Germany
Nuremberg
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What to see in Nuremberg
Sightseeing1Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Nürnberg Burg ArM.jpg)
Nuremberg Imperial Castle (Kaiserburg)
Five centuries of Holy Roman Emperors called this home. Best views of the Old Town, plus a 47m-deep well that never fails to impress.
~0.4 km away
Sightseeing2Photo: Wikimedia Commons (00 0961 Schöner Brunnen (Nürnberg).jpg)
Hauptmarkt & Schöner Brunnen
Nuremberg's medieval market square, centered on a 14th-century golden fountain. Touch the iron ring in its gate — locals swear it works.
~0.1 km away
Sightseeing3Photo: Wikimedia Commons (00 2956 Frauenkirche (Nürnberg).jpg)
Frauenkirche
Gothic church on the market square, famous for the noon Männleinlaufen — seven carved figures parading around a clock face since 1506.
~0 km away
Sightseeing4Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Nürnberg St. Lorenz Türme Totale.jpg)
St. Lawrence Church (Lorenzkirche)
Gothic masterpiece with an 18.7m stone tabernacle suspended mid-air, carved between 1493–1496. The rose window alone is worth the detour.
~0.3 km away
Sightseeing5Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Nuremberg.St. Sebald church.jpg)
St. Sebaldus Church
Nuremberg's patron saint has rested here since the 13th century, in a bronze shrine so ornate it took 11 years to finish.
~0.2 km away
Culture6Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Albrecht-Dürer-Haus - Tiergärtnerplatz - Nuremberg, Germany - DSC02033.jpg)
Albrecht Dürer's House
The house Dürer lived in from 1509 until his death in 1528. Four floors of Renaissance atmosphere, printmaking demos included.
~0.4 km away
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Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Germany's largest cultural history museum — 1.3 million objects, including the first globe ever made and Dürer originals.
~0.6 km away
Culture8Photo: Wikimedia Commons (22-06-26 Spielzeugmuseum Nürnberg.jpg)
Nuremberg Toy Museum
Nuremberg was the toy capital of the world for four centuries. This five-floor museum makes the case with irresistible thoroughness.
~0.2 km away
Sightseeing9Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Nürnberg Frauentormauer Turm rotes N und Spittlertorturm.jpg)
City Walls of Nuremberg
Among the best-preserved medieval walls in Germany: 71 towers, 4km of ramparts, and a free walk that puts most paid attractions to shame.
~0.9 km away
Culture10Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Documentation center entrance nuernberg may2011.jpg)
Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds
The permanent exhibition on the rise of National Socialism, housed inside the Nazis' unfinished Congress Hall. A sobering, thorough account.
~3.4 km away
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Culture11Memorium Nuremberg Trials
Courtroom 600: where 21 Nazi leaders stood trial in 1945–46. The room is preserved as it was; the surrounding exhibition is thorough.
~2.1 km away
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