Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kassel, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 1.7 km
Ascend 24 m
Descend 74 m

Experience Kassel in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Kassel

Sight 1: Grimmwelt

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Grimmwelt

The Grimm World Kassel is an exhibition house on the works, work and life of the Brothers Grimm. The exhibition house offers interactive presentations on the German Dictionary, children's and household fairy tales, and the lives of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. It is divided into 25 areas, which are named with words from the German dictionary. In addition, the Grimm World shows changing special exhibitions.

Wikipedia: Grimmwelt Kassel (DE), Website

185 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Museum für Sepulkralkultur

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The Museum of Sepulchral Culture is a special cultural history museum on Weinbergstraße in Kassel, Germany. The Museum of Sepulchral Culture, which opened in 1992, is dedicated to the topics of dying, death, burial, mourning and commemoration. The sponsor is the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Friedhof und Denkmal e. V. It belongs to the Working Group of Independent Cultural Institutes.

Wikipedia: Museum für Sepulkralkultur (DE), Website

189 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Wimmelbrunnen

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The Wimmel Monument in Kassel's Fürstengarten is a monument to unification designed by the Kassel sculptor Karl Begas. The obelisk, which was inaugurated on May 10, 1898, commemorates the German unification of 1871 and is named after the founders of the monument. Until 1965, it stood centrally on today's Brüder-Grimm-Platz at the gateway to Kassel's city centre.

Wikipedia: Wimmel-Denkmal (DE)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Hessisches Landesmuseum

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The Hessian State Museum is a local history museum located in Kassel, Germany. The collection ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present. The museum is also home to the German Wallpaper Museum.

Wikipedia: Hessian State Museum, Kassel (EN)

358 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: New Gallery

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The Neue Galerie is an art museum in Kassel in the state of Hesse, in Germany. The building was constructed between 1871 and 1877 as a museum for works of the Old Masters. The building was damaged and burned out on 22 October 1943 in a devastating air raid carried out on the orders of Winston Churchill. The 60 most important works were brought to Vienna, and were returned in 1956. The building and large parts of the collection were lost. The museum was reopened with its present name in 1976, and a large renovation was completed in 2011.

Wikipedia: New Gallery (Kassel) (EN), Website

821 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Orangerie

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The Orangerie is an orangery in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It was built under Landgrave Charles between 1703 and 1711. Since then, it forms the northern corner of the Karlsaue park. Today it is used as an astronomy and physical cabinet.

Wikipedia: Orangerie (Kassel) (EN)

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