Bad Cannstatt offers two distinct highlights for a stay: the spa park, with its different garden styles, and the city museum, which explores Cannstatt’s history. The park’s design ranges from the Neoclassical lower section to the English landscape garden in the upper section. The museum’s subjects span Roman Cannstatt, 19th-century bathing culture and notable people from Cannstatt. You can choose to focus on the park, local history or both.
Spa Park: Two Garden Styles and Notable Sights
Bad Cannstatt Spa Park dates back to a spa complex established in the early 19th century. The lower section is laid out in the Neoclassical style, while the upper section is an English landscape garden with winding paths and a pagoda. The walk-through Wulfila complex is also part of the park. This gives you the opportunity to compare two styles of garden on your walk. Visitors to the spa park can also see the Lautenschläger Fountain, which supplies healing water officially recognized by the state; the Daimler Tower is also associated with the park as an observation tower.
City History at the Klösterle
The Bad Cannstatt City Museum is housed in the Klösterle, a half-timbered building dating from 1463. Topics in local history include Roman Cannstatt, 19th-century bathing culture and notable people from Cannstatt. The Roman period and the later bathing culture offer different historical perspectives, while the people add biographical context. The museum focuses on both the historic building and the city’s history.
More Culture and Views in Stuttgart
Elsewhere in Stuttgart, other attractions complement the local focus on parks and history with architecture, automotive history and food. The Stuttgart TV Tower was the world’s first television tower made of reinforced concrete. It stands just over 217 metres tall and has an observation deck as well as dining options. The Porsche Museum in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen displays more than 80 vehicles and 200 small exhibits. Visitors can watch specialists repairing historic vehicles through a glass window.
Opened in 2006, the Mercedes-Benz Museum displays 160 vehicles and more than 1,500 exhibits across nine exhibition levels. The collection is divided into two tours: the first leads through seven “Myth rooms,” the second through five “Collection rooms.” Stuttgart’s Market Hall offers a culinary highlight. It is a meeting place for locals and tourists, with items including fruit and vegetables, sausages and meat, spices, and flowers. The two automotive museums offer different experiences: at the Porsche Museum, you can watch specialists repairing historic vehicles through a glass window; at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, two tours guide you through the collection.
Getting to the City Museum
You can reach the city museum by S-Bahn via Bad Cannstatt or by U-Bahn via Bad Cannstatt Wilhelmsplatz. Check the current service before travelling.
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