Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Jena, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.9 km
Ascend 29 m
Descend 16 m

Explore Jena 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.

Individual Sights in Jena

Sight 1: Yeşilçam Grüne Tanne

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Yeşilçam Grüne Tanne

The Grüne Tanne is a historical Gasthaus by the Camsdorf Bridge in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.

Wikipedia: Grüne Tanne (EN), Website, Website

587 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Burschenschaftsdenkmal

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Burschenschaftsdenkmal Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The fraternity monument in Jena was built on June 12, 1883 to commemorate the founding of the Urburschildren from 1815 on the historic Eichplatz in front of the fraternity oak (1816–1968). The location in front of the main building of the university has been in front of the main building since 1951.

Wikipedia: Burschenschaftsdenkmal (Jena) (DE)

327 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Roter Turm

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Roter Turm

The Red Tower is part of the old city wall of Jena.

Wikipedia: Roter Turm (Jena) (DE)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Romantikerhaus

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Romantikerhaus

The Romantician House Jena is a museum that is committed to researching, preserving and teaching the Jena early romanticism. As part of the Jena city museums, it is part of the Jenakulture in -house. It is the only Jena Museum in urban sponsorship that is exclusively reminiscent of the cultural flower of the city around 1800 and questioned its importance for the art and culture of modernity.

Wikipedia: Romantikerhaus (DE), Website

820 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: Volkshaus

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The Volkshaus in Jena was one of the first free educational institutions in Germany to be set up on the North American model.

Wikipedia: Volkshaus Jena (EN), Website

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: Deutsches Optisches Museum

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Deutsches Optisches Museum

The German Optical Museum in Jena is a scientific and technical museum.

Wikipedia: Optisches Museum Jena (DE), Website

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