A must see when visiting Berchtesgaden. This distillery offers a wide range of shots (schnapps)…read moremainly from Berchtesgaden. There is a hall that shows the history and distilling process. There is also a souvenir shop that offers plenty of free samples. Don't forget to walk outside and enter the little cabin found on the left side of the distillery. You don't need to book a tour.

I was traveling with my two college-aged children, and we had just visited Eagle's Nest (which is…read morevery nearby). We figured, if we are in Germany, we might as well learn about schnapps! It is very easy to find and a very colorful building. We didn't take the tour, but went right into the gift shop and started looking around. I have never seen so many flavors of schnapps in my life! Everything came in the little, miniature bottles, as well as medium and larger sized bottles. They have trays of samples throughout the store of 6-7 different types that you can try with small, almost thimble sized shot glasses. If you want to try a sample of a flavor not on the trays, just go up to the bar area in the middle of the store and ask for it. We tried several samples at the bar - the legal drinking age is 16 for beer/wine, 18 for alcohol. My kids are 19 and 21 (although they look younger), so they asked me if they were old enough and I said yes and that was that - no checking of ID's or anything. We settled on the Blood Orange Schnapps (which was delicious!) and the miniature bottles are 1 euro each which was quite a bargain we thought. After you leave the store don't go right back to your car - behind the store is the most amazingly clear river. You can stand on an overlook to see it - and it is literally clear! You can see every rock, pebble or fish all the way to the bottom and it was just gorgeous! So make sure you take a look. Definitely stop here to taste some German culture!

It's so interesting that Hitler minded the building of Eagles Nest above the alps. It is 7000 ft…read moreelevation . The place is seated on the top of the mountain overlooking the magnificent breathtaking landscape of Germany. Reservation in advanced is highly recommended. The bus will take you up , passed thru tunnels and elevators to bring you to the eagle's nest. Such a great experience. You need to read the historical events and prominent people that visited beside Hitler in the upper deck. Wear good hiking shoes and sticks.

Pretty interesting place... Certainly isn't very big, but the infrastructure and architecture is…read morequite lovely.... Other than that, I would say F*** anything about Hitler but they certainly don't glorify him or anything like that, which Germany is very good at. Lucky for us we got to go up on a perfect day, it was gorgeous and the Country side is incredible. We did the tour, hung out for a bit then hiked down back to the buses instead of taking the elevator, which is pretty nice little walk. I would say this is a must in town, and the pricing is pretty fair.

This museum is incredibly well done! The audio guides are excellent and easy to follow. So much…read morehistory in this beautiful piece of the alpines. The bunkers are fascinating.

The Dokumentation Obersalzberg is a small museum for those who enjoy WWll history and the extended…read more information on Hitler. It's in German so you will need to do an audio tour. There are two floors of photos, audio clips, maps, films and hundreds of paper documents. The employees are very nice and attempt to speak English when speaking to patrons from the USA. I do not recommend bringing young children. The photos are graphic and the material is harsh. It's not a feel good kind of place. We quickly ran through the museum and spent the majority of our time down in the bunker. It was spread out and there was a plaque that explained each room and what is was used for.

Boring. Not friendly for English speakers. Not recommended. Waste of time. Even though it is free…read morefor salzburgland card holders it does not worth the driving effort.

Pro: The view, the history, and the crazy bus ride up and down the mountain…read more Con: The history, crazy bus ride is not for the weak. You will have to get a bus up the mountain from the bus station down the mountain, we had a rental car and it was only about 20 minutes from the central bus station in town. Once you get your ticket, go to the number of the bus at the platform, it's numbered 1 to 4. Get your merch after you come back down the mountain. The new electric buses going up the side is smooth and quiet. Info on the ride is first given in German than in English. Sit on the right side of the bus for pictures going up, left side when coming back down. Once you are up at the upper bus stop, you can walk into the tunnel for the elevator or take the 30 minutes crazy hike up to the Eagle's Nest. The tunnel is damp and wet from the moisture of the mountain, quite eerie in the tunnel and the elevator have an operator going up and down. At the top, you exit out in the tea house, where you can walk around 360 degree of the tea house. Where you exit from the elevator is where you will line up to go back down. The restaurant is both inside and outside, so pick which side you would want to see and dine accordingly. We got unlucky with cloud for the 1st hour we were up at the nest, but when it cleared up, the view was out of this world.

Mark G. is my hubs, and I have to say, his review nailed it. He literally hit every point! This was…read morea must-see, bucket list destination, as we both have an interest with WW2 stuff. The views are SPECTACULAR! We stayed in Salzburg and had a rented car. The Kehlsteinhaus was about a 25-30 minute (very easy) drive from our hotel. Crossing the border from Austria into Germany was as easy as crossing state lines...no border patrol to worry about! Like Mark said, it is crowded, and you do need to decide how long you want to stay. What he didn't mention, is that the buses that take you up to the top, were specially built to handle the incline and change in altitude. This is why no personal vehicles are allowed. If you are afraid of heights, the best piece of advice that I can give you is to look at the floor of the bus. The road to the top is narrow, and there are very few, if any guard rails. Once you get above the tree line, you get great views, however! Once at the top, you still have another 100-200 feet to go, but this is in a brass elevator in the mountain! The building at the top is large, but easy to navigate through. The attraction inside is a red marble fireplace, which has numerous chunks missing due to the allies taking chippings as souvenirs. Take as much time as you need, but make sure you get outside to see the valleys all around, and catch a glimpse of the Königsee. You're in the Alps, people! Woo hoo!!!! 38/2020