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
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I woke up this morning and started testing out the "New" ...actually old equipment for stabilizing the filming for our LIVE sessions! Since I have many LIVE tours planned, I thought "Hey! Lets stabilize the shot!" So that is what is happening in the land of Aaron this fine morning 😁
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Check out the latest "Folklore in the Forest" episode where we talk about a .....VERY twisted dark tale from the Spessart Forest in Bavaria Germany outside of a town call Elsenfeld. Oh yea...and we tell the tale from WW2 Bunkers along with a night flashlight tour.
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Join me Thursday LIVE from Schloss Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg Germany at 3PM CET / 8AM US Central. We will tour the palace gardens, tour around the castle and go into the inner courtyard as we discuss history and perhaps a few local folklore!
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Hey everyone! There will be no Sunday episode this week. I had a lot to do outside of the filming world this past week unfortunately. However, we will be back on Wednesday with another Folklore in the Forest episode! I also filmed recently with another YouTuber named @AlexAlive and those episodes will be coming starting next Sunday! 1 Sunday episode and 1 Folklore in the Forest. As well we will have a ghost hunting and folklore episode on Alex' channel as we investigate a few of the legends.
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Check out the remastered and re-edited episode as we explore Homburg Castle Ruins in the Spessart of Germany. I had a few copyright issues on this older episode so I decided to fix that but also tighten up the editing a bit and update it! That's why you see snow :)
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Join me Thursday 8PM CET / 1PM US CENTRAL as we explore 2 Folklore associated with a castle ruin just outside of Aschaffenburg, Germany. One is involves mysticism and the other a Maiden and her Knight in shining armor.
Live Q&A and Chat during the premier with me. See you then!
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Wörth am Main in Bavaria, Germany may not have those many Half-Timbered Houses (Fachwerkhaus) that we envision when we think of small German villages, but it has its own unique story to tell. From modifying their medieval wall to keep out something other than invading forces to rebuilt ominous gallows overlooking the town, it is worth a visit and telling of its story.
Join me on me at 8pm CET (🇩🇪) / 1pm US Central Time as we explore this unique Franconian town! I will be there for the premier with a live Q&A and chat while we watch.
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I want to bring back my YouTube LIVE sessions again after a small break. I was thinking to do some "Folklore in the Forest - LIVE" sessions. In these, I would tell a few documented local tales in the forest! Perhaps even in the evening before dark.
Would you attend these LIVE sessions?
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New Episode on Sunday at 8PM CET / 1PM US Central! We will have another Q&A and Live chat together during the episode.
We explore Wörth am Main and find out why they have 18th century gallows at the edge of town. We also find out why the have modified their medieval wall and learn about their ship building history!
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Not a bad morning for a stroll along the Main River in Aschaffenburg, Germany
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