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 One of the rooms in
Goethe's house by King_Golo
What is there to see? Probably one of the biggest collection of art ever to be seen in a private building - Goethe collected basically everything, in total roughly 20000 items from all kinds of places and eras. Moreover, he was a mineralogy geek and had a collections of some 16000 minerals. Not to forget his private library... and so on. Many of these things are still on display in the house. So when you go there you walk through more or less the same rooms as back in the early 19th century. This makes the rooms very interesting and you might even feel a little like the great author himself. What I found particularly interesting are the following:
*his study room - really nice furnished but interestingly simple
*his many commodes with dozens of little drawers - I sure could need one of those in order to be a little more organized!
*the structure of the house around a small patio - you actually walk around the patio from room to room
Check out my second tip for details on his garden! Leave a Comment Address: FrauenplanDirections: Frauenplan is a square in central Weimar, not far from the market square. Goethe's house is rather plain from the outside and may even be overlooked.
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A visit of Goethe's house wouldn't be complete without a relaxing break in his beautiful garden just behind it. The garden is quite large, probably around 50x20m. Several blossoming flower beds make the garden look wonderful in summer. At some places there are benches which may be used for sitting down and perhaps reading a poem of his...
I enjoyed the garden as much as the house itself. Leave a Comment Address: FrauenplanDirections: backyard of Goethe's house
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 The crematory of Buchenwald by King_Golo
Buchenwald was opened in July 1937. In the beginning, it was only a camp for Jews, Homosexuals and others who were regarded asocial by the Nazi regime. Later, most of its inmates were foreigners, e.g. from Eastern European countries. Despite the camp was not built as an extermination camp (like Auschwitz), more than 50.000 people died in Buchenwald. A large number of them died due to incredibly hard labour. Others became victims of SS cruelties or medical experiments. In its 8 years of existence, more than 250000 people were imprisoned in Buchenwald. The camp was liberated by the US army on April 11th, 1945. What is hardly known, however, is that it continued to serve as a prison until 1950. The Soviet occupation forces imprisoned 28000 people here of which 7000 died.
Buchenwald was then closed and widely torn down in 1951. In 1958, the GDR government opened the memorial Buchenwald which still exists today. Leave a Comment Phone: 03643 4300Directions: Ettersberg near Weimar - either to be reached by car or by bus no 6 to "Buchenwald" which leaves once an hour from central WeimarWebsite: buchenwald.de Other Contact: buchenwald@buchenwald.de
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 Theaterplatz, Weimar by antistarLeave a Comment
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 Jakobskirche, Weimar by antistarLeave a Comment
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 Friends of mine walking along
Schillerstraße by King_Golo
So do it - just start walking through Weimar and you won't be disappointed! Leave a Comment Address: everywhere in the centre
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 Goethe's garden house by King_Golo
The main sight in the park surely is Goethes Gartenhaus (Goethe's garden house) where he also lived for several years. It's a pretty plain house overlooking a large lawn. Unfortunately, we didn't make it inside as they had just closed it. Best to come before 6pm... Leave a Comment Directions: Park an der Ilm
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 Memorial plaque at
Buchenwald by King_Golo
Your first step at Buchenwald should always be the info point next to the former SS barracks. Here, you can get a leaflet with useful information and audioguides for in-depth explanations. There is also a bookstore.
From the info point, several signposted paths lead through the memorial site. We mainly followed the one leading to the prison camp which is where photos and relics of those dark years are exhibited. See the following tips for details. Leave a Comment Directions: info point next to the SS barracks and one of the main parking lots
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 Bauhaus-Museum, Weimar by antistarLeave a Comment
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 by berlingirl84
March - Oct:
Mon-Fri 10am- 17:30 pm
Sat-Sun 10am- 15:30 pm
Ginkgo Museum
Windischenstr. 1 - D- 99423 Weimar
Tel: +49 (0)3643-805452
Fax: +49 (0)3643-805453
Don´t miss the Goethe Ginkgo at the opposite of Duchess Anna Amalia Library Leave a Comment
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