Location: Leipzig
Top Things to do in Leipzig
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The 10 Best Things to do in Leipzig, Saxony
It’s always hard to fill the shoes of someone who used to do your job very well. If you’re the choirmaster at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, guess whose shoes you have to fill? Bach’s. (No pressure.) Leipzig is closely connected to classical music—Wagner was born here, and Mendelssohn established a conservatory here in 1843. If you’re more of a melancholy, contemporary type, visit during the Wave-Gotik-Treffen, billed as the world’s largest "dark" (Goth, industrial, punk, etc.) music festival.
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1. St. Thomas Church
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4.5 based on 1,456 reviews
Bach served as the choirmaster at this church, to which his grave was moved in 1949, for the last 27 years of his life.
Reviewed By Fletch1946 - Fair Haven, United States
Thomaskirche is a beautiful church in downtown Leipzig. It is very close to the train station. Aside from being of historical interest, it as a pace where Johann Sebastian Bach led the famed Boys Choir for thirty years, where he wrote about one cantata week for those thirty years and is now (they think) buried.you can lear about that mystery when you visit. Worth your time.
2. Bach Museum
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4.5 based on 552 reviews
A museum celebrating the life and works of classical music guru Bach.
Reviewed By darrylt187 - St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom
Right next to St Thomas's Church sits the unobtrusive but remarkable Bach Museum and Archives. It has an excellent display and perfect audio guide for international languages.
3. Museum in der Runden Ecke
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4.5 based on 570 reviews
Original office of the secret police. The building now presents these police documents and their surveillance equipment to the public.
Reviewed By AnselmColom - Grays Thurrock, United Kingdom
A very interesting museum set in the building of the subject matter. A look at the rise and fall of the Stasi political police force of East Germany and their methods of work. Plenty of stuff on display. All in German but an English guide is available for 5 euros. Free to get in. The guide does not cover everything but is comprehensive none the less. Will need around 90 mins here if doing the guide or otherwise 20 mins max.
4. Zoo Leipzig
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4.5 based on 2,664 reviews
Erkunden Sie eine faszinierende Wildnis – mitten in Leipzig. Bei uns erleben Sie Artenvielfalt pur und naturnah gestaltete Lebensräume in sechs aufregenden Erlebniswelten. Sie erfahren, warum Natur- und Artenschutz wichtig sind und können 365 Tage im Jahr auf Entdeckungstour gehen.
Reviewed By kirstenw235 - Bad Homburg, Germany
I just spent the day at Zoo Leipzig with my 3 daughters, ages 10, 13, and 17. What a fantastic place! It took us about 6 hours to get through the entire zoo. As with most city zoos, space is at a premium, but this zoo is laid out well, the animals seem very happy, and there are multiple viewing opportunities at each exhibit. Nearly every single plaque is fully translated in English too, which is really great. Also, there are many Coronavirus precautions in place. Lots of sanitizing stations, and masks are required in all the buildings. Definitely a great way to spend the day! Highly recommended!!
5. St. Nicholas Church (Nikolaikirche)
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4.5 based on 1,255 reviews
Reviewed By jordanellie41 - Bolton, United Kingdom
This church looks a bit dated from the outside but is vast in size and sits in a small square in a busy pedestrian area. But inside it is truly majestic with its high white pillars topped with its green palms all around the church. The altar is big and wonderous with many pictures adorning its walls to the backdrop of large coloured windows. The pews are different too in a cream colour instead of the usual wooden variety. This is not to be missed because of its splendour but also because it was where the locals first started meeting to protest against the regime.
6. Hauptbahnhof Leipzig
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4.5 based on 1,726 reviews
Reviewed By VirsoA1
a very modern and beautiful station, with good connections. From that station I went to Prague. It has interesting shops, you can have a coffee or something to eat, it is steps from trams, I remember buying a suitcase to go to Berlin
7. Market Square (Markt)
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4.5 based on 795 reviews
Reviewed By Dexterjjj - Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine
If you go to Leipzig you will find this place anyway! Very lovely, lot of good restaurants and souvenirs, must! Although for tourists in winter - you will see magnificient Christmas fair
8. Volkerschlachtdenkmal
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4.5 based on 2,081 reviews
Largest war memorial in Europe
Reviewed By Kacee2011
There is a bit of walking, but this was the highlight of my week. With the audio guide it was like re experiencing a history I knew little about. I usually avoid war memorials, but this one seemed so appropriate. It is hard to believe that very soon after this was erected (100 years after the actual battle), W.W. I began. When will they ever learn?
9. Panometer
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4.5 based on 667 reviews
Located on the premises of the Leipziger Stadtwerke, the Panometer Leipzig originally was used to store city gas. In 2003 the Berlin artist Yadegar Asisi started its remodelling with displaying unique and monumental 360° panoramas in the former gasometer. The Panometer’s overall artistic concept is a combination of the accompanying exhibition, introducing to the current topic, and the 32 m high and more than 100 m wide panorama, that is staged through the simulation of night and day by light and sound. Standing on the 15 m high platform in the middle of the monumental picture you can thus experience the perfect illusion of immerging into a distant country or an elapsed period of time. Over the past years, the Panometer Leipzig already took its visitors to the foot of Mount Everest, into the life of ancient Rome, to the beauty of the tropical rain forest, through the confusions of the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig and into the astounding underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef. Further panoramas are planned for the future and will be presented in the frame work of a world premiere in Leipzig. Besides the visitation of the impressive panorama and the tour through the accompanying exhibition, the visitors can witness the creation of the world’s largest panorama pictures by watching the making-of film at the end of the exhibition. After the visit, the Panometer-Cafe invites the guests to relax with a cup of coffee and a piece of cake. CURRENT PANORAMA-EXHIBITION: since January 28th 2017 all-the-year "TITANIC - The Promise of Modernity"
Reviewed By tompY5127FL - Clitheroe, United Kingdom
Fantastic art, really enjoyed the main room, it’s worth spending time studying it all from the top floor and moving round the platform as the lighting changes - would definitely recommend, lovely little cafe for hot drinks too
10. Panorama Tower
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4.5 based on 650 reviews
Reviewed By SH272D3235ZF - Brisbane, Australia
This is the tallest building in Leipzig and has a great panoramic view of the city. The entrance was only 4€ at a turnstile once you got to the top. The observation deck is outdoors and very windy, with signs showing the locations of various buildings and landmarks. There is also a small kiosk which was closed. I visited in the morning and was the only person on the roof, which was an incredible experience.
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