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Kaiserslautern’s tour guides reveal the “Hidden Treasures”

Six free guided tours as part of World Tour Guide Day 2025

Around the World Tour Guide Day 2025 with this year’s motto “Hidden Treasures”, Kaiserslautern’s tour guides will be presenting some of the city’s treasures. The aim of World Tour Guide Day, which takes place annually on February 21, is to draw attention to the profession of tour guides, their professionalism and their commitment to their city or region.

In Germany, the day has been organized by the Federal Association of Tour Guides Germany (BVGD) and its regional associations since 1999. Barbarossa Gästeführer Kaiserslautern e.V. has also been a member of the federal association since it was founded 25 years ago. From Tuesday, February 18, to Sunday, February 23, the association is now offering a total of six exciting – and free! – tours through Kaiserslautern.

February 18, 2025, 3 p.m.
Meeting point: Bismarckstraße corner Schubertstraße
Hidden book treasures in the Palatinate Library and the City Library. Claudia Germann and Franz-Josef Huschens show rare books that are not normally accessible. With tour guide Jutta Lingohr.

February 19, 2025, 2 p.m.
Meeting point: Synagogenplatz
Only the gaze stumbles over the stumbling stones. Behind them are poignant life stories of Kaiserslautern citizens. Each Stumbling Stone is a memorial and a hidden treasure. They commemorate people who were humiliated, persecuted, deported and murdered. Tour guide Georg Emme invites you to a guided tour along the Kaiserslautern Stumbling Stones around the former Kaiserslautern synagogue.

February 19, 2025, 3 p.m.
Meeting point: Am “Schönen Brunnen”, Stiftskirche
Who doesn’t know the collegiate church in the heart of our city? But how well do we really know it? Numerous hidden treasures are waiting to be discovered. Let’s go on a search together! With tour guide Andrea Stephany.

February 21, 2 p.m.
Meeting point: Villa Munzinger at the Pfalztheater
Don’t just look “through the keyhole”, enter: into the interior of a normally closed upper-class villa. With tour guide Evelyn Weiß.

February 21, 3 p.m.
Meeting point: Kaiserbrunnen at Mainzer Tor
The sculptor Professor Gernot Rumpf created a fountain made of bronze sculptures and sandstone in his native city of Kaiserslautern. This extraordinary fountain tells the story of Kaiserslautern’s past and present in a lively and humorous way. The entire work of art is actually a treasure. But to see what is hidden, you have to look very closely. Tour guide Gabriele Regulla explains both the hidden and the visible.

February 23, 11 a.m.
Meeting point: Theodor Zink Museum, Steinstraße 48
Hidden treasures in the Wadgasser Hof and Theodor Zink Museum. Pfaff sewing machines are well known, but what did Georg Michael make before sewing machines? Opposite the museum, we visit the Wadgasser Hof. Frankenthal porcelain in Kaiserslautern? A chapel room in a former farmyard? Many treasures await us! With tour guide Elisabeth Tausch.

The Tourist Information also regularly offers a variety of guided tours. The dates are published on the Kaiserslautern city website at www.kaiserslautern.de.


Garbage Guide for the City of Kaiserslautern 2025

Garbage Guide 2025Ernst Gabriel

Once again in 2025, Stadtbildpflege Kaiserslautern (City Image Maintenance) has published a waste management booklet for English-speaking citizens who live in the Kaiserslautern city area. The 32 page Garbage Guide offers information on proper disposal, reuse, and avoidance of waste.

The A5 booklet provides addresses and opening hours of the municipal recycling centers, guidance on waste disposal dates published in the Stadtbildpflege app and website, as well as locations and dates for hazardous waste disposal. The booklet also gives an illustrated overview of correct waste separation.

The 2025 Garbage Guide for the City of Kaiserslautern is available for you to take away from the municipal recycling centers, the Rathaus city hall and the Stadtwerke Kaiserslautern (municipal utilities). An online version can be downloaded from the Stadtbildpflege website at www.stadtbildpflege-kl.de.

Opening of the ice rink

Eis Open

In the presence of Lord Mayor Beate Kimmel, the “Mr.F Eiswelt” ice rink was opened on the Messeplatz on Friday evening – and was immediately stormed by numerous waiting children and young people, who enjoyed skating their first laps. The ice rink will be in Kaiserslautern until March 9 and offers an ice surface of 600 m².

The ice rink will be open daily until March 9, Monday to Thursday from 1 to 9 pm, Friday from 1 to 10 pm, Saturday from 11 am to 10 pm and Sunday from 11 am to 9 pm. There is no time limit for ice skating. On various days, guests can look forward to a colorful supporting program with lots of music. There is also a children’s show and the opportunity to play curling. If you don’t want to bring your own skates, you can hire some on site.

https://mrf-erlebniswelt.de/events

Download the Eiswelt-KL-2025 Program.pdf


Sightseeing tours

Palatine Hall & underground corridors

So, who was Barbarossa? – certainly not a baker (who has cashed in on this illustrious name), but a powerful emperor of the Middle Ages.

Discover more interesting aspects of Kaiserslautern: a guided tour of the Count Palatinate Hall (with the subterranean passages) and/or walk through the downtown highlights major personages, buildings and events in Kaiserslautern’s multifaceted history.

The tour begins in the Palatine Hall of the former Renaissance palace, the city’s representative rooms. The tour then moves on to the approx. 70-metre-long underground corridors, which allow visitors to experience the history of Kaiserslautern in a lively way.
Dates: Wednesday, February 05, 2025, 3 p.m.
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 10.30 a.m.
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 11.15 a.m. (in English)


Guided walk through the Ruheforst on February 22

On Saturday, February 22, 2025, a guided walk through the Ruheforst Kaiserslautern will take place at 2 pm. The meeting point is at the West parking lot on Mannheimer Straße out of town. Sturdy footwear is recommended for the 1.5-hour event on the forest paths. Registration is not necessary.


Unless otherwise noted, the meeting point is in front of the Tourist Information.
The Tourist Information asks you to book in advance for all guided tours by calling
0631 365-4019 or e-mail to da-geh-ich-mit@kaiserslautern.de.


Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern

Tickets for concerts at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern are available from:

Tickets – 19.00 euros (reduced 13.00 euros) for all seats are only available in advance at the Tourist Information Office, Fruchthallstraße 14, Tel. (0631) 365-2316 or at the box office. The ticket entitles the holder to a return journey on the day of the event until 3:00 a.m. the following day on all public transport (with DB: RE, RB and S-Bahn, in the Rhine-Neckar transport network (VRN), 2nd class).


Wochenmarkt Kaiserslautern

Wochenmarkt 960

Welcome to the Kaiserslautern weekly market – Every Tuesday and Saturday on Stiftsplatz and on Thursdays in the Königstraße

From 07:00 to 13:30 you will find everything your heart desires. Fresh food from fruit, cheese, vegetables and sausages to fish and baked goods as well as flowers and plants. Or simply have a nice chat about the weather, world events and the football.

More info


Wadgasserhof

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Inviting Beer Garden at the Wadgasserhof

In the summer months the inner courtyard of the Wadgasserhof with its beer garden invites visitors to linger in its historical ambience.

Sitting under the old chestnut tree, enjoy drinks and food from the neighboring Vietnamese restaurant Pho Viet. Opening hours: 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.

Wadgasserhof, Steinstrasse 55, 67653 Kaiserslautern
Tel: 0631 365-2326


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  1880. Today, its main focus is on painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st centuries.

The permanent collection includes: 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


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.

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Zoo Kaiserslautern


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.


“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.


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!