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| Stuttgart
Stuttgart enjoys the status of being Baden Wurttemberg's state capital and the hub of its industries. At the forefront of Germany's economic recovery from the ravages of WWII, Stuttgart started life less auspiciously in 950 AD as a horse stud farm. Lacking historical monuments, the city attracts visitors with its air of relaxed prosperity amid the vineyard covered hills.
Information
The tourist office Or 222 82 40, fax 222 82 53), Konigstrasse la, is opposite the main train station and on the main pedestrian strip. It's open 9.30 am to 8.30 pin weekdays, 9.30 am to 6 pin Saturday and 10.30 am to 6 pin Sunday (I to 6 pm Sunday from November to April). Room reservations can be made here for no fee.
The main post office is at Bolzstrasse 3. You'll find a Reisebank at the main train station. The Konigstrasse department stores Karstadt and Kaufhof have Internet terminals on their top floors the former, at No 1, charges DM5 per half hour and the latter, at No 6, asks for DM6.
Things to See
Stretching south west from the Neckar River to the city centre is the Schlossgarten, an extensive strip of parkland divided into three sections (Unterer, Mittlerer and Oberer), complete with ponds, swans, street entertainers and modern sculptures. At their northern edge the gardens take in the Wilhelma zoo and botanical gardens (open daily; DM 14/7). At their southern end they encompass the sprawling baroque Neues Schloss and the Renaissance Altes Schloss. Adjoining the park, at Konrad Adenauer Strasse 30, you'll find the Staatsgalerie (closed Monday; DM9/5) housing an excellent collection from the Middle Ages to the present. In the Mitdeter Schlossgarten, the Carl Zeiss Planetarium (open daily; DM9/5) is named after the company that invented the planetarium.
Motor Museums The motor car was first developed by Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz at the end of the 19th century. The impressive Mercedes Benz Museum (Ph: 1722578 in the suburb of Sindelfingen is open 9 am to 4 pro Tuesday to Sunday (free); take S-Bahn No I to Neckarstadion. Mercedes Benz also runs free weekday tours of its Sindelfingen plant, but you must reserve a spot in advance (Ph: 07031 90 24 93; children under 14 not allowed). For even faster cars, cruise over to the Porsche Museum, open from 9 am to 4 pin daily (to 5 pm weekends; free); take S Bahn No 6 to Neuwirtsha Sadly, neither place offers free samples.
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