The dominant church in Bad Wildungen is the town’s Stadtkirche. This can be seen over the rooftops, with its tall tower. It’s really worth stepping...

Bad Wildungen’s Stadtmuseum is its city museum of history. It is located in the centre of the old town, and has recently been upgraded and...

Schloss Friedrichstein is a castle and former residence of the Waldeck princes in the town of Bad Wildungen. The current building is Baroque in style,...

The Lebendiges Museum on the outskirts of Bad Wildungen is the ‘Living Museum’ set up to demonstrate village and rural life, with particular emphasis on...

A lovely house in central Fritzlar, known as the Hochzeitshaus (wedding house) houses the town’s Regional Museum. It was built in 1590, and is a...

The Dom, or Cathedral, of St. Peter in Fritzlar was founded in 724 as a Benedictine church by St. Boniface. The original church was replaced...

Fritzlar’s Town Hall (Rathaus) is the oldest example in Germany which is still used for this purpose. It was, however, altered in the 19th century,...

Schloss Waldeck is a medieval fortress situated high on a rocky outcrop above the town of Waldeck, and 120 metres above the Edersee lake. It...

Korbach’s City Museum (Stadtisches Museum) is located in the centre of the town on Kirchplatz. It is housed in one of the four original 14th...

Schloss Arolsen is the main sight in Bad Arolsen. This large Baroque palace was built between 1713 and 1728 and designed by Julius Ludwig Rothweil....

Bad Arolsen’s Christian Daniel Rauch Museum is situated near the town’s Schloss palace. It exhibits a collection of art from the 19th century sculptor who...

The Schreiber Haus is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Bad Arolsen. It is part of the Baroque palace complex. The Schreiber Haus is...

The 19th century German painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach was born in the spa town of Bad Arolsen. The old Baroque house in which he was...

In addition to the Christian Daniel Rauch Museum in Bad Arolsen, his birthplace house is also open to the public a short distance away on...

In the grounds of the Wilhelmshöhe is the Bergpark. This was originally the palace’s ornamental garden and has been fully restored and opened to the...

One of the follies in the grounds of the Wilhelmshöhe’s Schlosspark in Kassel is the Löwenburg. This large fake ruin was built to resemble an...

The Wilhelmshöhe is a fantastic palace and grounds on the top of a hill of the same name in Kassel. It was built from 1781...

Just to the north of the Schloss in Kassel is the Ballhaus. This is a small Neoclassical building which was built by Napoleon’s brother in...

The Hessen Regional Museum (Hessisches Landesmuseum) in Kassel is situated in a wonderful Neo-Baroque house dating from 1910. The most notable items displayed here are...

The large palace complex of Karlsaue in southern Kassel has large gardens, and in them a fine Orangerie building. This dates to 1702-10, and was...