SpeyerGermany

Speyer is one of Germany's oldest cities, and it keeps the proof in plain sight: the Kaiserdom, the largest Romanesque cathedral in the world, a UNESCO landmark where eight emperors and kings lie buried. The medieval Jewish courtyard with its ritual bath is a UNESCO site in its own right, and the broad Maximilianstrasse rolls from the cathedral steps to the old city gate like a stage set. For a change of century, the Technik Museum parks a jumbo jet and a space shuttle ten minutes from the crypt. Small city, enormous story.