unterwegs auf der B3 &#8211; map full route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map.jpg?fit=1080%2C719&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17893\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map.jpg?resize=1080%2C719&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lockruf des S\u00fcdens - Unterwegs auf der B3\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Lockruf_des_Sudens_B3_8457_book-map-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>Lockruf des S\u00fcdens &#8211; Unterwegs auf der B3<\/em> with a map of the full B3 route.<\/strong> IMAGE: Verlagshaus Roemerweg, Corso Verlag<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At almost 470 miles in length, few motorists tackle the entire stretch of Germany\u2019s second longest federal highway. It is best enjoyed in smaller segments. The book itself is divided into <em>Etappen<\/em> (segments). Bundesstra\u00dfe 3 crosses the L\u00fcneburg Heath (<i>L\u00fcneburger Heide<\/i>) in the north, passes through Hanover, G\u00f6ttingen, Kassel, Frankfurt am Main, and Heidelberg. B3 continues southward via Baden-Baden and Freiburg down the Rhine Valley to Basel. In Wolfgang&#8217;s own words: &#8220;Great landscapes, nice people, a classic car on a dream road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the Romans and Celts were the first to travel the road that later became Bundesstrasse 3. In the distant past it was a trade route between the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea. Bundesstrasse 3 is a story about the German countryside, beautiful Bauhaus architecture, Art Nouveau, traditional half-timbered houses, and impressive castles.<\/p>\n<p>Located near Hanover, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schloss-marienburg.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marienburg Castle<\/a> is one of the great sights on Bundesstrasse 3, King George V of Hanover presented this castle as a gift to his wife, Queen Marie, and it became one of the most impressive monuments in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Following a half-hour drive farther south you can discover a World Heritage site on Bundesstrasse 3: the Bauhaus building <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fagus-werk.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fagus Werk (Fagus Factory)<\/a> in Alfeld, constructed between 1911 and 1913, with additions and interiors completed in 1925. Designed by Bauhaus founder and renowned architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/notable-people\/featured-bios\/walter-gropius\/\">Walter Gropius<\/a>, the Fagus Factory is still in very good shape and is still a factory. Architecture lovers will find more fantastic buildings on Bundesstrasse 3 at the very end in Weil am Rhein near Basel. Vitra Campus is a design museum and furniture factory. Architects Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Herzog de Meuron, and others created a fantastic ensemble of contemporary architecture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17897\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17897\" data-attachment-id=\"17897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/bundesstrasse-3-bauhaus-building-fagus-factory-in-alfeld-lower-saxony\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus.jpg?fit=1260%2C805&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,805\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-Pro2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Bauhaus Building Fagus Factory in Alfeld, Lower Saxony&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490609065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Wolfgang Groeger-Meier&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Bauhaus Building Fagus Factory in Alfeld, Lower Saxony&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bundesstrasse 3, Bauhaus Building Fagus Factory in Alfeld, Lower Saxony\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bundesstrasse 3, Bauhaus Building Fagus Factory in Alfeld, Lower Saxony&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus.jpg?fit=1080%2C690&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17897\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus.jpg?resize=1080%2C690&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fagus Werk\" width=\"1080\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus-980x626.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_006_2439_Fagus-480x307.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The Fagus Werk is a well-preserved Bauhaus landmark. Note Wolfgang&#8217;s classic BMW in the photo.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Art Nouveau (<em>Jugendstil<\/em>) fans will love the Darmstadt Artists&#8217; Colony at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathildenhoehe.eu\/homepage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mathildenh\u00f6he<\/a> on the B3 south of Frankfurt for the unique Art Nouveau buildings. But even within the city itself, you can discover more Art Nouveau (roughly between 1890 and 1914) architecture. Even the Darmstadt city hall (<em>Rathaus<\/em>) features Art Nouveau design. But the <em>Jugendstilbad<\/em> (1907-1909), a beautiful Art Nouveau-style indoor swimming pool, and many other buildings in the city are icons of that art and architecture movement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17904\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17904\" data-attachment-id=\"17904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/bundesstrasse-3-darmstadt-art-deco-mathildenhoehe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil.jpg?fit=1260%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Darmstadt, Art Deco Mathildenhoehe&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1528453141&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Darmstadt, Art Deco Mathildenhoehe&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Darmstadt, Art Deco Mathildenhoehe&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B3, Darmstadt, Art Nouveau Mathildenhoehe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bundesstrasse 3, Darmstadt, Art Deco Mathildenhoehe&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17904\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"B3, Darmstadt, Art Nouveau Mathildenhoehe\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_013_7182_Darmstadt-Jugendstil-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Darmstadt is home to <em>Jugendstil<\/em> (Art Nouveau). The city is a showcase for Art Nouveau, epitomized by the Artists&#8217; Colony at the Mathildenh\u00f6he.