Germany: Ladenburg
The Road Started Here
Carl Benz, inventor of the gasoline engine, was laid to rest in this small town.
Art, Antiquities and Architecture
L: A runner about to take off. Below: Old Town, parts of which date to more-Roman times.
Stolpersteine
Inset into the street, these brass memorials are dedicated to Jews taken in the Holocaust.
Medieval Walls
A section of the medieval city wall.
Protestant Heartland
Some of the oldest Protestant churches are found in this area.
The Neckar
This major tributary of the Rhine flows through Ladenburg. Below: A modern footbridge.