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ega
West of the city centre is the ega, a huge garden showground centred on Cyriaksburg castle (Gothaer Strasse 38). Take tram 2 from Anger.
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Museum für Völkerkunde
The Dresden's Museum für Völkerkunde boasts well over 70,000 anthropological items from far-flung corners of the world.
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Museum Berggruen
Fans of classical modern art will be in their element in this delightful museum, which just completed a major extension. Picasso is especially well represented with paintings, drawings and sculptures from all major creative phases. Elsewhere it’s off to Paul Klee's emotional world, Matisse's paper cut-outs, Giacometti's famous sculptures and a sprinkling of African art that inspired both Klee and Picasso.
Stand-outs by the latter include the Seated Harlequin from the early blue and rose periods, bold cubist canvases like his portrait of George Braque and the more mellow paintings of his later years, including The Yellow Pullover from 1939.
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Schloss Poppelsdorf
South of the Altstadt, elegant and leafy Poppelsdorf is anchored by Schloss Poppelsdorf, an electoral palace now used by the university.
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Schlossmuseum
To learn more about the history of the Pleasure palace and life at court, visit the Schlossmuseum in the Neues Palais.
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Flatowturm
Emperor Wilhelm I also commissioned the Flatowturm, a tower modelled after a medieval town gate in Frankfurt am Main.
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Museumsmeile
Bonn's Museumsmeile, one of the country's finest museum clusters, sits opposite the government quarter, on the western side of the B9.
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Kulturzentrum Gasteig
Haidhausen is home to one of Munich's finest cultural venues, the Kulturzentrum Gasteig, whose postmodern, boxy, glass-and-brick design caused quite a controversy a generation ago. The name is derived from the Bavarian term gaacher Steig, meaning steep trail. The complex harbours four concert halls, including the 2400-seat Philharmonie, which is the permanent home of the Münchner Philharmoniker.
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Deutsche Barockgalerie
The Deutsche Barockgalerie offers an exhaustive survey of German 17th- and 18th-century artists, very few of whom are household names.
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Basilika of St Ulrich & Afra
Another onion-domed tower, belonging to the late-Gothic Basilika of St Ulrich and Afra, crowns the southern end of Maximilianstrasse.
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Barfüsserkirche
This church ruin has a small collection of medieval art and hosts a summer theatre in its courtyard.
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Galerie Waidspeicher
Changing exhibitions of contemporary art can be found at Galerie Waidspeicher, inside the Kulturhof Krönbacken cultural centre.
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Zoo
Heading 3km southeast of town on Friedberger Strasse brings you to Augsburg's Zoo. Take bus 32 (marked 'Zoo') from Königsplatz.
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Goethe-Museum Stützerbach
Goethe-Museum Stützerbach features rooms (still with the original furnishings) where Goethe used to stay and work.
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Stadtgeschichtliches Museum
Leipzig's beautiful Renaissance town hall is an atmospheric setting to recount the twists and turns of the city's history from its roots as a key medieval trading town to the present, including stops at the Battle of the Nations and the 1989 peaceful revolution. A nearby modern extension, the Neubau presents themed temporary exhibits.
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Alter Friedhof
The Alter Friedhof is located on Bornheimer Strasse in the Nordstadt. Robert Schumann (1810-56) and his wife Clara are buried here.
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Kreuzbergkirche
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Aquarium
Dancing jelly fish, iridescent poison frogs and real-life Nemo clownfish should thrill even the most PlayStation-jaded youngsters.
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Schloss
Schloss is crowned by a main golden dome. Nowadays the Schloss earns its keep as the state's parliament building.
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Schleswig-Holstein-Haus
The restored 1737 Schleswig-Holstein-Haus contains a gallery that features changing contemporary art exhibitions.
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Statue of Richard Wagner
The behemoth, functional Opernhaus (opera house; 1956-60) is backed by a little park with a pond and a statue of Richard Wagner.
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Alt-Rothenburger Handwerkerhaus
Hidden down a little alley is the Alt-Rothenburger Handwerkerhaus, where numerous artisans – including coopers, weavers, cobblers and potters – have their workshops today, and have had their workshops for the house’s more than 700-year existence.
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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Opened in 2010, this museum boldly makes a statement with a huge rice boat from Sulawesi that fills the lobby. Over three floors there are exhibits on the cultures of the world; fear not about getting your knuckles rapped, these are interactive and you're encouraged to touch.
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Hessischer Landtag
Free tours in German of the Hessischer Landtag begin at the corner of the Stadtschloss facing the Marktbrunnen.
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Dutch Windmill
The city’s typical Dutch windmill today houses a restaurant and adds a pleasant rural flavour to the parkland tracing the part of town where Bremen’s city fortifications once were.
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