Whether it's a hip-hop festival or an award-winning opera house, a castle festival or a musical - the Stuttgart region is at the top of the German cultural metropolises. The region is also a gourmet paradise under the stars and Stuttgart is one of the greenest cities in Europe. Just a short S-Bahn ride from the state capital, nature lovers will find the impressive mountain landscapes of the Swabian Alb biosphere area, vineyards and idyllic swimming lakes.
Would you like even more variety? Here you will find lots of leisure tips - from the all-time classics to real insider tips among the excursion ideas.
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In the Märklin museum “Märklineum” in Göppingen, products from the toy manufacturer’s 160-year company history are on display. Almost all of the railways and trains ever produced by Märklin can be seen here. A model railway layout on the second floor of the Märklineum takes visitors on a journey through the history of model railways. On the plant ...
The “murder hole” in the Roggental near Geislingen is not quite as dangerous as it sounds, but only experienced cave goers should venture into the 4.382 meter long, water-filled cave. New passages, halls and lakes are constantly being discovered in the cave. In the front area the cave can also...
Since 2003 there has been a very special museum in the old building in the Geislingen Museum: the Southwest German Treasure Chest Museum. Visitors can marvel at 50 artistically painted, etched, engraved and decorated chests and coffers mainly from Central Europe, but also from the rest of the world. You can see chests made of iron, often decorated with gold and...
Jebenhausen in the Göppingen district had one of the largest Jewish communities in Württemberg in the 19th century. Around 1850 around 530 Jews lived there. The Jewish Museum in Göppingen shows the history of the Jewish people in Jebenhausen and Göppingen in its exhibition. This began in 1777 with the issuance of a letter of protection for...
On the “Hägenmarkpfad” near Auendorf, anyone interested can learn everything about rosehip jam and the fruit from which it is made. “Hägenmark” refers to rosehip jam in Swabian. The jam has been made in Auendorf near Bad Ditzenbach for over 150 years. Auendorf is the starting and finishing point of the hike. In just over two...
