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Town Hall – One of the most impressive
Renaissance buildings outside of Italy. The "Golden Hall" (so-called
because of its gold-leaf ceilings and murals), was reopened in 1985, Augsburg's
2000-year jubilee, after a complete restoration. |
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Perlach Tower – The Perlach Tower is
Augsburg's landmark, stretching up from St. Peter am Perlach, built in 1182.
The tower is 70 meters tall (about 210 feet) and kids can climb the stairs in late spring to early fall (they fly a yellow flag from the tower
on clear days to invite people to climb!) |
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Maximilian Museum – In the Maximilian Museum you can learn
about Augsburg's history, and be dazzled
by the exhibition of Augsburg's master silversmiths and goldsmiths.
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Schaezler Palace – The Schaezler Palace is the most impressive building in town, with a beautiful Rococo ballroom,
as well as art by Dürer and Holbein. |
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The Roman Museum – In the Abbey of
St. Magdalena you'll find The Roman Museum, with exhibits of prehistoric
times to the early medieval era. There are Roman coins, ancient tableware
and the Juthungenschlacht; a famous Roman bronze horse's head. |
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The Cathedral of Our Lady is
filled with beautiful frescoes and also contains Germany's oldest surviving
stained glass window. |
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The Synagogue is a wonderful Art Nouveau
treasure, housing the Jewish Culture Museum. |
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Visit the Puppet Theatre for the wonderful puppet shows. Ask about
backstage tours, where you'll climb arrow wooden stairs to the workshop
where the puppets are made – starting with just a plain piece
of wood. There's a shop too, so kids can buy the beautiful puppets made
here. |
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Botanical Gardens – Take a
break in the 10 hectare Botanical Gardens, with both outdoor and indoor
exhibits, including Japanese, rose and music gardens, over a million bulbs,
a pharmaceutical herb garden. Little kids will like the great playground here, where they can climb and explore to exhaustion – or just
stretch out on the public lawn. |
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Parks – About 20 percent of the city lands are green,
with interconnecting parks where you'll find ponds and channels, dozens
of playgrounds, soccer fields, and paths. The Wittelsbacher Park is the biggest chunk inside the town. Just outside town you'll find the Haunstetter Forest; a beautiful place to go for bike rides down to the little lake. Watch out for horses as there are also bridle
paths winding through the trees. |
