Stuttgart City Guide
The city of Stuttgart is wonderfully diverse; you can enjoy stunning natural landscapes, historic buildings and fascinating contemporary architecture all in the same city. Stuttgart is the state capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg and provides the perfect blend of culture and nature for inhabitants and visitors alike.
What to do and see in and around Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz-Museum
Stuttgart’s Mercedes-Benz-Museum is an architectural gem with its futuristic façade, it is just as innovative on the inside. This museum looks at 120 years of automobile history, from the very first Mercedes, to limousines and sports cars from the 1930s. This is a fascinating museum and well worth a visit.
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
Another exciting building is the Art Museum Stuttgart. The museum takes the shape of a giant glass cube which is lit up at night. The cube is home to the city art collection which includes a renowned collection of the work of Otto Dix amongst other things.
Wilhelma Zoological - Botanical Gardens
These beautiful Botanical Gardens boast 1000 different species of animals from crocodiles to apes to bears. For those who are green fingered, the gardens also display an orchid collection, magnolia grove and wonderful greenhouses.
Fernsehturm
For fantastic views over Stuttgart and the vineyards of the Neckar Valley head 217 metres to the viewing platform at the top of the television tower. This elegant needle like structure is an art form in itself and was completed in 1956 by the famous Stuttgart structural engineer Professor Fritz Leonhardt.
Staatsgalerie
This 19th century gallery houses a variety of works from 14th-19th Century including the old masters Canaletto, Memling and Rembrandt. This grand gallery is one of Germany’s most popular museums.
Neues Schloss
The Neues Schloss or New Castle was intended by its owner Duke Carl Eugen von Wuerttemberg to be a second Versailles. Dating back to the 18th century this baroque palace, formally the residence of the Kings of Wuerttemberg, is now home to the Baden-Wuerttemberg state government.
Weißenhofsiedlung
Built in 1927, the Weißenhofsiedlung was seen as the housing of the future for families on more modest incomes. Sixteen architects contributed to this fascinating settlement under the leadership of the well known architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This settlement gives an interesting insight into the new social and architectural ideas from the years between the wars.
The Collegiate Church
From its humble beginnings as a Romanesque village church in 1175, Stuttgart’s Collegiate Church has evolved into the most important Protestant church in Württemberg. The Church incorporates a variety of architectural styles from late Romanesque to early Gothic.
Das Grüne U
Get back to nature in the Green U, 8 kilometres of attractive landscape spanning from the city centre to the forests that skirt city. Head to the Green U and see the old trees of the Rosenstein Park amongst other natural delights.
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