Stuttgart Photo: squonk Embedded between green valleys and rich vineyards, Stuttgart is a true gem. While steeped in century-old tradition, it has been the home to the most keen-minded inventors. The automobile, the office photocopier and the brassiere were invented here, to mention only a few. You will find a lively mix of people, joined together by the region’s Swabian roots. Come and enjoy the buzz of this young, green metropolis! Photo: Alexander Johmann Top 5 Carl Zeiss Planetarium Make your way up the hill to Germany’s top planetarium, complete with a dome-shaped star theatre. The planetarium was founded ... Lapidarium This gorgeous Renaissance-style park serves as an open-air museum with more than 200 stone relics. The park dates back to the ... Mercedes-Benz Museum Photo: Stefan Fussan The Mercedes-Benz Museum is truly one of Stuttgart’s main tourist magnets. The extraordinary and award-winning architecture, i... Stuttgart State Museum of Natur... Tucked away in the Royal Gardens you can find the 19th-century palace, now housing the Natural History Museum. Come here and s... Musicals Stuttgart is renowned for being an entertainment centre, with one of Germany’s top musical venues. The theatre is located by t... Photo: Zdenko Zivkovic Updated 10 January 2014 Destination: Stuttgart Publishing date: 2014-01-10 THE CITY ecological outlook on life. Carl Zeiss Planetarium Make your way up the hill to Germany’s top planetarium, complete with a dome-shaped star theatre. The planetarium was founded by Germany’s famous optician Carl Zeiss, so you should not be surprised to nd the world’s most advanced projector in the theatre. Address: Willy-Brandt-Straße 25, Stuttgart Photo: Alexander Johmann Phone: +49 711 1629 215 Internet: www.planetarium-stuttgart.de It is hard to nd a more picturesque and green city in More Info: Mittlerer Schlossgarten Germany. Stuttgart is nestled between rolling green hills Lapidarium and vineyards at the fringe of the Black Forest, but this This gorgeous Renaissance-style park serves as an town is a far cry from a backwards country village. This is open-air museum with more than 200 stone relics. The the home of the German car makers Mercedes-Benz and park dates back to the 1950’s and houses 17th-century Porsche and the automotive supplier Bosch. Stuttgart is portals and a statue holding an urn. simply teeming with scientic geniuses. Motorcycle and four-wheeled car technology was born in this city, which Address: Mörickestrasse 24, Stuttgart has the highest density of scientic, academic and Phone: +49 711 216 964 00 research institutes in Germany. Internet: www.stadtmuseum-stuttgart.de Email: [email protected] DO & SEE More Info: Free admission Mercedes-Benz Museum The Mercedes-Benz Museum is truly one of Stuttgart’s main tourist magnets. The extraordinary and award-winning architecture, in the form of a double helix, is certainly an eye-catcher. On the nine oors there are about 160 historic and brand new vehicles displayed, ranging from the world’s rst automobiles to the noble Luxuskarossen. Photo: Stefan Fussan Address: Mercedesstr. 100, Stuttgart Even if Stuttgart is one of the most high-tech cities in Opening hours: Open daily 9am-6pm Phone: +49 711 17 30 000 Germany, it has more than 1,000 years of history to look Internet: www.mercedes-benz-classic.com back upon. The city has served as everything from a royal Email: [email protected] residence to a sanctuary for revolutionaries. Nowadays, the city combines traditional, laid-back Swabian culture Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History and a drive towards future innovations. Coming here you Tucked away in the Royal Gardens you can nd the can expect elegance and exclusivity with an earth-bound, 19th-century palace, now housing the Natural History Destination: Stuttgart Publishing date: 2014-01-10 Museum. Come here and see the imaginative displays of Sepulchral Chapel - Grabkapelle the evolution as well as the constructed natural habitats. The romantic Grabkapelle was erected by King Wilhelm I The museum’s centrepiece is a 13 metre-long pollack in loving memory of his wife who passed away. From here whale in the oceanic exhibition. you get great views and the place is considered to be one of the most romantic spots in the Stuttgart region. Address: Rosenstein 1, Stuttgart Opening hours: Open Tue-Fri 9am-5pm. Sat-Sun and public holidays Address: Württembergstraße 340, Stuttgart 10am-6pm. Closed on Mondays Phone: +49 711 337149 Phone: +49 711 893 60 Internet: www.grabkapelle-rotenberg.de Internet: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de Email: [email protected] Musicals Art Museum Stuttgart Stuttgart is renowned for being an entertainment centre, Since 2005 visitors have been able to visit this with one of Germany’s top musical venues. The theatre is contemporary and modern art museum. Kunstmuseum located by the SI-Centrum, which