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Favorite thing: Mainz's University was founded in 1477 by Archbishop Dieter von Isenburg, who had been involved in a long and protracted struggle over leadership in the electoral state.

Under the Archbishop's guidance, the University quickly became a center for humanism and scholarship - of course, it helped to have a good printer nearby!

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Favorite thing: The Stadtpark is a lovely "nature-space," lying just outside the Sudbahnhof amidst rolling hills and lush plantings. Even in January, things were in bloom here - admittedly, it was quite a warm Janaury, but I can understand why soldiers from Rome two thousand years ago might have liked it here.

It's located between the Altstadt and Oberstadt neighborhoods.

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Favorite thing: The "Bundeschiessen" was some kind of a national festival/gathering that was held in Mainz in 1894. The Bundeschiessen Memorial Fountain in the city park offers pleasant views offer the city and the Rhine Valley beyond.

Favorite thing: Toilets are hard to find in Mainz. Several time we have to almost run to look for toilets especially you go toilet more often during Winter Time. For those money conscious people, it cost Euro 0.5 cents per visit. The toilets in the older trains were also quite bad if you are unlucky. Suggest that you go for your potty break before you board the trains.

Favorite thing: A Mainz Pass is sold in the Mainz Tourism Office.

The Mainz Card offers over 50 special discounts for culture, leisure, hotels and sightseeing. With the Mainz Card you can travel free of charge on all public transport (bus, tram, S-Bahn, RB, SE, RE) in Mainz and Wiesbaden (Fare zone 65) and to Frankfurt Airport (Fare zone 5090).

Brueckenturm am Rathaus
D-55116 Mainz
Telephone.+49 (0) 6131 28621 0
Office hours:
Mon. to Fri. 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.


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Favorite thing: Only the Germans could be this cool and practical: presenting the Mainz Card. It is your access to free museums, total run of public transport, etc. And it keeps you, the tourist, from bothering innocent Mainzians with questions about currency exchange and the like. It's a perfect deal!
Here's all the stuff I just basically copied from their website:
Free entry to the following Mainz Museums: Gutenberg-Museum (Printing), State Museum Mainz, Museum of Natural History, Cathedral and Diocese Museum, Central Museum of Roman and Germanic History, Museum of the History of Roman Shipbuilding, Museum of the History of the City. Except special exhibitions
Free use of the Mainz Public Transport System
Free entry to the Mainz Casino
20% reduction on tickets for the Köln-Düsseldorfer-Shipping Company
Free entry to the Mainz Swimming Pool
10% reduction on tickets to the Frankfurter Hof
10% reduction on tickets to the Mainz State Theater
Free participation on Guided Tour „2000 Years Mainz at every Step" meeting place: Saturday, 10 a.m. at the Mainz Tourist Office (only German language), during July and August also daily at 2 p.m. (in German and English language). Meeting point in front of the Cathedral Information Office.

and it's only six Euros.

Man, I love German practicality. It was so much easier just flashing my little card (mine had Zebras on it - kick ass bonus!) than hunting for change or buying separate transport tickets when I wanted to go someplace.

You gotta get one before you go, though, because I didn't see it really advertised anywhere.

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