What’s on Kaiserslautern, Ramstein, Landstuhl
Japanischer Garten © Stadt Kaiserslautern Sightseeing tours
Sightseeing tours in October
Count Palatine Hall & Corridors
The tour starts in the Palgrave’s Hall of the former Renaissance castle, the representative rooms of the city. Afterwards, the tour goes into the approx. 70 m long underground corridors, which let you experience the history of Kaiserslautern in a lively way.
Dates: Wednesday, 04 October, 15.00.
Saturday, 07 October, 11.15 a.m. (in English).
Wednesday, October 25, 15.00.
Traces of the Emperor
From the exciting construction of the imperial palace, its blossoming, the expansion and construction of the Casimir Castle to the destruction and decline of both buildings: The guided tour over the castle hill and through the underground passage shows the exciting traces of the eventful history until today.
Date: Saturday, 07 October, 10.30 am.
KL for little people – guided tour for children
Why is there a fish in the city’s coat of arms? And what are the
elephants on the Kaiserbrunnen? The children’s tour “KL für kleine Leute” (KL for little people) offers child-friendly answers to these questions, for children aged seven to ten.
Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2 p.m.
Experience and enjoy KL
This tour tells stories and history, lets you experience the past – including sensual surprises and small tastings.
Date: Friday, October 20, 5:00 p.m.
KL intensive
The tour begins with a guided tour of the Palatine Hall of the former Renaissance castle and a visit to the underground passages. On foot, the tour continues with a short walk through the city center.
Date: Saturday, October 21, 10:30 a.m.
Adventure Imperial Palace – guided tour for children
How did children live in the Middle Ages? What was everyday life in the Middle Ages like? How did one become a knight, an emperor? Together we go on a discovery tour of medieval Kaiserslautern. The starting point is the remains of the historic imperial palace. The tour is suitable for children eight years and older.
Date: Thursday, October 26, 2 p.m.
City tour
A ramble through the more than 750-year-old Barbarossa city. Kaiserslautern can be discovered wonderfully on foot, as the majority of the sights are located close to each other.
Date: Saturday, October 28, 10:30 a.m.
Unless otherwise noted, the meeting point is in front of the Tourist Information.
The Tourist Information (phone: 0631/365-4019) asks for advance reservations for all tours.
Kaiserslautern Zoo
The Kaiserslautern Zoo is a popular destination located in Siegelbach in the northwestern outskirts of the city’s suburbs: an oasis of tranquility where you discover nature, and learn interesting details about the kingdom of animals.
KAMMGARN Kaiserslautern
The Kammgarn is one of the top venues in Germany and for years has been an internationally respected, first-call concert hall for pop, rock, hip-hop, rap, indie, jazz, blues, comedy, cabaret, punk, goth, infotainment and more.
K1 HIGH ROPES Course Fröhnerhof
The attraction in the Palatinate forest
Climbing Fun – Up the trees
A wonderful piece of nature, healthy trees, a few loads of building wood, many meters of steel and the enthusiasm you bring along – discover for yourself the purest joy of climbing! The courses consist of exercises which make the way from one platform to the next a genuine adventure, with obstacles made from cables, swings, rope bridges and wooden bridges.
K1 – THE IDEAL DESTINATION FOR
- Family tours
- School trips
- Team-Events
- Club and company excursions
- Birthday parties
- … and of course also for you!
“The SNUG” Irish Pub
Kaiserslautern’s funnest place to be
Opened in August 2013 in the location of former Irish Pub, Thursty Nellys, it has been totally transformed by new manger, Lisa Muehlberger.
Wadgasserhof
Biergarten Wadgasserhof (c)Stadt KL Inviting Beer Garden at the Wadgasserhof
Since the beginning of May, until the end of September, the inner courtyard of the Wadgasserhof with its beer garden invites visitors to linger in its historical ambience. Sitting under then old chestnut tree, enjoy drinks and food from the neighboring Vietnamese restaurant Pho Viet. Opening hours of the new outdoor seating area, which also invites visitors to the city museum with its artists’ studios and exhibitions, are Tuesday through Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; Monday is a day off.
The exhibitions in the Wadgasserhof and the Theodor Zink Museum can be visited during the opening hours of the City Museum. These are Wednesday to Friday from 10:00 to 17:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 18:00. Admission to special exhibitions is 5.00 euros, reduced 2.50 euros, the visit to the permanent exhibition is free.
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Wadgasserhof, Steinstrasse 55,
67653 Kaiserslautern
Tel: 0631 365-2326
Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Tickets for concerts at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern are available from:
Tourist Information Office, tel. 0631 365-2316, Pop Shop, tel. 0631 64725, Thalia Ticket Service, tel. 0631 36219-814 and at all further ticket online advance sales points (Ticket hotline: 0180 5170517), in the Internet at www.ticketonline.de and from home via “print@home” via www.ticketonline.de, as well as from Rheinpfalz Ticket Service (hotline 0180 5003417), in all offices, service points and advance sales points of the Rheinpfalz.
Fruchthallstr. 10, 67655 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 0631 – 3653450
www.fruchthalle.de
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 09-12 noon, Wednesdays: 09-16:00, Fridays 09-13:00
Pfalzgalerie
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Pfalzgalerie, Museumsplatz 1, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel.: 0631 3647201
Tuesday: 11:00 – 20:00, Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 – 17:00, Closed Mondays
The Museum Palatine Gallery in Kaiserslautern was founded in 1874 as a museum of Trades and Crafts. The museum building was constructed from 1875 to z1880. Today, its main focus is on painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st centuries.
The permanent collection includes: nos amis. Abstrakte amerikanische Kunst aus französischem Privatbesitz (our friends. Abstract American Art from a Private French Collection)
Theodor Zink Museum
Photo: © Stadt Kaiserslautern Theodor Zink Museum, Steinstr. 48, 67657 Kaiserslautern
Tel. 0631 365-2327
www.theodor-zink-museum.de
Tuesday to Friday: 9 am to 5 pm;
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 6 pm;
Closed Monday
Guided tours by telephone arrangement
Permanent Exhibition: Kaiserslautern – Time Pictures from Ten Millennia
Times of Opening: Wednesday to Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 6pm, Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Documentation – Stations of a Municipal Museum
From the History of the Theodor Zink MuseuEmmerich Smola School of Music and Music Academy