DayTrips

Find below some general information around Stuttgart

Tourist Information:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart
• http://www.stgt.com/stuttgart/homee.htm
• http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/english/index.html
  

Central Stuttgart:

• Downtown: Castles, Opera, Markthalle und Rathaus (City Hall)
• Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Konrad-Adenauer-Str. 30-32, Tel.: 0711/2124050
• Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart, Schloss-Platz, Tel.: 0711/2162188
• Wuerttembergisches Landesmuseum, Altes Schloss Schillerplatz, Tel.: 07112793400 - http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/
• Carl-Zeiss Planetarium Stuttgart, Mittlerer Schlossgarten, Willi Brandt Str. 25 - http://www.planetarium-stuttgart.de/
• Wilhelma (Zoo), Nekartalstrasse/Pragstrasse, Tel.: 0711/54020 - http://www.wilhelma.de/
• Mercedes Benz Museum, Mercedesstr. 137, Bad Cannstatt, Tel.: 0711/1722578
• Porsche Museum, Porschestr. 42, Zuffenhausen, Tel.: 0711/8275685
• Fernsehturm (incl. Restaurant), Auf dem hohen Bopser, Jahnstr.1954-56
• Hoehenpark Killesberg & Messe Stuttgart - http://www.messe-stuttgart.de/english/messe/index.htm
• Design Center Stuttgart - http://www.design-center.de/index_en.htm
• High Performance Computing Center - http://www.hlrs.de/
• Neckar-Rundfahrt (Boat trips) - http://www.neckar-kaeptn.de/html/rerlebnisfahrtneckartal.html
  

Theaters, cinemas, concerts, ...:

• Altes Schauspielhaus, Kleine Koenigstr. 9, Tel.: 0711/2265505
• Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Platz, Tel.: 0711/619210 - http://www.bachakademie.de/
• Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle (KKL), Berliner Platz 1, Tel.: 0711/20270
• Staatstheater Stuttgart (Operas), Oberer Schlossgarten 6, Tel.: 0711/20320
• Musical Hall (Cinema, Casino, various Musicals), SI Zentrum, Plieninger Str. 100, Moehringen - http://www.si-centrum.de/en/
• Akademie und Schloss Solitude, Leonberg - http://www.akademie-solitude.de/veranstaltungen/?l=e
• Stuttgart Ballet - http://www.stuttgart-ballet.de/english/index.html
• Theaterhaus - http://www.theaterhaus.com/
• CinemaXX (Cinema), Breitscheidstr. 4, Boschareal
  

Clubs, pubs and taverns:

• Barcode, Suites, zwoelfzehn (1210), Oasis, Rohbau, Scholz
• Rocker 33, Beachbar, Perkins Park, Schocken, Palast der Republik
• Biergaten im Schlosspark (hinterm Hauptbahnhof), Cafe Nil, Calwer Eck Braeu
  

Interesting cities around Stuttgart:

• Ludwigsburg, Tuebingen, Reutlingen, Esslingen: nice to see (old towns with castles, ...)
• Metzingen: factory outlets for Boss, Esprit, Gucci, Escada, Adidas, ...
• Ulm (2h trip by train): Ulmer Münster, Fischerviertel
• München (3h trip by train): Biergarten, Hofbräuhaus, Deutsches Museum
  
  

Top 10 things to do in Stuttgart

1. Visit the "Fernsehturm" (TV-Tower): Touristy, but nice view.
   http://www.fernsehturm-stuttgart.de/index_en.html
   

2. Eat suabian food at the "Stuttgarter Stäffele": Slightly expensive but good, book ahead.

http://www.staeffele.de/

3. Have a "Mass" (1 Litre of Beer) at the "Biergarten im Schlossgarten":
This is where the crowd is when the weather's good.

http://www.biergarten-schlossgarten.de/

4. Have another "Mass" at the "Karlshöhe": Very nice view over western Stuttgart, nice to walk up there.

http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/stn/page/detail.php/16710

5. Take a bike through Killesberg Park, Rosenstein Park and Schlossgarten back to the city centre. You have to push the bike through Killesberg Park (no cycling there), but afterwards its a nice downhill ride to Rosenstein. There is also a nice "Biergarten" between Killesberg and Rosenstein Park near Pragsattel where you might have yet another "Mass". Takes 1.5 hours.

http://www.killesberg-stuttgart.de/
http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/stz/page/detail.php/16660

http://www.killesberg-kleinbahn.de/Downloads/schul_ausflug_killesberg.pdf

6. Go to the beach at "Sky beach". Trendy "beach" bar on top of a parking garage, volleyball field included (though you have to go down 5 storeys if you kick the ball over the side .

http://www.skybeach.de/

7. Visit "Städtisches Lapidarium": A bit of old Stuttgart – garden with parts (portals, colums, etc.) of old buildings.

http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/deutsch/stuttgart/sehen/lapidarium.html

8. Visit Weissenhof-Siedlung: If you like Bauhaus architecture...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus

9. Visit Wilhelma: Botanical garden & zoo, one of the nicest. You need time to do this.

http://www.wilhelma.de/

10. Mercedes Benz and Porsche museums: For the car buffs. I think both companies are building new ones right now, so call ahead and ask if they're open.

http://www.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom/international/international_website/en/com/international_home/home/services/meetus/museum.html

http://content2.eu.porsche.com/prod/service/classic.nsf/usaenglish/worldmuseum

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