In southwest Germany, Kaiserslautern is a scenic city in the wooded hills of the Palatinate Forest. The “Kaiser” in the city’s name comes from the Holy Roman Emperors Frederick I (Barbarossa) and Rudolf I, who resided here in the 12th and 13th centuries. Fast forward to the year 2000, and Kaiserslautern hosted the inaugural Rhineland-Palatinate garden show, conceiving a magical themed park with dinosaurs and a genuine Japanese garden.
For culture, the Pfalzgalerie is replete with high-profile Impressionist, Expressionist, and contemporary German works.