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Beck's Brewery
You have to feel a little sorry for Beck's. Its once distinctive brand name is now more readily associated with a certain English footballer who's a regular in international gossip magazines. Still, the firm is far from crying into its - light, refreshing - beer, and is happy to show you what pumps that smell of hops out over Bremen during a two-hour tour of the brewery. A tour in English leaves at daily. Prost!
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Botanika
Plant-lovers shouldn't miss a trip to Botanika and its replicated landscapes from Borneo, the Himalayas and Japan.
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Böttcherstrasse
If Bremen's Markt is striking, the nearby Böttcherstrasse (1931) is unique. A charming laneway with a golden entrance, staggered red-brick walls and a spiral staircase with colourful inlaid glass, it's a superb example of Expressionist/Art Nouveau styling.
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Bremer Stadtmusikanten Sculpture
In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the Bremer Stadtmusikanten never actually make to it Bremen, but when you do arrive in the city, you might enjoy a quick reminder of what the fuss is about. Starting with a donkey, four overworked and ageing animals, fearing the knacker's yard or the Sunday roasting pan, run away from their owners. They head for Bremen intending, like many young dreamers, to make their fortune as musicians.
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Dom St Petri
What's most unusual about Bremen's cathedral (Dom St Petri) is what lies beneath. In the incredibly dry air of its Bleikeller (lead cellar) corpses mummify, and you can still spy eight preserved bodies in open coffins here. The figures include a Swedish countess, a soldier with his mouth opened in a silent scream, and a student who died in a duel in 1705. It's slightly macabre and uncomfortable viewing, though, and not for the very squeamish.
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Dutch Windmill
The city's typical Dutch windmill houses a restaurant.
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Gerhard Marcks Haus
Kulturmeile showcases sculpture by Bremen-born lads in the Gerhard Marcks Haus.
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Glockenspiel
In Böttcherstrasse, the Glockenspiel chimes while a panel honouring great sea explorers, such as Leif Eriksson and Christopher Columbus, rotates.
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Hafenmuseum Speicher XI
The Hafenmuseum Speicher XI expounds on Bremen's waterside history.
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Haus der Bürgerschaft
The one obviously modern building on the Markt is the 1966 Haus der Bürgerschaft, whose geometrical steel-and-concrete structure features artfully moulded pieces of metal attached to its façade, helping it to blend in with the historic square.
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Kunsthalle
The rather short Kulturmeile (Cultural Mile) boasts the excellent modern art collection of the Kunsthalle. The Kunsthalle's café alone is worth visiting.
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Markt
With tall, old buildings looming over a relatively small space, Bremen's Markt is one of the most remarkable in northern Germany.
The twin towers of the 1200-year-old Dom St Petri (St Petri Cathedral) dominate the northeastern edge, beside the ornate and imposing Rathaus (town hall). Although the Rathaus was first erected in 1410, the Weser Renaissance balcony in the middle - crowned by three gables - was added between 1595 and 1618.
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Neues Museum Weserburg
Across from the Schlachte, above a sign reading 'Auf Sand gebaut, tatsächlich (aus) auf anderem Grund; Built on sand, actually on another base (basis)', is the Neues Museum Weserburg with changing exhibitions of art hot off the press.
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Rathaus
Although the ornate and imposing Rathaus was first erected in 1410, the Weser Renaissance balcony in the middle - crowned by three gables - was added between 1595 and 1618. It's besides the 1200-year-old Dom St Petri. In front stands the 13m-high Knight Roland statue (1404). This is Germany's tallest representation of this just, freedom-loving knight, and his belt buckle is certainly in an interesting position.
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Übersee Museum
The renovated Übersee Museum offers to take you 'around the world in 80 minutes' with its dazzling collection of exotic artefacts from abroad. These include African art, tropical plants and gold from South America.
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Universum Science Center
Bremen has a strong aerospace industry, and space buffs will enjoy the eye-catching, oyster-shaped Universum Science Center, where you can make virtual trips to the stars, as well as to the ocean floor or the centre of the earth.
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Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus
The Wilhelm Wagenfeld Haus, along Kulturmeile, features household objects from this Bauhaus luminary.
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