France
Things to do in Strasbourg
20 places16 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 20 places to explore in Strasbourg, and 16 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.
Strasbourg'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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Musée alsacien
The Musée alsacien (Alsatian museum) is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France. It opened on 11 May 1907, and is dedicated to all aspects of (mostly rural) daily life in pre-industrial and early industrial Alsace.
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Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg (MAMCS, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) is an art museum in Strasbourg, France, which was founded in 1973 and opened in its own building in November 1998. One of the largest of its kind in France, the museum houses…
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Kammerzell House
The Kammerzell House is one of the most famous buildings of Strasbourg, France, and one of the most ornate and well-preserved medieval civil housing buildings in late-Gothic architecture in the areas formerly belonging to the Holy Roman Empire.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France.
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Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg
St Thomas' Church is a historic building in Strasbourg, eastern France.
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Petite France
The Petite France, in Alsatian dialect: Französel; "Little France"), also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs is the south-western part of the Grande Île of Strasbourg, France, the most central and characteristic island of the city that forms the historic centre.
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Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church
The Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church is one of the most important church buildings of the city of Strasbourg, France, from the art historical and architectural viewpoints.
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St. Paul's Church, Strasbourg
The St. Paul's Church of Strasbourg is a major Gothic Revival architecture building and one of the landmarks of the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France.
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Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
The Palais Rohan (Rohan Palace) in Strasbourg is the former residence of the prince-bishops and cardinals of the House of Rohan, an ancient French noble family originally from Brittany.
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Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg
The Ponts Couverts are a set of three bridges and four towers that make up a defensive work erected in the 13th century on the River Ill in Strasbourg, France.
Discovery routes in Strasbourg
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Strasbourg: The Cathedral and Grande Île
From the Kammerzell House to the cathedral and its astronomical clock, then from the Palais Rohan to the Historical and Alsatian museums and Saint-Thomas, the 'Protestant cathedral'.
Strasbourg: Petite France
From Petite France, the tanners' quarter, to the 13th-century Ponts Couverts, the Barrage Vauban, the Museum of Modern Art and the two churches of Saint-Pierre.
Strasbourg: The European Quarter
From the Gothic Revival church of Saint-Paul to the 26-hectare Parc de l'Orangerie and the Louise Weiss building of the European Parliament.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Strasbourg astronomical clock
The Strasbourg astronomical clock is located in the Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Strasbourg, Alsace, France. It is the third clock on that spot and dates from the time of the first French possession of the city.
Petite France
The Petite France, in Alsatian dialect: Französel; "Little France"), also known as the Quartier des Tanneurs is the south-western part of the Grande Île of Strasbourg, France, the most central and characteristic island of the city that forms the historic centre.
Ponts Couverts, Strasbourg
The Ponts Couverts are a set of three bridges and four towers that make up a defensive work erected in the 13th century on the River Ill in Strasbourg, France.
Barrage Vauban
The Barrage Vauban, or Vauban Dam, is a bridge, weir and defensive work erected in the 17th century on the River Ill in Strasbourg, France.
Museums
Strasbourg Historical Museum
The Musée historique is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France.
Musée alsacien
The Musée alsacien (Alsatian museum) is a museum in Strasbourg in the Bas-Rhin department of France. It opened on 11 May 1907, and is dedicated to all aspects of (mostly rural) daily life in pre-industrial and early industrial Alsace.
Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
The Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg (MAMCS, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) is an art museum in Strasbourg, France, which was founded in 1973 and opened in its own building in November 1998. One of the largest of its kind in France, the museum houses…
Musée des Arts décoratifs de Strasbourg
The Musée des Arts décoratifs (Museum of Decorative Art) of the city of Strasbourg, France, is found on the ground floor of the Palais Rohan, the former city palace of the Prince-Bishops from the Rohan family.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (Museum of Fine Arts of Strasbourg) is the old masters paintings collection of the city of Strasbourg, located in the Alsace region of France.
Places of worship
Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
Strasbourg Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg, also known as Strasbourg Minster, is a Catholic cathedral in Strasbourg, Alsace, France.
Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg
St Thomas' Church is a historic building in Strasbourg, eastern France.
Old Saint Peter's Church, Strasbourg
The Church of Old Saint Peters is a by simultaneum Catholic and Lutheran church building in Strasbourg, Alsace is first mentioned in 1130. In the Middle Ages it was one of Diocese of Strasbourg's nine parish churches.
Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church
The Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Protestant Church is one of the most important church buildings of the city of Strasbourg, France, from the art historical and architectural viewpoints.
St. Paul's Church, Strasbourg
The St. Paul's Church of Strasbourg is a major Gothic Revival architecture building and one of the landmarks of the city of Strasbourg, in Alsace, France.
Saint William's Church
Saint William's Church (also called Wilhelmskirche in German and église Saint-Guillaume in French) is a Gothic church presently of the Lutheran Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine located in Strasbourg, France.
Saint-Nicolas Church
Saint Nicholas Church, Strasbourg is a small Gothic church in Strasbourg, France.
Nature
Parc de l'Orangerie
The Parc de l'Orangerie is a 26-hectare public park in Strasbourg, opposite the Palais de l'Europe in the Orangerie district of the Neustadt.
Other
Kammerzell House
The Kammerzell House is one of the most famous buildings of Strasbourg, France, and one of the most ornate and well-preserved medieval civil housing buildings in late-Gothic architecture in the areas formerly belonging to the Holy Roman Empire.
Palais Rohan, Strasbourg
The Palais Rohan (Rohan Palace) in Strasbourg is the former residence of the prince-bishops and cardinals of the House of Rohan, an ancient French noble family originally from Brittany.
Seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg
The city of Strasbourg in France is the official seat of the European Parliament.
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