Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Heidelberg, Germany
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6.1 km
92 m
Explore Heidelberg 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.
Activities in HeidelbergIndividual Sights in HeidelbergSight 1: Alter Wasserturm
The water tower at Czernyring is a listed water tower in Heidelberg's Bahnstadt, Germany.
Sight 2: St. Albert
St. Albert is the Catholic parish church in the Bergheim district of Heidelberg, Germany. It was built between 1933 and 1935 according to plans by Franz Sales Kuhn and is dedicated to St. Albertus Magnus.
Sight 3: Sammlung Prinzhorn
The Prinzhorn Collection is a German collection of art made by mental health patients, housed at the Heidelberg University Hospital. The collection comprises over 20,000 works, including works by Emma Hauck, Agnes Richter and August Natterer.
Sight 4: Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg
The Stadthalle Heidelberg is a congress and cultural centre located in the old town of Heidelberg on the banks of the Neckar. It was built between 1901 and 1903 according to the plans of the architects Jakob Henkenhaf and Friedrich Ebert.
Sight 5: Kurpfälzisches Museum
The Electoral Palatinate Museum Heidelberg houses the art and cultural history collections of the city of Heidelberg.
Wikipedia: Kurpfälzisches Museum der Stadt Heidelberg (DE), Website
Sight 6: Institutsgebäude
The former Hotel Badischer Hof was opened in 1780. With its central location on Heidelberg Main Street 113, it was long considered the most prestigious house on the square. Among his illustrative guests were King Ludwig I of Bavaria.
Sight 7: Studentenmuseum mit Karzer
The last student prison in the history of Heidelberg was located at Augustinergasse 24 and served as a prison for students of the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. Today, it is part of the Museum of History of the University of Heidelberg.
Sight 8: Assyriologie, versch. Uni-Einrichtungen
The residential and banking building Hauptstraße 126 is a listed building in Heidelberg, Germany.
Wikipedia: Wohn- und Bankhaus Hauptstraße 126 (Heidelberg) (DE)
Sight 9: Marstall
Book Ticket*The Heidelberg Marstall, built from Neckar valley sandstone, is one of the oldest surviving buildings from the early modern period in Heidelberg. The building now known as the Marstall was originally called the Armoury, while the Marstall to the south was located in a building that is now destroyed.
Sight 10: Heuscheuer
The Heuscheuer (hay barn) is a former warehouse in Heidelberg, Germany. Today, the building serves as the university's lecture hall.
Sight 11: Heidelberger Brückenaffe
The Heidelberg Bridge Monkey dates back to the 15th century. It was a stone statue sitting in the tower of the Old Bridge, which was located opposite Heidelberg’s Old Town. The purpose of the tower was to instill fear and respect in anyone arriving in the town, while the monkey represented mockery. The statue was destroyed with the tower during the Nine Years' War.
Sight 12: Church of the Holy Spirit
Book Ticket*The Church of the Holy Spirit is the largest church in Heidelberg, Germany. The church, located in the marketplace in the old town center, was constructed between 1398 and 1515 in the Romanesque and Gothic styles. It receives 1–3 million guests annually, making it among the most visited churches in Germany.
Sight 13: Hercules Brunnen
The Herculesbrunnen stands in front of the town hall in the old town of the Baden-Württemberg city of Heidelberg.
Sight 14: Kornmarkt-Madonna
The Kornmarkt-Madonna is a fountain sculpture in the Kornmarkt in the Altstadt of Heidelberg. It is also known as the Mariensäule and Muttergottesbrunnen.
Sight 15: Akademie der Wissenschaften
The Grand Ducal Palace is a building built in 1717 and is located on Karlsplatz in Heidelberg. The palace is now the seat of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Sight 16: Mittermaier-Palais
The Mittermaierhaus is a baroque town house in Heidelberg, Germany. It is located at Karlstraße 8 below Heidelberg Castle.
Sight 17: Zum Seppl
The Gasthaus zum Seppl, Syn. "To the Seppel" is a historic student restaurant in the old town of Heidelberg.
Sight 18: Völkerkundemuseum
The Museum of Ethnology of the J. and E. von Portheim Foundation in Heidelberg houses collections on religion, art and everyday life from the regions of Asia, Africa and Oceania. The art and culture of these regions are presented in changing special exhibitions.
Sight 19: Haus Buhl
Haus Buhl is a listed building in Heidelberg's Old Town near the eastern entrance to the city.
Sight 20: Heidelberg Castle
Book Ticket*Heidelberg Castle is a ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps.
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