3 Days in Stuttgart.
Three days are enough to run Stuttgart from Schlossplatz through the car museums to the Weissenhof modernism. The route follows the metro axes - no car needed.
Day 1 - The city core
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Schlossplatz with the New Palace
Stuttgart's living room with a Baroque palace and jubilee column.
Start at the main station and walk down Königstraße to Schlossplatz.
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Königstraße
A 1.2-km shopping street - one of the longest pedestrian zones in Germany.
The shopping axis - the Market Hall as a lunch stop.
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Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
The glass cube on Schlossplatz.
The glass cube on Schlossplatz.
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Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
James Stirling's postmodern icon from 1984.
Stirling's postmodern icon.
Day 2 - Automotive
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Porsche Museum
A floating monolith with 80 classic cars.
Morning in Zuffenhausen - the monolith before the rush.
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Mercedes-Benz Museum
130 years of automotive history inside a double helix.
Midday via the U13 to Untertürkheim.
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Stuttgart TV Tower
The world's first TV tower - built in reinforced concrete in 1956.
A sundowner above the valley basin.
Day 3 - Wilhelma & modernism
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Wilhelma - Zoological-Botanical Garden
One of the most species-rich zoo and botanical gardens in Europe.
Half a day - the Moorish villa and the zoo.
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Weissenhof Estate
UNESCO World Heritage - Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe & Co., 1927.
UNESCO World Heritage in Stuttgart-Nord.
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Killesberg Hillside Park
Parkland with a lookout tower and the Killesberg mini-railway.
Finish with the park and lookout tower.
Stuttgart highlights in 3 days
Hop-on hop-off and the key tours for your short trip.
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