Study the beginnings of modernism,
then travel all the way back to prehistoric times at the Hessian State Museum.
Darmstadt isn’t at the top of most bucket lists. Time to change that.
Because with the Mathildenhöhe World Heritage Site, the city has plenty to offer – and can easily compete with the major metropolises.
Darmstadt is World Heritage.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt is an outstanding example of experimental architecture from the early 20th century,
featuring the Wedding Tower, Exhibition Hall, Artists’ Colony Museum, Plane Tree Grove, and artists’ houses.
Darmstadt is artful.
Whether it’s the Hessian State Museum Darmstadt, the Artists’ Colony Museum, the Palace Museum and Porcelain Collection,
or the Kranichstein Hunting Lodge Museum, the State Theatre, or the independent arts scene – culture lovers will find plenty to enjoy in Darmstadt.
Darmstadt is adventure.
Looking for something to do? Choose between a climbing park, boat trips, stadium visits,
a city lake, botanical garden, green parks, the Art Nouveau spa, and much more.
Darmstadt tastes great.
Restaurants with local and international cuisine, the city’s oldest inn and modern dining concepts, small cafés and unique bars.
Whatever you’re in the mood for – Darmstadt has something for every taste.
Prices for group tours
We also design all tours individually according to your wishes.
Price per group
1-hour tour
German/Emglish 95 Euros
other foreign language 115 Euros
2-hour
German/English 120 Euros
other foreign language 140 Euros
For museum tours, prices plus admission fee.
Please contact us for 3- to 8-hour tours.
Group size
Please note that the tours are usually limited to 25 participants. Exceptions to this are given in the description.
Languages
We offer guided tours in the following languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Polish
Your booking contact
Wissenschaftsstadt Darmstadt Marketing GmbH
Darmstadt Service
Luisenstraße 12, 64283 Darmstadt
darmstadtPhone: +49 (0)6151 / 13-4511
Fax: +49 (0)6151 / 13-475858
Individual guided tours >> enquire here
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Accessibility for city tours
Darmstadt Marketing is a partner of the ‘Reisen für Alle’ project and the Darmstadt Shop, the tourist information centre on Luisenplatz, is certified as a facility by ‘Reisen für Alle’.
City tours organised by Darmstadt Marketing GmbH:
Guided tours are offered for people with walking disabilities, visual impairments or hearing impairments. The tour guides are trained so that wheelchair users, for example, can take part in every tour.
Depending on the topic of the tour, the route is accessible for wheelchair users without steps (e.g. the tour ‘Darmstadt at a glance’). If required, please contact us so that we can discuss the details and advise you on the most suitable tour.
City map with bus parking and bus drop-off points
On the city map (A4) with sights and hotels you also find places for bus parking and bus drop-off points.
Drop-off points for buses are at Justus Liebig House, at darmstadtium, at Mathildenplatz, at Mathildenhöhe (public WC at the Wedding Tower) as well as at the main train station (Europaplatz).
Buses can be parked at the Jugendstilbad (Mercksplatz, public WC), at the Rosenhöhe (Wolfskehlstraße, bus parking for visitors Mathildenhöhe), at the Nordbad in Alsfelder Straße and at the Böllenfalltor stadium.
City map (PDF 4,3 MB)
Parking facilities for busse at the Nordbad: maps and pictures
Attention: From 1. June 2019 on two road sections of the Hügel- and Heinrichstraße route-related traffic restrictions apply. Which sections and which vehicles are affected can be found here.
Further details can be found at www.darmstadt.de
Bus parking and boarding and alighting facilities
Ihr Eintrag ins Digitale Schaufenster: Onlineformular
Bus drop-off: Mathildenplatz
Stop for 2 busses at Mathildenplatz, at bus stop 13. Only for boarding and alighting passengers.
WebBus parking: Alsfelder Straße / Nordbad
The car park is located on Alsfelder Straße, along the car park for the Nordbad.
There are 6-7 bus parking spaces available.
Directions:
After the roundabout at the Arheilger/Alsfelder Straße junction, enter Alsfelder Straße in the direction of Nordbad; the car park for cars is on the left, drive around it, after Nordbad (on the right) through the rows of cars on the left to the bus parking spaces.
Exit from the bus park and go straight ahead to the roundabout.
Exact address for the navigation system is not available.
Alternatively: Alsfelder Str.23 (Berufsschulzentrum Nord) or Alsfelder Str.33 (Nordbad).
Along Arheilger Straße, at the end of the row of car parking spaces, there is another bus parking space.
The pictures and overview map can be downloaded under "Address / Links".
Public transport connection
Trams run to the city centre every 15 minutes from the Nordbad stop. Journey time to Luisenplatz: 10 minutes.
Bus drop-off: darmstadtium
Stop for 2 busses in front of the darmstadtium. Only for boarding and alighting passengers.
Bus drop-off: Mathildenhöhe
Stop for 1 bus at the Olbrichweg. Only for boarding and alighting passengers. No waiting or parking facilities.
Please note that the World Heritage shuttle bus always stops here on the full and half hour and that the stop is then not available for coaches to get on/off.
Parking for buses: At Rosenhöhe/Wolfskehlstrasse, approx. 500 m on foot.
Bus parking: Jugendstilbad
The bus car park at the Jugendstilbad (Mercksplatz) offers parking for 2 buses.
Bus parking: Rosenhöhe
The bus car park at the Rosenhöhe (Wolfskehlstraße) offers parking for 3 buses.
Bus drop-off, parking: Main Station
Stop for 2-3 busses at the west side of the main train station.
UNESCO World Heritage in the region of Darmstadt
The Messel Fossil Pit deposit has been Germany's first UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995. It offers a unique insight into an ecosystem 47 million years ago. Fine-grained oil shale formed at the bottom of a maar lake, which has preserved fossils in excellent condition and thus allows an exact reconstruction of the living world of that time.
The numerous finds range from the smallest insects to large crocodiles. The variety of species and number of fossils is enormous and new finds are added every year. The mine can be visited all year round as part of a guided tour. The museum right on the edge of the pit provides exciting insights into the history and research of the site. A highlight is the treasure chamber with its excellently preserved fossils.
Various guided tours of the mine are offered throughout the year during opening hours.
From the Mathildenhöhe to the Messel Fossil Pit:
Take bus line FM from stop "Lucasweg/Hochzeitsturm" (at the Dieburger Str.) to stop "Grube Messel - Besucherzentrum Grube Messel" on Landesstrasse 3317. The walk to the visitor centre is then around 500 meters.
Tip:
The Messel Pit and the Museum Künstlerkolonie Darmstadt are partners of the Darmstadt Card.
The Lorsch Abbey was a Benedictine abbey. It was founded in 764 and was a power, intellectual and cultural centre until the high Middle Ages. The Lorsch King's Hall is the architectural highlight of the UNESCO World Heritage. The building with its antique and early medieval facade decoration is one of the best preserved examples of Carolingian architecture.
Darmstadt ist part of the Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald, which, since 2015, is part of the "International Geoscience & Geoparks Programm" of UNESCO and thus bears the label "UNESCO Global Geopark".
The Geopark extends between the rivers Rhine, Main and Neckar on more than 3,500 km², with a spacious landscape with diverse nature and geology, worth protecting.