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Akaziengarten
64295 Darmstadt, Eschollbrücker Str.27
The garden between Eschollbrücker Straße and Schepp Allee was laid out in 1817, still far outside the city, at the instigation of Grand Duke Ludewig I on a property that belonged to his daughter-in-law, Hereditary Princess Wilhelmine. Eight paths radiated through the garden from an octagonal c...
Alnatura-Campus
64295 Darmstadt, Mahatma-Gandhi-Str.7
The new Alnatura Campus was built on a former barracks site in the southwest of Darmstadt. The heart of the 55,000 square meter site is the Alnatura working environment. It is the largest office building in Europe with an external façade made of clay. The Alnatura campus is freely accessible. ...
Botanic Garden of the Technical University Darmstadt
64287 Darmstadt, Schnittspahnstr.11
The botanic garden of the Technical University Darmstadt dates back to 1874. Visitors can experience hundred year old exotic trees, winding paths by the local stream as well as heather and alpine gardens and swampland. Between eight and nine thousand different varieties of plant can be found i...
Darmbach spring
Darmstadt, Oberjägermeisterteich
The Darmbach spring is located above the Oberjägermeisterteich - the current version dates from 1937. From there the Darmbach flows through the eastern forest areas of the city, feeds the fish ponds along the Schnampelweg, flows from the Vivarium through a piece of meadow landscape, crosses th...
Dianaburg
64291 Darmstadt, Dianaburg
The Dianaburg was built in 1765 as a hunting lodge and was also actively used for this purpose. Gradually, however, the building fell into disrepair as interest in hunting and pleasure palaces waned. Until it was restored in 2004 by an association founded for this purpose, youth groups had use...
Alter Friedhof – the Old Cemetry
64285 Darmstadt, Herdweg 105
Known today as the "Alter Friedhof“, Darmstadt’s old cemetry between the Nieder-Ramstaedter-Straße and Herdweg dates back to 1828. Originally rectangular in shape, additions in 1848, 1873 and 1894 have led to its current form. The oldest tombstones are to be found in the northern part of the c...
Großer Woog - natural outdoor pool
64287 Darmstadt, Landgraf-Georg-Str.121
The popular bathing lake is located in the center of the town and nevertheless forms an island of peace and seclusion. The "Großer Woog" is not only a place of rest and bathing pleasure. The nature paradise is also a meeting place for many waterfowl, such as Stockenten, Gießhühner and Great Bl...
Bathing lake "prince of Hesse"
64287 Darmstadt, Dieburger Straße 259
The bathing lake known as the "pit" is not a natural body of water– lignite was mined here between 1908 and 1921. After the plant had to close in 1924, the pit filled with water, was used as a reservoir for it, and always (illegally) also as a bathing place. Since 1974, the banks have been fla...
Herrgottsberg
64287 Darmstadt, Herrgottsberg
Even Goethe and his followers appreciated the wooded climb up the Herrgottsberg, the peace and quiet and the experience of nature. The fact that there have been inns, plantings and benches since the 19th century is a sign of the enduring enthusiasm for the mountain. Even today, it is a popular...
Herrngarten
Darmstadt
Initially laid out as a large vegetable garden, the Herrngarten became a baroque pleasure garden in the 17th century und later, in the 18th century under Countess Caroline, an English-style park. To the north-east, it borders on Prinz-Georgs-Garten, a Rococo-style complex in which fruit and ve...
Jagdhistorische Pirsch - durch den Kranichsteiner Wald
64289 Darmstadt, Kranichsteiner Str.253
The tour through the Kranichstein Forest is particularly suitable as a cycle tour for families, but is also easy to hike. It starts at the parking lot in front of the bioversum or at the parking lot at the Wertholzlagerplatz on Kranichsteiner Straße (near the railroad crossing). The Messeler S...
Lincoln Wall
64285 Darmstadt, Lincoln-Siedlung 4495
With a length of almost 700 metres, the "Lincoln Wall" is Hesse‘s largest legal graffiti wall: the soundproof wall on the B3 brings street artists from all over the world to Darmstadt. Over the years, the so-called "Lincoln Wall" has become a kind of outdoor art gallery: well over 100 graffiti t...
Ludwigshöhe
64285 Darmstadt, Auf der Ludwigshöhe
Die 242 Meter hohe Ludwigshöhe ist ein beliebter Ausflugsort im Süden von Darmstadt. Vom 28 Meter hohen Ludwigsturm bietet sich ein schöner Ausblick, in der Ludwigsklause gibt es Speisen und Getränke.
