With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to experience everything that Brandenburg an der Havel, 25 miles away, has to offer. Among your first few stops here should be Plauer See, Brandenburger Cathedral and Brandenburger Theater. The locals are also likely to point you toward Magdeburg, 30 miles away. If you can only see one thing here, make sure it’s Magdeburg Zoo. (But we’d also recommend Cathedral of Magdeburg and Elbauenpark.)