Bad Kreuznach Tours

Stay tuned for the Ukraine “Rising Smoke” tour, which will only happen when stable peace, electricity and WiFi break out there. Even when such a tour becomes available, be ready to be flexible (e.g., last-minute Auschwitz and Berlin WWII site detours).

Herzlich willkommen in Bad Kreuznach, in Germany, or wherever you might be at the moment!

I’m Bill Hammons, I was born in Bad Kreuznach (one hour southwest of Frankfurt Airport by train) in the early Seventies to Maj. Rich Hammons (now resting in Arlington National Cemetery) and my mother Susan (yes, I’m 100% American; you might say I was born in Bad Kreuznach but bred in the West Texas town where my mother and sister were both born, before spending 12 years in New York and 14 in Colorado before returning to my home state of Texas to [technically] settle in Austin near family).

As of the first creation of this web page, I’m now in the process of settling down in the city of my birth (see below for a snapshot I took earlier this morning from above the desk where I work every morning [you can make out neither the crescent moon hanging low above the horizon, nor the hill out of sight to the right where I was born, but I think you get the picture]). If you’re exploring relocating to Germany, by all means ask and I’d be happy to share my experience regarding that particular journey.

To the point: this seasoned traveler / digital nomad (I’ve visited 34 countries to-date, after having spent the last 3+ years bootstrapping my way across much of northwestern Eurasia [i.e., Europe] and North Africa) is now ready as your dedicated professional to guide you through Bad Kreuznach, Germany (truly a hidden gem smack dab in the heart of Western Europe, note the red pin on the map at left below, along with a map of the Schengen Area [i.e., Western Europe] on the right), and/or through Germany to many sites in or near the land of his birth, often with a focus on history, particularly military history.

Pricing: All tours, including single-day tours, are 90€ per day (approximately $95 USD as of this writing), excluding entry fees, meals, drinks and hotel reservations (I make a point of staying at the same hotel as those in my care and typically accept additional payment for their hotel reservations in advance so that I can make hotel arrangements for everyone in the party).

Payment is accepted via Paypal (a payment link will be sent once all details of your itinerary are confirmed to everyone’s satisfaction); tips are, of course, always appreciated as a symbol of the value of service and are accepted via PayPal or cash.

Also note that itineraries can of course be combined (e.g., visiting Paris on way to or from Normandy beaches). Feel free to ask!

The Complete List of Bad Kreuznach Tours Offerings

(Always in development)

Approximately or Less than 0 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach:

• Bad Kreuznach (naturally)

  • Bridge Houses

    • Cannonball House

  • Atatürk Memorial/Room

  • Kauzenburg Castle Ruin

The Felseneremitage near Bad Kreuznach and the Ataturk Memorial at Bad Kreuznach’s Parkhotel Kurhaus

(Credits: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 1 Hour Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach:

• Deutsches Eck

• Ehrenbreitstein Fortress

• Frankfurt

  • Frankfurt Historical Museum

  • Römerberg District

  • Sachsenhausen District (not to be confused with Sachsenhausen concentration camp)

• Mogontiacum (Roman Mainz)

The Sanctuary of Isis and Magna Mater (Mainz) and the Deutsches Eck (as seen from Ehrenbreitstein Fortress)

(Credit: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 2 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach:

• The Fulda Gap

• The Bridge at Remagen

• Saarbrücken Castle

• Trier

The ancient Roman city of Trier, seen from above and below!

