Sights & Attractions in Heidelberg and the Neckar Valley

Things to Do in Heidelberg

Name	Category	Location

Alte Brücke Framed by two Spitzhelm towers (so called for their resemblance...	Bridges / Tunnels	Heidelberg

Alte Universität The three-story baroque structure was built between 1712 and...	Educational Institutions	Heidelberg

Deutsches Verpackungs-Museum A former church was innovatively converted to house this fascinating...	Museums / Galleries	Heidelberg

Friedrich-Ebert-Gedenkstätte The humble rooms of a tiny backstreet apartment were the birthplace...	Houses / Mansions	Heidelberg

Heiliggeistkirche The foundation stone of the building was laid in 1398, but it...	Religious Sites	Heidelberg


Hotel zum Ritter The hotel's name refers to the statue of a Roman knight (Ritter)...	Hotels	Heidelberg

Königstuhl The second-highest hill in the Odenwald range—1,800 feet...	Mountains	Heidelberg

Königstuhl Bergbahn The funicular hoists visitors to the summit of the Königstuhl...	Transportation Sites	Heidelberg

Kornmarkt A baroque statue of the Virgin Mary is in the center of this...	Squares	Heidelberg

Kurpfälzisches Museum This baroque palace was built as a residence for a university...	Museums / Galleries	Heidelberg

Marktplatz Heidelberg's main square, with the Rathaus on one side and the...	Squares	Heidelberg

Molkenkur The next stop after the castle on the Königstuhl funicular...	Viewpoints	Heidelberg

Neue Universität The plain building on the south side of Universitätsplatz...	Educational Institutions	Heidelberg

Neuenheim To escape the crowds of Heidelberg, walk across the Theodor Heuss...	Towns	Heidelberg

Peterskirche Many famous Heidelberg citizens' tombstones, some more than 500...	Religious Sites	Heidelberg

Philosophenweg You can reach this trail high above the river in one of two ways—either...	Promenades / Boardwalks	Heidelberg

Rathaus Work began on the town hall in 1701, a few years after the French...	Government Buildings	Heidelberg

Schlangenweg This walkway starts just above the Alte Brücke opposite...	Promenades / Boardwalks	Heidelberg

Schloss What's most striking is the architectural variety of this great...	Castles / Palaces	Heidelberg

Schloss Schwetzingen Schwetzingen is famous for its Schloss, a formal 18th-century...	Gardens / Arboretums	Heidelberg

Studentenkarzer University officials locked students up here from 1778 to 1914—mostly...	Memorials / Monuments	Heidelberg

Universitätsbibliothek Its 2½ million volumes include the 14th-century Manesse...	Libraries	Heidelberg
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