Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Germany
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2.4 km
44 m
Explore Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Sight 1: Schlosspark
The Schlosspark Bad Homburg is a park located below Bad Homburg Castle in the city centre of Bad Homburg, Germany. The 13-hectare castle park is the part of what was originally a much larger garden landscape, the Landgrave's Gardens.
Sight 2: Weißer Turm
The White Tower of Bad Homburg from the 14th century is the free-standing keep of the former Hohenberg Castle and the landmark of the city of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Sight 3: Laternenfestbrunnen
The Lantern Festival is the largest and most traditional folk festival in the Taunus and has been celebrated in Bad Homburg since 1935.
Sight 4: Museum Sinclair Haus
The Sinclair House Museum in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Hesse is an interdisciplinary exhibition venue for art and nature and an institution of the Stiftung Kunst und Natur gGmbH.
Sight 5: Galerie
The listed building at Dorotheenstraße 5 in Dorotheenstraße in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe was built as a French Reformed church and is now an exhibition hall.
Sight 6: Kriegerdenkmal 1870/71
The war memorial of the city of Bad Homburg commemorates the five Homburg soldiers who died in the German-French War of 1870/1871. It was designed by the master builder Christian Holler and executed by the sculptor Jacob Mey. The ceremonial unveiling took place on May 10, 1875. The local warriors' association, which had been founded on the occasion of the city's first Sedan celebration, acted as the benefactor.
Sight 7: Hölderlin
The Hölderlindenkmal in Bad Homburg in front of the height is reminiscent of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin, who lived in Homburg from 1798 to 1800 and from 1804 to 1806.
Sight 8: Bircher-Benner
The portrait of Dr. Bircher-Benner is a listed bronze bust of the Swiss physician and nutritionist Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner, who is considered a pioneer of whole foods.
Sight 9: Spielbank Bad Homburg
The Casino Bad Homburg is located in the spa gardens of the town of the same name, near the Kaiser-Wilhelms-Bad. For promotional purposes, she refers to herself as the mother of Monte Carlo.
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