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Eschollbrücker Str.27, 64295 Darmstadt
The garden between Eschollbrücker Straße and Schepp Allee was laid out in 1817, still far outside the city, at the behest of Grand Duke Ludewig I on land belonging to his daughter-in-law, Hereditary Princess Wilhelmine. Eight paths radiated out from an octagonal central square and ran throug...
Mahatma-Gandhi-Str.7, 64295 Darmstadt
The new Alnatura Campus was built on a former barracks site in the south-west of Darmstadt. The heart of the 55,000 square meter site is the Alnatura Arbeitswelt. It is the largest office building in Europe whose outer facades are made of clay. The Alnatura campus is freely accessible. A dis...
Schnittspahnstr.11, 64287 Darmstadt
The botanical garden, which was established in 1874, boasts centuries-old exotic trees, winding paths in the Darmbachgrund and the Heidegarten, Moorgrund and Alpinum.
Oberjägermeisterteich, Darmstadt
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 ...
Dianaburg, 64291 Darmstadt
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 u...
Herdweg 105, 64285 Darmstadt
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...
Dieburger Straße 259, 64287 Darmstadt
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 f...
Herrgottsberg, 64287 Darmstadt
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 popul...
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 ...
Kranichsteiner Str.253, 64289 Darmstadt
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...
Lincoln-Siedlung 4495, 64285 Darmstadt
At 640 meters long, the "Lincoln Wall" is Hesse‘s largest legal graffiti wall: the noise protection 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 pieces of graffi...
Auf der Ludwigshöhe, 64285 Darmstadt
The 242-metre-high Ludwigshöhe is a popular excursion destination in the south of Darmstadt. There is a beautiful view from the top of the 28-metre-high Ludwigsturm tower, and food and drinks are available in the Ludwigsklause.
Katharinenfalltorweg, 64287 Darmstadt
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.populatio...
Bessunger Str.44, 64285 Darmstadt
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...
Wolfskehlstr.1, 64287 Darmstadt
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...
Auf der Ludwigshöhe 196, 64285 Darmstadt
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 sola...
Olbrichweg, 64287 Darmstadt
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.
Heidelberger Str.60, 64285 Darmstadt
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 unin...
Schloßgartenstraße 6b, 64289 Darmstadt
Die kleine Anlage im Herzen Darmstadts war und ist ein reizvoller Ort für eine kleine Auszeit. Während sich früher Adlige zwischen Blumenbeeten und Obstbäumchen der steifen höfischen Etikette entzogen, ist er heute für alle Besuchenden eine Oase der Ruhe inmitten des Trubels der Großstadt.
Scheftesheimer Wiesen, 64287 Darmstadt
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!
Seitersweg, 64287 Darmstadt
The Spanish Tower on the Rosenhoehe is a curiosity. Not just its purpose but also when it was built and by whom is still today a puzzle. No historical documents are available, leaving plenty of room for speculation.Karl Esselborn suspects that it was formerly a functional building, maybe a w...
Steinbrücker Teich, 64287 Darmstadt
Playground at the Steinbrück pond / Oberwaldhaus with swings, sink boxes and various play options.
Dieburger Str.257, 64287 Darmstadt
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, the ca...
Prinz-Christians-Weg 13, 64287 Darmstadt
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 recreatio...
Am Waldfriedhof 19-27, 64293 Darmstadt
The 80 acre cemetry in the woods (Waldfriedhof) 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 entr...
Herrgottsbrunnenweg, 64285 Darmstadt
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,...