What to see in Stuttgart?

[djmcmath]

My little brother and my dad and I will be passing through Germany in a week or so. I've convinced them that a brief stop in Stuttgart would be worthwhile, en route from Berlin to Rome. We'll have a rental car and all the camera gear that any three sane humans could ever hope to carry. What to do on a super-brief pilgrimage to the Holy Stuttgart? What have you done that you found out was useless? What was worth the time (and money)?

TIA,

Dan

[Ronbo]

The Porsche factory museum is good, but even better is the nearby Mercedes Benz museum. Prepare to spend a good bit of time in the Benz museum, as the collection is extensive.

[LeRoux Strydom]

Dan

Go see the Porsche museum next to the factory in Porschestrasse 42 (duh), Zuffenhausen, the MB museum in Mercedesstrasse 137 (double-duh), Unterturkheim, and if you like the outdoors, go take a boat trip on the river Neckar after a stroll through the Rosensteinpark, both in the Bad Canstatt area. Take a walk through the main shopping district in Königstrasse and the Calwer passage in the centre of the city, and drink a proper weizenbier or three (Erdinger) at one of the many streetcafes in the Schlossgarten area also in the city centre. You can also go up to the viewing deck of the Fernsehturn (tv tower) up on the hill in the Degerloch area. On a clear day, you will have quite a view.

If you are into old castles, go see the Schloss Solitude towards Leonberg.

Try to eat the local specialities, such as Maultaschen, or one of the many Spätzle dishes, a handmade type of noodle. I recommend Spätzle with Leberkäse. There are many microbreweries in the city centre, try a few! A well-known one is the Calwer-Eck-Bräu near the Calwer passage shopping area. You may need a reservation, though.

Enjoy your trip!!

(I used to live there, can you tell?)

LeRoux

[djmcmath]

Excellent -- you should write for a travel guide. In fact, I'm going to scritch your notes in the margin of my travel guide. Thanks.