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not much farther along the B3 from Darmstadt, auto enthusiasts will love the historical car collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ps-speicher.de\/en\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PS.Speicher in Einbeck<\/a>. Europe\u2019s largest car collection shows the cultural heritage on two and four wheels. The town of Einbeck has also been known for its brewery and great beer since 1378.<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting B3 road story is about a king, the King of Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roll, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/notable-people\/featured-bios\/elvis-presley-in-germany\/\">Elvis Presley<\/a>. From 1958 to 1960 G.I. Elvis was stationed in Friedberg, but he was allowed to live in nearby Bad Nauheim, a beautiful spa resort. The B3 passes through both of these towns just north of Frankfurt in the state of Hesse. During part of his time in Germany Elvis lived in the Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim, where room No. 10 still looks like Elvis left only ten minutes ago. And you can still rent his former room as a regular hotel guest. Just don\u2019t do what Elvis did: He and his buddies made too much noise, got kicked out of the hotel, and Elvis had to rent a house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17896\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17896\" data-attachment-id=\"17896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/bundesstrasse-3-hotel-villa-grunewald-in-bad-nauheim-elvis-presley-memorial\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald.jpg?fit=1260%2C848&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,848\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-Pro2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim, Elvis Presley Memorial&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504634138&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Wolfgang Groeger-Meier&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047619047619048&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim, Elvis Presley Memorial&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B3, Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim, Elvis Memorial &#8211; BMW\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Hotel + BMW&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;B3, Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim, Elvis Memorial &#8211; BMW&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald.jpg?fit=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald.jpg?fit=1080%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17896\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald.jpg?resize=1080%2C727&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"B3, Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim\" width=\"1080\" height=\"727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald-980x660.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_010_4223_BMW-Grunewald-480x323.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Wolfgang&#8217;s classic 1975 BMW parked next to the Elvis memorial at the Hotel Villa Grunewald in Bad Nauheim. The B3 passes directly through the city where Elvis lived as a G.I.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Part of the German highway&#8217;s history involves Thomas Jefferson before he became President of the United States. In 1788 Jefferson was serving as the U.S. ambassador to France. He had long wanted to visit Germany, and in March 1788 he undertook an unofficial journey through Germany, setting out from Amsterdam along the Rhine to Duisburg and D\u00fcsseldorf. From Frankfurt he traveled via Heidelberg to Karlsruhe which is the same stretch that Bundesstra\u00dfe 3 takes today, roughly paralleling the A5 autobahn. In his detailed travel diary and letters Jefferson has praise for Westphalian ham and certain Moselle\/Rhine wines. He admires the scenery along the Rhine, and describes the ruins of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/castles-and-palaces\/\">Heidelberg Castle<\/a> (destroyed by the French in 1693) thus: &#8220;The chateau is the most imposing ruin of modern ages.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17903\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17903\" data-attachment-id=\"17903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/bundesstrasse-3-heidelberg-castle-and-river-neckar\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms.jpg?fit=1260%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Heidelberg, Castle and river Neckar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1524324150&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Wolfgang Groeger-Meier&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Heidelberg, Castle and river Neckar&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B3, Heidelberg, Castle and river Neckar\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pink blossoms&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bundesstrasse 3, Heidelberg, Castle and river Neckar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms.jpg?fit=1080%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17903\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms.jpg?resize=1080%2C720&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"B3, Heidelberg, Castle and river Neckar\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_015_02448_Heidelberg-blossoms-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>This view of Heidelberg Castle in the hills above the Neckar river is probably not very different from what Thomas Jefferson saw during his visit in 1788. Learn more below.