32 Quirky College Towns Where Every Street Feels Like a Movie Set
16. Tübingen, Germany – A Riverside Town Straight Out of a Wes Anderson Film
Imagine pastel-colored houses, cobblestone streets, and students punting along a slow-moving river—that’s Tübingen, a university town in southwestern Germany that feels charmingly surreal, like something out of a Wes Anderson movie. Home to one of Germany’s oldest universities, the town is small but lively, with narrow alleyways leading to unexpected bookstores, hidden gardens, and cafés serving thick slices of German cake. The Neckar River, lined with weeping willows, is filled with long wooden boats (called Stocherkahns) where students and tourists glide through the water in a scene reminiscent of Venice. If quirky European charm is what you’re looking for, Tübingen is an undiscovered film set.