(Credits: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 3 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (1+ overnight stays possible, depending on itinerary):

• Bastogne War Museum (Bastogne, Belgium)

• The Battle of the Bulge Monument (formerly known as the Mardasson Memorial) (Bastogne, Belgium)

• Battle of the Bulge sites (Belgium/Luxembourg)

• Museum of the Battle of the Bulge: Memories of the Liberation (Clervaux, Luxembourg)

• Luxembourg Fortress (Luxembourg)

• American Cemetery / Patton’s Grave (Luxembourg)

• Verdun (France)

• Douaumont Ossuary, Verdun (France)

• Fort Douaumont, Verdun (France)

The American Cemetary and Memorial, Luxembourg

(Credit: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 4 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (1+ overnight stays possible, depending on itinerary):

• Hartmannswillerkopf WWI battlefield (Alsace, France)

• Ouvrage Schoenenbourg Maginot Line fortification (Alsace, France)

• Historical City Hall of Münster (Germany) - 1648 Peace of Westphalia

• Ulm battlefield (Germany)

• Waterloo (Belgium)

Approximately or Less than 5 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (1+ overnight stays possible, depending on itinerary):

• Ypres, Belgium

  • In Flanders Fields Museum

  • Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing

• Munich

  • Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site

  • Feldherrnhalle (Beer Hall Putsch)

  • Odeonsplatz

  • Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism

Approximately or Less than 6 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (2+ overnight stays possible, depending on itinerary):

• Paris

  • Les Invalides

  • The Museum of the Liberation of Paris

  • Napoleon's Tomb

• Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme (Picardy, France)

• Lochnagar Crater (Picardy, France)

• Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial and preserved trenches from Battle of the Somme (Picardy, France)

• Dresden

  • The Bundeswehr Museum of Military History

  • The Frauenkirche

V-2 Rocket at the Bundeswehr Military History Museum in Dresden

(Credit: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 7 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (2+ overnight stays included, depending on itinerary):

• Berlin

  • Berlin Wall Memorial

  • Brandenburg Gate

  • Checkpoint Charlie

  • Potsdam

  • Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park

  • Topography of Terror Museum

  • House of the Wannsee Conference

Approximately or Less than 8 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (2 overnight stays included):

• Napoleon’s road to Austerlitz (overnight stays in/near Krems, Austria)

  • Krems, Durnstein Castle, Tabor Bridge, Schongraben, Znaim

Approximately or Less than 9 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (2 overnight stays included):

• Normandy Landing Beaches (France)

• Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial (France)

• Caen Memorial Museum (France)

• Austerlitz (Brno, Czech Republic) (overnight stays in/near Brno, Czech Republic)

  • Krenowice, Brno, Slapanitz, Zuran Hill, Blazovitz, Santon Hill, Post House, Memorial of Peace, Museum Battle of Austerlitz (Pratzen Heights), Sokolnitz Castle, Tellnitz, Stare Vinohrady, Slavkov Castle, Santon Hill, Spaleny Mill

Les Braves sculpture on Omaha Beach and nearby Normandy beach Jeep

(Credits: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 11 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (2 overnight stays included):

• Auschwitz-Birkenau: The largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp (Poland)

• Oskar Schindler's Enamel Factory (Kraków, Poland)

Approximately or Less than 20 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (***Pending a stable peace agreement***):

• Chernobyl (Ukraine)

• Kyiv (Ukraine)

Approximately or Less than 26 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (4+ overnight stays included):

• Gibraltar (Spain or UK?)

The Rock of Gibraltar and St. Michael’s Cave (Gibraltar)

(Credits: W.R. Hammons)

Approximately or Less than 30 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (4+ overnight stays included):

• Rovaniemi (Finland)

  • The Vasa in Stockholm on the way

  • Battle of Rovaniemi

  • Northern Lights

Approximately or Less than 33 Hours Each Way to/from Bad Kreuznach (4+ overnight stays included):

• Narvik (Norway)

  • The Vasa in Stockholm on the way

  • Battles of Narvik

  • Northern Lights

And if you’re still looking for accomodations here in Bad Kreuznach, I highly recommend the location where I’m currently renting long-term (they also offer Airbnb options). Feel free to inquire about this wonderful little spot in Bad Kreuznach as well, and we can coordinate your BK overnight stays with your tours of the city and perhaps the rest of Germany and Europe as well!