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Things to do in Kassel
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Sightlore has 22 places to explore in Kassel, and 22 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Kassel's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Karlsaue
The Karlsaue (German) Park is a public and inner-city park of 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) in Kassel (Northern Hesse, Germany).
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Fridericianum
The Fridericianum is a museum in Kassel, Germany. Built in 1779, it is one of the oldest public museums in Europe.
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Grimmwelt Kassel
Grimmwelt is an exhibition centre presenting the lives, fairy tales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm through interactive displays.
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Hercules monument, Kassel
The Hercules monument is a landmark in the German city of Kassel. It is located in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Wilhelmshöhe Mountainpark) in northern Hesse, Germany. Hercules is a copper statue depicting the ancient Greek demigod Heracles.
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Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
The Wilhelmshöhe Palace is a Neoclassical palace located in Bad Wilhelmshöhe, a part of Kassel, Germany. It was built for Landgrave Wilhelm (William) IX of Hesse in the late 18th century.
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Löwenburg
The Löwenburg is a pleasure palace built from 1793 in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, designed to look like a ruined medieval castle. It stands above Wilhelmshöhe Palace at about 350 m altitude.
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Martinskirche
St Martin's Church is a Protestant parish church in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is also the preaching-church of the bishop of the Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck.
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Neue Galerie
The Neue Galerie (New Gallery) is an art museum in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Hessen Kassel Heritage and is located at Schöne Aussicht, overlooking the Karlsaue.
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Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister is an art gallery housed in the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel in Germany. It is based on the collection of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
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Ottoneum
The Ottoneum in Kassel, Germany was the first theater building built in Germany and is now a museum of natural history.
Discovery routes in Kassel
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Europe's largest hillside park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site: climb from the palace to the mock castle and on to the giant Hercules statue.
Kassel: Art and Fairy Tales
From Friedrichsplatz, the heart of documenta, to the world of the Brothers Grimm and the Karlsaue park.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe
The Wilhelmshöhe Palace is a Neoclassical palace located in Bad Wilhelmshöhe, a part of Kassel, Germany. It was built for Landgrave Wilhelm (William) IX of Hesse in the late 18th century.
Löwenburg
The Löwenburg is a pleasure palace built from 1793 in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, designed to look like a ruined medieval castle. It stands above Wilhelmshöhe Palace at about 350 m altitude.
Staatstheater Kassel
The Staatstheater Kassel is a state-owned and operated German theater in Kassel, Germany. The theatre employs around 500 people. The opera house has 953 seats, the Playhouse Theatre 540 seats and the Fridericianum 99 seats.
Niederzwehren Cemetery
Niederzwehren Cemetery on the Keilsberg is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. It began as part of a First World War prisoner-of-war camp and was enlarged in the 1920s.
Künstler-Nekropole
The Artists' Necropolis in Harleshausen is at once a cemetery, a park with a walking trail and a public artwork; documenta artists pledge in their wills to be buried here.
Museums
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister is an art gallery housed in the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel in Germany. It is based on the collection of William VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
Fridericianum
The Fridericianum is a museum in Kassel, Germany. Built in 1779, it is one of the oldest public museums in Europe.
Documenta-Halle
The documenta-Halle is an exhibition hall built in 1992 on Friedrichsplatz; it hosts contemporary art during documenta.
Ottoneum
The Ottoneum in Kassel, Germany was the first theater building built in Germany and is now a museum of natural history.
Neue Galerie
The Neue Galerie (New Gallery) is an art museum in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is part of Hessen Kassel Heritage and is located at Schöne Aussicht, overlooking the Karlsaue.
Grimmwelt Kassel
Grimmwelt is an exhibition centre presenting the lives, fairy tales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm through interactive displays.
Hessian State Museum
The Hessian State Museum is a local history museum located in Kassel, Germany. The collection ranges from the Paleolithic Age to the present. The museum is also home to the German Wallpaper Museum.
Places of worship
Martinskirche
St Martin's Church is a Protestant parish church in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is also the preaching-church of the bishop of the Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck.
Brüderkirche
The Alte Brüderkirche is Kassel's oldest High Gothic monument and the second-oldest surviving church building in the city.
St. Bonifatius
St. Bonifatius is a Catholic church and parish in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It was completed in 1956, designed by Josef Bieling.
Karlskirche
The Karlskirche in Kassel (also Oberneustädter Kirche) is a Protestant church built by Paul du Ry in 1710 for the local Huguenot community.
Mevlana Mosque
The Mevlana Mosque is a mosque on Mattenbergstraße in Kassel's Oberzwehren district, run by the local DITIB Turkish-Islamic community.
Monuments
Hercules monument, Kassel
The Hercules monument is a landmark in the German city of Kassel. It is located in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe (Wilhelmshöhe Mountainpark) in northern Hesse, Germany. Hercules is a copper statue depicting the ancient Greek demigod Heracles.
Nature
Karlsaue
The Karlsaue (German) Park is a public and inner-city park of 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) in Kassel (Northern Hesse, Germany).
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a landscape park in Kassel, Germany. The area of the park is 2.4 square kilometres (590 acres), making it the largest European hillside park, and second largest park on a hill slope in the world.
Botanischer Garten Kassel
The Botanischer Garten Kassel, also known as the Botanischer Garten der Stadt Kassel, is a municipal botanical garden located in the Park Schönfeld at Bosestraße 15, Kassel, Hesse, Germany. It is open daily without charge.
Park Schönfeld
Park Schönfeld is a public park on the southern edge of Wehlheiden, home to the small Schönfeld palace, the Botanical Garden and the Kassel sound trail.
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