Oberfeld
64287 Darmstadt, Katharinenfalltorweg
The Oberfeld in the east of Darmstadt, south of Dieburger Straße - the name "Oberfeld" only became common in the 19th century - was created as a medieval clearing island, presumably in the 14th century, in order to gain additional arable land for the growing population of Darmstadt.popu...
Orangerie
64285 Darmstadt, Bessunger Str.44
In 1716 Count Ernst Ludwig established a baroque orangery garden in Bessungen. His architect Louis Remy de la Fosse planned a small castle to be used as winter quarters for the valuable citrus trees. Lack of money meant that only the west wing and a greenhouse were built. These buildings are u...
Park Rosenhoehe
64287 Darmstadt, Wolfskehlstr.1
The rose garden (Rosarium) with its enormous variety of roses is the centre of attention on the Rosenhoehe, which came into being under Landgrave Ernst Ludwig. The hill became a park as early as 1810, when Grand Duchess Wilhelmine created a landscaped garden, with pavilions, swings and a tea h...
Planet Trail on the Ludwigshöhe
64285 Darmstadt, Auf der Ludwigshöhe 196
The planet trail deals with the closer cosmic environment of our earth and informs about the most important objects of our solar system. Starting from the sun, one walks through the solar system on a scale of 1 to 1 billion - every meter walked corresponds to 1 million kilometers in the solar sys...
Plane Tree Grove
64287 Darmstadt, Olbrichweg
On the occasion of the exhibition of the Artists’s Colony in 1914, the Platanenhain, a grove of plane trees planted in the 1830’s, was decorated by the sculptor Bernhard Hoetger with a row of sculptures and reliefs, which symbolise the circle of life.
Prinz-Emil Garden
64285 Darmstadt, Heidelberger Str.60
This intimate garden, with tiny castle, pond and wrought-iron pavilion originally contained late baroque elements, but around 1900 it was completely turned into a landscaped garden. From the terrace of the castle, the former owner and finance minister Karl Friedrich von Moser enjoyed an uninte...
Prinz-Georg-Garden
64289 Darmstadt, Schloßgartenstr.6b
In 1764, Ludwig VIII gave the former Prettlackschen Garden to his son, Prince Georg Wilhelm. The garden, which bears his name, was of a closed geometric shape. Today the baroque garden house is home to the porcelain collection of the grand duchy. A free public library can be found in the prettily...
Scheftheim Meadows and Menhir Site
64287 Darmstadt, Scheftesheimer Wiesen
The nature reserve "Scheftheimer Wiesen" was established in 1993. On 166.7 hectares there are protected wetland biotopes, burial mounds and the menhir complex, a formation of erected granite blocks. Here, history and nature combine in a very special way!
Darmstadt sculpture garden
64285 Darmstadt, Auf der Ludwigshöhe 202
The Darmstadt sculpture garden is a place of diverse encounters for art and garden lovers. Guests get an insight into the specific features of the artist‘s garden, which has been created on Ludwigshöhe in the past eighteen years: sculptures, sculptures, objects, installations, natural sculptures,...
Steinbruecker Teich / Oberwaldhaus
64287 Darmstadt, Dieburger Str.257
The former forest of Darmstadt‘s nobility surrounding the large "Steinbruecker Teich" lake is a much-loved recreational area just outside the gates of the city. Mini-golf, pony rides, pedal boots and a playground for children with and without handicaps all await the vistor.Since 1901, t...
Civic Structure Landmark Or Historical Building Minigolf Park
Vortex Garden
64287 Darmstadt, Prinz-Christians-Weg 13
The Vortex Garden with a villa on Mathildenhöhe is Darmstadt‘s only public park in private ownership. Designed according to the principles of permaculture and the balance of natural eco-systems, the owner would like to make the garden accessible as a "place of vitality, renewal and recreation"...
Waldfriedhof
64293 Darmstadt, Am Waldfriedhof 19-27
The 80 acre cemetry in the woods (Waldfriehof) is Darmstadt’s largest cemetry. It was opened in 1914. The architect was the head of Darmstadt’s city planning, August Buxbaum. The cemetry was designed in the shape of a horse-shoe. In the middle, a north-south pathway runs from the south entrance t...
Forest Art Trail
64285 Darmstadt, Herrgottsbrunnenweg
The Verein für Internationale Waldkunst e.V. has been organising the "International Forest Art Trail" in Darmstadt every two years since 2002, each with a different theme. It extends in the Darmstadt forest district for 3.3 km from the Böllenfalltor to the Ludwigshöhe, past the Goethefelsen, Goet...