Location: Weimar
Top Things to do in Weimar
The 10 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Weimar, Thuringia
Weimar was quite the intellectual hotspot back in the day, with Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Bach, Liszt, Lucas Cranach and the Weimar School all spending time here. Goethe groupies will enjoy visiting his home, his tomb and the museum dedicated to him. If you’re in search of great food, visit during the Weimar Onion Market, held in October. (Just don’t forget your mints.)
Restaurants in Weimar
1. Stadtfuhrungen Weimar - Goethe bis Bauhaus
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5.0 based on 48 reviews
Weimar is a place of art and culture and, unlike any other city in Germany, reflects the ups and downs of the nation. The Classics, the Bauhaus and the Weimar Republic on the one hand, the Third Reich and Buchenwald on the other. I would like to explore this place together with you in an English guided city tour.
2. Goethe National Museum
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4.5 based on 589 reviews
The Goethe National Museum is the most important museum for the presentation and study of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s life and works. An extraordinary treasure is contained within – the poet’s actual residence with original furnishings and collection pieces. Numerous items from his personal collections are on display in the accompanying exhibition “Flood of Life – Storm of Deeds” which highlights Goethe’s vastly diverse interests beyond his literary production.
Reviewed By 214marciam - Gales Ferry, United States
The Goethe National Museum is a wonderful look at the life of Goethe. It has many of his personal items, his writings and lots of information about his life. We learned so much about this writer, how he loved science as well as literature and is a must see for any history buff. The tours come with a handheld source of information that comes in many languages.
3. Museum Neues Weimar
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4.5 based on 46 reviews
The former Grand Ducal Museum, built in 1869, was one of the first museums established in Germany. In years past, the museum mainly served as a venue for temporary exhibitions, but in April 2019, it will reopen with a permanent exhibition on early modernist art from the Weimar Painting School to Henry van de Velde. A large museum workshop invites guests to experiment with the techniques of the arts and crafts.
Reviewed By inemarien - Brussels, Belgium
A MUST for all those who wish to understand how and by whom Modernism came to Weimar and prepared the way for Gropius and Bauhaus. Extremely well documented, including exceptional historical insights into the role of personalities such as Harry Graf Kessler, the role of Van de Velde as director of the Weimarer School of Arts and forerunner of Bauhaus. Moreover the exhibition is showcasting the largest selection of works, drawings and objects of Van de Velde we ever saw. One advice: don t miss this excellent exhibition!
4. Park an der Ilm
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4.5 based on 536 reviews
The 48-hectare Park on the Ilm is a marvellously landscaped garden situated on the edge of Weimar’s historic downtown. It was here that Duke Carl August and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe made their gardening ideas a reality. They created a walkable work of art with diverse views of the landscape, park structures and numerous places to sit down and contemplate. Today, the Park on the Ilm continues to offer visitors a place to relax, learn and enjoy nature’s beauty.
Reviewed By inemarien - Brussels, Belgium
A walk in this beautiful park should be part of any visit to Weimar. Large lwns, beatiful trees and the lovely river Ilm. Invites to reading Goethe or Schiller and thus complete the visits of their homes. Certainly visit Goethes Gartenhaus: it gives good insights in his first years in Weimar.
5. Jakobskirchhof
6. Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar
7. Mahnmalsanlage und Gedenkstatte der DDR
8. Buchenwald Memorial
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4.5 based on 663 reviews
Buchenwald (1937-1945) became a synonym for the crimes committed by the National Socialists. Until 1950, the Soviets used the grounds for a special camp; after 1958 the German Democratic Republic established the “Nationale Mahn- und Gedenkstätte” here. After 1990, the memorial was reorganized according to a new concept now also providing for commemoration of the fates of other victim groups. New exhibitions place the crimes in their historical contexts. The history of Weimar and Buchenwald provides a unique historical resonator for historical-political education work. This uniqueness lies in the proximity between the camp and Weimar as a cultural centre, and in the access thus offered to the past. Opening hours Museums | 10 - 18 Uhr The outdoor facilities are accessible daily until sundown. |
Reviewed By brianp473
A place of remembrance and a memorial to the millions killed by multiple despotic regimes. The main camp includes memorials to groups and individuals killed by the SS. The remains of the Soviet run camp tell of the horrors visited upon people after the defeat of the Nazis. It is a somber, emotional experience. This site does take hours to fully take in ... plan accordingly. One suggestion is to download the app on either iPhone or Android, along with the needed language pack, long before traveling up the Blood Road up the hill. The app contains the same information as the rental audio guides - saving the five Euro rental fee and contacting a device in these times of Covid.
9. Goethe Schiller Denkmal
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4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By TomD205 - Orebro, Sweden
Goethe and Schiller together as it should be. My two favorite German writers. Great location across from the building where the Weimar Republic was founded. History!!
10. Markt
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4.0 based on 254 reviews
The city's old cobblestone outdoor marketplace.
Reviewed By 419rolandk - Potsdam, Germany
Market place with historical town house, Hotel zum Elephant, Restaurant zum Schwarzen Bären and daily fresh market and imbiss for Thüringer Rostbratwürste.
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