Hidden Gems of Baden-Württemberg
Explore 15 remarkable hidden gems throughout Baden-Württemberg and nearby regions, including Gothic Revival castles like Lichtenstein, baroque palaces such as Ludwigsburg and the New Palace Stuttgart, and UNESCO-listed sites like Maulbronn Monastery. This collection also features unique museums, historic churches—including Ulm Minster, the tallest church worldwide—and architectural landmarks like the Weissenhof Estate, showcasing a diverse range of cultural and historical treasures off the usual tourist routes.
A Palace Square
Schlossplatz is the largest square in Stuttgart Mitte and home to the Neues Schloss which was built between 1746 and 1807.
B Lichtenstein Castle
Lichtenstein Castle is a privately owned Gothic Revival castle located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany.
C Ludwigsburg Palace
Ludwigsburg Palace, nicknamed the "Versailles of Swabia", is a 452-room palace complex of 18 buildings located in Ludwigsburg, Baden…
D The Sepulchral Chapel on Württemberg
The Württemberg Mausoleum is a mausoleum located on the Württemberg, in the Rotenberg borough of Untertürkheim, in Stuttgart.
E Maulbronn Monastery
Maulbronn Monastery is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg.
F Voodoo Museum
The Voodoo Castle is located in the city of Strasbourg in the department of Bas-Rhin, Alsace.
G Collegiate Church Stuttgart
The Stiftskirche is an inner-city church in Stuttgart, the capital of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
H Ulm Minster
Ulm Minster is a Lutheran church located in Ulm, State of Baden-Württemberg. It is currently the tallest church in the world.
I Württemberg State Museum
The Landesmuseum Württemberg is the main historical museum of the Württemberg part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg.
J Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
Visit this Medieval Crime Museum in the historical old town of Rothenburg and discover 1000 years of legal history.
K Prinzhorn Collection
The Prinzhorn Collection is a German collection of art made by mental health patients, housed at the Heidelberg University Hospital.
L Heidelberger Bergbahn
Come and enjoy a ride on this funicular railway which is one of the longest in Germany.
M Tauber Bridge, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The Tauber Bridge at Rothenburg ob der Tauber is an historic road bridge that spans the Tauber Valley west of the town centre of the…
N New Palace Stuttgart
The New Palace is an 18th-century Baroque palace in Stuttgart and is one of the last large city palaces built in Southern Germany.
O Weissenhof Estate
The Weissenhof Estate is a housing estate built for the 1927 Deutscher Werkbund exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany.
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