houses several theatres, Stuttgart houses various art works by Otto Dix, Dieter Roth a movie theatre, a casino and a state-of-the-art video game and many more in a futuristic cubic building. arcade. Address: Schlossplatz Tunnel 1, Stuttgart Address: Plieninger Strasse 100, Stuttgart Phone: +49 711 216 2188 Phone: +49 711 72 10 Internet: www.kunstmuseum-stuttgart.de Internet: www.si-centrum.de / www.stage-entertainment.de Linden Museum Porsche Museum At the Linden Museum in Stuttgart you can nd the whole If you love beautiful cars then you should denitely head world under one roof. The museum is considered to be over to this museum which is housed in one of the most one of the foremost ethnographical museums in the whole spectacular buildings in Stuttgart. The Porsche Museum world. displays about 80 vehicles in a unique ambience. This is a great place to learn more about the world-famous, iconic Address: Hegelstraße 1, Stuttgart Phone: +49 711 2022 3 / +49 711 2022 456 vehicle Porsche. You will denitely dream about having a Internet: www.lindenmuseum.de Porsche after vising this place. Email: [email protected] Address: Porscheplatz 1 D, Stuttgart-Zuenhausen Wilhelma Opening hours: Open Tue-Sun 9am-6pm. Closed on Mondays and public Wilhelma is a botanical zoo, which is unique in the sense holidays that it is the only one of its kind in Europe. Here you can Phone: +49 711 911 209 11 Internet: www.porsche.com discover animals, historical buildings and plants in a Email: [email protected] beautiful park. Castle Square - Schlossplatz Address: Wilhelmaplatz 13, Stuttgart The Castle Square, Schlossplatz, is truly the heart of Phone: +49 711 540 20 Stuttgart. This is the place to sit down in the grass, linger Internet: www.wilhelma.de Email: [email protected] over a cup of coee and watch people pass by. From here you can easily reach all of the city's attractions. Staatsgallerie The Staatsgallerie is one of the most popular museums in Address: Castle Square, Schloßplatz, Stuttgart Destination: Stuttgart Publishing date: 2014-01-10 Germany. The museum exhibits about 800 works in the DINING permanent exhibition, as well as temporary exhibitions. Address: Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 30-32, Stuttgart Phone: +49 711 470 40 0 / +49 711 470 40 249 Internet: www.staatsgalerie.de Email: [email protected] The Hohenzollern Castle The ancient Hohenzollern Castle is located in one of the most extraordinary locations and is the seat of a family Photo: Zdenko Zivkovic dynasty. They oer guided tours in dierent languages for groups larger than 20 people. The castle also oers If you love a hearty meal, you will love Stuttgart! Here you individual travelers guided tours in German. will nd plenty of places that serve hot plates overowing with beef, sausages and Spätzle. Spätzle is ubiquitous in Address: Burg Hohenzollern, Germany the area and is broadly comparable to pasta. The national Phone: +49 7471 2428 Internet: www.burg-hohenzollern.com dish, called Gaisburger Marsch, is a stew made of Spätzle, Email: [email protected] diced beef, potatoes, vegetables and fried onions. Landesmuseum Württemberg For an afternoon snack, the Brezel with butter is a good In 2012 the Landesmuseum Württemberg celebrated its alternative, but there is no need to limit yourself to the 150th anniversary. The museum tells an thrilling story regional specialties. In the area you can also nd a number about the country, from the ancient to the present. of Michelin-star restaurants that are just waiting to “wow” you with their unique creations. Address: Schillerplatz 6, Stuttgart Phone: +49 711 895 35111 Internet: www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de Delice Email: [email protected] This world-class restaurant, awarded with one Michelin star, will make your evening meal more than memorable. Königstraße - pedestrian street Try chef Friedrich Gutscher’s asparagus terrine with Königstraße is one of the busiest shopping streets in crawsh, pigeon breast on boletus potatoes or goat Stuttgart. Here you can spend several hours just cheese with lychee puree and basil. wandering around in the bustling city of Stuttgart. This is the place to nd several restaurants, shops and hotels. Address: Hauptstaetter Strasse 61, Stuttgart Opening hours: Open Mon-Fri 6.30pm-midnight. Closed on Saturdays and Address: Königstraße, Stuttgart Sundays Phone: +49 711 640 32 22 Internet: www.restaurant-delice.de Olivo This Italian restaurant is another one of Stuttgart’s Michelin-star restaurants, situated inside the 5-star Steigenberger Graf Zeppelin hotel. Let the chef dazzle you with Tuscan sh stew, fried partridge in vino santo grape Destination: Stuttgart Publishing date: 2014-01-10 sauce or white wine risotto with sea urchin. Ristorante Il Punto If you are looking for a great Italian restaurant in Stuttgart Address: Arnulf-Klett-Platz 7, Stuttgart you have come to the right place.