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Attractions in Chemnitz
From the Karl-Marx-Monument, the famous 'Nischel', to the Chemnitz Art Collections and the Roter Turm, all the way to the Schloßteich lake - all the iconic places of the 2025 European Capital of Culture and city of modernism.
City Center
Chemnitz Art Collections
In the monumental King Albert Museum on Theaterplatz, the Art Collections show major works from Romanticism through Expressionism to the present, including pieces by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff.
from 8 EUR
City Center
Chemnitz Stadthalle and Stadthalle Park
The striking 1970s concrete Stadthalle is the largest event center in Chemnitz and sits by the green Stadthalle Park directly opposite the Karl Marx Monument.
Free entry
Rabenstein
Felsendome Rabenstein
The former limestone mine in Rabenstein enchants with vast underground halls, crystal-clear water and atmospheric lighting as an impressive visitor mine.
from 9 EUR
Altchemnitz
Industrial Museum Chemnitz
In a historic foundry hall, the Saxon Industrial Museum tells of 200 years of industrial history, when Chemnitz became the workbench of Germany as the 'Saxon Manchester'.
from 6 EUR
City Center
Karl Marx Monument (Nischel)
The 7.10-meter bronze head of Karl Marx on Brückenstraße is the city's unmistakable landmark, affectionately nicknamed the 'Nischel' by locals.
Free entry
Kaßberg
Kaßberg
The Kaßberg is considered one of the largest contiguous Wilhelminian and Art Nouveau quarters in Germany and delights with magnificent façades, cafés and lively urban life.
Free entry
Klaffenbach
Klaffenbach Moated Castle
Surrounded by a moat, this Renaissance castle in the south of the city is considered one of the most beautiful of its kind in Saxony and is today a lively cultural and events center.
Free entry
City Center
Museum Gunzenhauser
Housed in a sober New Objectivity building, the museum holds one of the world's largest Otto Dix collections as well as masterpieces of classical modernism from the Gunzenhauser Foundation.
from 8 EUR
City Center
Museum of Natural History in the DAStietz
In the DAStietz cultural department store, the Natural History Museum showcases the world-famous Petrified Forest of Chemnitz, unique testimony from around 291 million years of earth history.
from 4 EUR
City Center
Old and New Town Hall on the Market Square
On the historic market square, the Gothic Old Town Hall with its Renaissance portal and the magnificent New Town Hall with its tower form the city's representative center.
Free entry
Rabenstein
Rabenstein Castle
The smallest castle in Saxony sits picturesquely above the Rabenstein forest and, with its keep, museum and medieval ambiance, invites you on an outing into the green.
from 4 EUR
City Center
Roter Turm (Red Tower)
The city's oldest surviving building stands in the middle of the modern downtown and, as the last remnant of the medieval fortifications, recalls the origins of Chemnitz.
Free entry
Schloßchemnitz
Schloßberg Museum
In a former Benedictine monastery high above the Schloßteich, the city history museum shows important Gothic sculptures and tells of the city's medieval origins.
from 5 EUR
Schloßchemnitz
Schloßteich
The city's largest inner-city pond, with its lakeside paths, boat rental and surrounding park, is a beloved green oasis at the foot of the Schloßberg.
Free entry
City Center
smac – State Museum of Archaeology
The state archaeology museum resides in the famous Schocken building by Erich Mendelsohn and tells 300,000 years of Saxon cultural and human history across several floors.
from 7 EUR
City Center
Theaterplatz
The city's most beautiful preserved square unites the magnificent opera house, the Neo-Gothic St. Petri Church and the King Albert Museum into a coherent turn-of-the-century cultural ensemble.
Free entry
Kapellenberg
Villa Esche (Henry van de Velde Museum)
Designed by Henry van de Velde, the home of textile manufacturer Herbert Esche is considered a total work of Art Nouveau and today houses the Henry van de Velde Museum.
from 6 EUR
Rabenstein
Wildgatter Oberrabenstein Wildlife Park
In the expansive wildlife enclosure near Oberrabenstein, native animals such as red deer, wild boar and lynx can be observed in near-natural enclosures deep in the forest.
from 6 EUR
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