Season 11 of "Rick Steves' Europe" is now available for streaming on our YouTube channel and on our website at www.ricksteves.com/season11! Traveling across Germany, we learn how fascism rose and then fell, taking millions of people with it. Visiting actual locations — from Munich to Nürnberg to Berlin — we trace the roots of Nazism in the aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people were enchanted by Hitler. We explore the totalitarian society Hitler built, and see the consequences: ge

The “Rubble Women” of Munich cleaned up their bombed-out city in the aftermath of World War II. And today — thanks in part to their hard work — the Frauenkirche stands tall, celebrating Bavaria’s heritage. My wonderful guide, Birgitt Borio, shares the story in this little clip. | Rick Steves