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jefferson ended his German visit by turning westward from the Rhine and entering the Alsace region and the city of Strasbourg, with its grand cathedral. You also may want to visit this former German-speaking region that is now in France \u2013 before returning to the B3 and heading south to charming Freiburg im Breisgau.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17902\" style=\"width: 1270px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17902\" data-attachment-id=\"17902\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/travel-and-tourism\/germany-for-tourists\/germanys-route-66-a-road-trip-on-bundesstrase-3\/bundesstrasse-3-freiburg-market-at-the-munster-place\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl.jpg?fit=1260%2C919&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1260,919\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Freiburg market at the Munster Place&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1536650790&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Wolfgang Groeger-Meier&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bundesstrasse 3, Freiburg market at the Munster Place&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"B3, Freiburg market at the Munster Place\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bundesstrasse 3, Freiburg market at the Munster Place&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl.jpg?fit=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl.jpg?fit=1080%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17902\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl.jpg?resize=1080%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"B3, Freiburg market at the Munster Place\" width=\"1080\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl-980x715.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/B3_017_06368_Freiburg-Muensterpl-480x350.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1260px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>The B3 will take you to Freiburg im Breisgau and its famous M\u00fcnster cathedral. On the M\u00fcnsterplatz (M\u00fcnster Square) you&#8217;ll find a popular weekly market.<\/strong> PHOTO: Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There is much more to see along the B3 route, far more than we can cover here. Learn more at Wolfgang&#8217;s travel blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/bundesstrasse3.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heimat Bundesstra\u00dfe 3<\/a> (mostly in German with some English; scroll down on some pages to see the English text).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Author and Book Information<\/h5>\n<p><i>Lockruf des S\u00fcdens<\/i> (\u201cLure of the South\u201d) by Wolfgang Groeger-Meier is published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verlagshaus-roemerweg.de\/Corso_Verlag\/Wolfgang_Groeger-Meier-Lockruf_des_Suedens-EAN:9783737407519.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verlagshaus Roemerweg, Corso Verlag.<\/a> If you can\u2019t manage a drive on the B3 right now, you can read the book! It\u2019s available in bookstores and online (only in German) from <a title=\"Amazon US partner link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/367RMj3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.com<\/a> or <a title=\"Amazon Germany partner link\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2G7xtaH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>BOOK: 200 pages, format 20&#215;25 cm. With 200 photos by Wolfgang Groeger-Meier and articles by Margret Hucko, J\u00f6rn Thomas, Markus Sch\u00f6nfeld, Michael Godde, Katharina Meyer, Josef Clahsen, and Wolfgang Abel.<\/p>\n<p>The special exhibition &#8220;Traumstra\u00dfe B3&#8221; (&#8220;Dream Road B3&#8221;) in Munich and Tokyo presented photography related to Bundesstra\u00dfe 3. The book <i>Lockruf des S\u00fcdens<\/i> was honored with Motorworld&#8217;s 2020 book prize in Munich.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author, photographer, and auto enthusiast Wolfgang Groeger-Meier<\/strong> was born and grew up near Paris. Very early his travel-addicted parents took him to the Mediterranean and to the Alps in a Peugeot 504. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nationale7.me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Route Nationale 7<\/a> to the Cote d\u2019 Azur was one of his earliest road trips. Wolfgang started assisting photographers and studied photography. In his first studio in Hamburg, Wolfgang photographed people and cars for magazines and the industry. Very quickly he became one of the most in-demand automotive photographers. On photo shoots in the US, Japan, China, India, Brazil, and at his favorite places in Europe, Wolfgang always finds the perfect location from which to shoot cars from the best angles. Wolfgang now lives with his family in Munich and loves to drive his classic cars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book: Lockruf des S&uuml;dens (&ldquo;Lure of the South&rdquo;) Where do Germans travel during their summer holidays in pandemic times? Normally, they might head off to the United States, Canada, or some other foreign destination. But that&rsquo;s impossible and\/or inadvisable in the Covid era. A dream road trip on historic U.S. Route 66, or cruising along [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17911","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17911"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17933,"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17911\/revisions\/17933"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.german-way.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}