Located along the border between Germany and Austria, Zugspitze is in the southeastern German state of Bavaria, formerly the Kingdom of Bavaria. The mountain is flanked by three glaciers, two of which ...

GARMISCH, Germany — A world record-breaking gondola is set to open Friday on Germany’s tallest mountain, the Zugspitze, just outside the Armed Forces Recreation Center Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. The ...

Whether you ascend from the Austrian or German side, restaurants, shops, a small museum and telescopes await you at the summit. One of my favorite places to be in Europe is atop the Zugspitze — the ...

We quickly learned where the mountain peak got its name — “zug” can mean “strong gust of wind”, so the “Zugspitze” loosely translates to “wind point/peak”. It quite literally blew us away. Up here, ...

Some of the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen can be found in southern Germany. The rising Alps spark reminders of our own Cascade range here at home. This past summer, my brother-in-law Sean ...

On Zugspitze, Germany's tallest mountain, there is surprisingly decent schnitzel. There are also life-altering views. As I stood atop a glacier, the ski town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen nearly 9,000 ...

Dec. 21 (UPI) --After more than two years of work on Germany's highest construction site, a world record-breaking cableway in the Bavarian Alps is set to open Friday. The cable car on the country's ...

BERLIN — A man died after being struck by lightning near the summit of Germany’s highest peak, police said Monday. The 18-year-old German resident was one of a group of three young men who took the ...