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The Exploring Author

I’m Aaron—an American living in Germany for the past 7 years, taking you on the ground to explore historic sites, scenic towns, and castle ruins across Germany and beyond.

Every episode is an on-the-ground tour featuring charming Old Towns, medieval castles, and ancient sites—blending regional history with the scenic beauty that makes these locations worth visiting (plus the occasional flashlight tour after dark). While my focus is on lesser-known spots away from the crowds, we’ll occasionally check out the more famous locations, too!

🥾 Travel & Living History | 🏰 Lesser-Known Towns & Ruins | 🔦 Flashlight Tours

📸 Say hi on Instagram: @theexploringauthor

📩 For business inquires, email me at : theexploringauthor@gmail.com

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Why This Hidden German Castle Was Abandoned | Odenwald (Exploring With @AlexAlive)

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The Wicked Shepherd & The Black Magic Legend | Folklore in the Forest Ep. 3

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Why Was Homburg Castle Destroyed? Exploring Its History & Ruins

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The Phantom Lady of the Spessart & The Knight's Cross | Folklore in the Forest Ep. 2

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Why This German Town Modified Its Medieval Walls (And the Gallows Above It)

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The Phantom Scythe of Obernau Chapel in Germany | Folklore in the Forest Ep. 1

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Exploring Spessart’s Abandoned WW2 Bunkers: The Destroyed WMTS Line

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The Cliffside German Fairytale Castle Inspired by a Novel

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The German Medieval Town Built on Top of Rome's Border Fort

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This German Monastery Contains Two Catacomb Saints | Bavaria

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Exploring the Eerie Remains of Germany’s 1930's Forgotten Highway

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Hiking Rome’s Ancient Border Through the Odenwald Forests | Germany

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What Hidden 6,000 Year Old History is On Top of This German Plateau?

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Exploring The Brothers Grimm Childhood Home: A Tour of Historic Steinau

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Why This Medieval Town is on the German Fairytale Route | Gelnhausen

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Why is a Medieval Watchtower in the Middle of Farm Fields? Schaafheim, Germany

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Where WWII Bunkers Meet Ancient Celtic Ruins: Otzenhausen, Germany

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Oberammergau: Why This Bavarian Alps Town Isn't Just A Postcard

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The Witch Trials of Grimburg Castle & Hiking to Ancient Burial Mounds

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Hidden Bavaria: Exploring Germany’s Hidden Town of Wine and Ancient Ruins

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Day vs. Night at Karlsburg: A Different Perspective at a Bavarian Fortress

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From Monastery to Castle: Exploring the Schönrain Ruins by Day & Night

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Real Holy Grail Castle? Inside Germany’s Wildenberg Ruins

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Mosel Valley Travel: Exploring Eltz Castle to Cochem & More

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The History of Cochem: Inside Germany’s Famous Mosel Valley Town

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Hiking to Burg Eltz: Inside Germany’s Fairytale Eltz Castle

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Exploring Heidelberg Germany: The History in the Romantic City

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Why This Hidden German Water Castle Was Never Destroyed

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Himmelthal Monastery: 3 Forest Legends of the Spessart

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Brothers Grimm Birthplace & Hanau: Germany’s Fairytale Route Starting Point

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Obernburg Military Legends: Investigating the Roman & Swedish Battle Folklore

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Burg Frankenstein True History: Johann Konrad Dippel & Mary Shelley Myth

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What Most Tourists Miss on This Secret Mountain in Heidelberg

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Amorbach Germany: Gotthardsruine & The Historic Abbey

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Celtic Burial Mounds & Witch Trials: History in Lower Franconia's Spessart

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Monastery or Castle? Exploring Gemünden’s Secret Schönrain Ruins

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Exploring Karlstadt: Walking the Medieval Town and Karlburg Castle Ruins

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Inside a Destroyed World War 2 Bunker in Bavaria Germany

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Deep in the Spessart: Exploring a 14th-Century Forgotten Castle Ruin 🇩🇪

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From Breuberg Castle to a Lost Roman Villa in Germany's Odenwald

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Exploring Breuberg: Walking the Castle Town and Burg Breuberg Fortress

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Winter Hiking Unterammergau: Exploring the Frozen Schleifmühlklamm Gorge

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How Europe’s Christmas Markets Began: A German Winter Tradition

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What Stories Hide in These German Mountains? Exploring Neuffen’s Medieval Roots 🇩🇪

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Discover a Forgotten Hilltop Castle Ruin Above Bavaria’s River | Germany

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The Lost Castle Beneath the Spessart Forest | Forgotten Ruins of Germany

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What Secrets Lie Within One of Germany’s Hidden Castles? | Rodenstein

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This Forgotten German Castle Holds a Tale of Jealousy and Death

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The Dark Legend of Marienberg Monastery in Boppard, Germany

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Love, Betrayal & the Legend of Germany's Rheinstein Castle

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The Dark Legend Behind Germany’s Mouse Tower | Sinister Tale from the Rhine River

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Disney vs. Brothers Grimm: Snow White | Which German Town is Home to the Real Snow White?

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The Legend of the Wild Women & the Medieval Castle | Odenwald Hike & Folklore

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Exploring Thingstätte: The History of this WW2 Third Reich Ampitheater | Heidelberg, Germany

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The Incredible Legend & History of This 11th Century German Castle Ruins | Königstein, Germany

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Understanding the Berlin Wall | Touring the East Side Gallery | Berlin, Germany

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Exploring Germany’s Romantic Rhine | Hike to Castles & Legends in a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Life and Basketball in Europe | Interview with American Professional Basketball Player Elijah Allen

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Exploring Schwetzingen Palace: Hidden Gem of Germany’s Baroque Splendor

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Uncovering Hidden Gems: Exploring a Historic German Old Town with a Local Legend | Kronberg, Germany

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