Places to see in ( Kaiserslautern - Germany )

Kaiserslautern is a city in southwest Germany, set at the north end of the Palatinate Forest. The Japanese Garden includes a century-old teahouse, waterfalls and beech trees. Gartenschau Kaiserslautern floral gardens include a huge dinosaur exhibit. The Theodor-Zink Museum has local history exhibits, including Bronze Age artifacts. Northwest, Zoo Kaiserslautern is home to monkeys, iguanas and tropical birds.

Nicknamed "K-Town", Kaiserlautern was home to many military personnel during the Cold War, and several American Military Installions, including Ramstein Air Base, are still in operation nearby. In the middle ages, the town was chosen by Emperor Friedrich I (Barbarossa) as a seat of government. Kaiserslautern was the smallest of the twelve host cities for the 2006 World Cup. Touristically, this town has not much to offer but some nice restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

Today, Kaiserslautern is a modern centre of information and communications technology and home to a well-known university, a technical college and many international research institutes located throughout the city. The Palatine Gallery dates from 1874 featuring exhibits of painting and sculpture from the 19th century to the present day.

Town Hall Kaiserslautern is one of the tallest buildings and is located in the city centre. The bar and coffee shop on the top floor provides a panoramic view of the city and surrounding countryside.
The tallest building in the centre of Kaiserslautern is St. Mary's, a Roman Catholic church, whilst the highest structure in all Kaiserslautern is the television tower in the suburb of Dansenberg, southwest of the city centre.

Kaiserslautern's large botanical gardens feature a Japanese-style garden. Another unusual feature is the Waschmühle (also known as "Wesch"), an enormous 160-metre public swimming pool that is the largest in Europe. There are several pedestrian-only shopping zones with numerous and varied restaurants and bars located in the city centre surrounding the old city (Altstadt). In the Altstadt you will find the "Kaiserbrunnen", a large ornamental fountain with symbols of the city's history such as a sewing machine, as produced by the Pfaff company in the city, a football representing the city's football club and various animals that children can climb.

A lot to see in Kaiserslautern such as :

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
The Kammgarn
Gartenschau (Garden exhibition)
Fritz-Walter-Stadium
Palatinate Gallery of Art Pfalzgalerie (artgallery, mainly pictures and sculptures from the 19th and 20th century)
Wadgasserhof/ Theodor-Zink-Museum (local history)
Stadtbibliothek (Municipal Library)
Universitätsbibliothek (university library of Kaiserslautern)
Hochschulbibliothek (Bibliothek of Fachhochschule)
Pfalzbibliothek (scientific library with a main focus on the Electorate of the Palatinate issues)
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The Humberg Tower, an observation tower on the Humberg hill which was built in 1900 and offers a great view over the Palatinate Forest
Kaiserslautern Zoo at Siegelbach
Karlstal (a whitewater canyon)
Kaiserpfalz, the castle of emperor Barbarossa (Redbeard)
Nanstein Castle, Landstuhl, a castle in the district
Hohenecken Castle, in a suburb/ward of Kaiserslautern
Gartenschau, a horticultural show, including the largest dinosaur show in the EU
Quaidersberg (394 metres or 1,293 feet), a hill and natural monument 500 metres (1,600 feet) outside the city
The Japanischer Garten (Japanese Garden)

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