Kaiserslautern

Worth seeing in and around Kaiserslautern

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Fritz Walter Stadium

   Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the home stadium of 1. FC Kaiserslautern and is located in the city of Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

   1.2 km · Football stadium in Kaiserslautern, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Kaiserslautern

   Technical University of Kaiserslautern was a public research university in Kaiserslautern, Germany. On 1 January 2023, the university was merged with the Landau campus of the University of Koblenz-Landau into the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, or Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau in German.

   2.6 km · German research university · Wikipedia
3. 03
   German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence

   The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence was founded in 1988 as a non-profit public-private partnership. It has research facilities in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Bremen, Oldenburg, and Osnabrück, as well as laboratories in Berlin, Darmstadt, and Lübeck, and a branch office in Trier.

   2.1 km · German research institute · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Betzenberg

   The Betzenberg is a 285-metre-high hill in the German city of Kaiserslautern. It rises about 50 metres above the city and gives its name to the quarter in which it stands.

   2 km · mountain in Kaiserslautern, Germany · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Humberg

   The Humberg is a mountain in the south of Kaiserslautern, Germany, that stands on the border of the Palatinate forest. With a height of 425 meters, it is the highest point in the area of Kaiserslautern.

   3.5 km · mountain · Wikipedia
6. 06
   University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

   The RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau is a public research university in Kaiserslautern and Landau in der Pfalz, Germany. The university was formed by the merger of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern and the Landau campus of the University of Koblenz and Landau on 1 January 2023.

   2.5 km · technical university in Kaiserslautern and Landau in der Pfalz, Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kaiserslautern Zoo

   The Kaiserslautern Zoo is a zoo in the city of Kaiserslautern in Germany. The Zoo was founded on 15 June 1968 and is located in Kaiserslautern's Siegelbach neighbourhood.

   6.8 km · German Zoo · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Synagogue of Kaiserslautern

   The Kaiserslautern Synagogue was a synagogue in Kaiserslautern, Germany, on the site now known as Synagogenplatz, beside Fischerstraße. Designed by Ludwig Levy in a style combining Moorish Revival and Byzantine Revival elements, it was inaugurated on 26 February 1886.

   400 m · synagogue · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Queitersberg

   The Queitersberg, more rarely spelled Quaidersberg, Quaitersberg or Queidersberg, is a 394-metre-high hill in the northern Palatine Forest in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. On a subpeak is the natural monument of the Felsplatt, a rock formation.

   5.9 km · mountain · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hohenecken Castle

    Hohenecken Castle is the ruin of a spur castle from the Hohenstaufen era on the Schlossberg hill above the Kaiserslautern ward of Hohenecken in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located at an elevation of 363 m above sea level.

    5.9 km · castle · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Frankenstein Castle
2. 02
   Gartenschau

   Varying indoor and outdoor flower shows, as well as other events take place here.

3. 03
   Japanese Garden

   One of the largest Japanese gardens in Europe.

4. 04
   Imperial Palace and the Casimir Castle Ruins

   Built in 1987, it features Emperor Frederic Barbarossa and King Rudolf von Habsburg.

5. 05
   Zoo

   Hosts around 115 animal species and 415 wild and domestic animals on its area of 17 acres.

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Things to do

FC Kaiserslautern. FC Kaiserslautern is Kaiserslautern's professional football/soccer team playing in second Bundesliga. FCK plays its home fixtures in the Fritz Walter Stadion, with a capacity of 49,780. Palatinate Forest. 5 minutes away from the city centre, and there are many nice walks available. A classic combination is walking to the Humberg Turm and then visiting the Bremerhof pub, also in the forest.

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Where to eat

Glockencafe, Glockenstr. 43,. Cafe/restaurant that usually opens at 19:00. If you want to eat budget, go for the baked breads. Otherwise, quality food, beer and nice atmosphere. No loud music and a garden make it a good place to hangout. Uwe's Tomate, Schillerplatz 4,. Schillerplatz 4. Upper class restaurant in the city center. Quality food and service. Good choice for small celebrations.

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Getting to Kaiserslautern

Airports

Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), 67 km · Karlsruhe Baden-Baden (FKB), 77 km · Frankfurt Main (FRA), 86 km

Stations

Kaiserslautern Hauptbahnhof, 1 km · Hochspeyer station, 9.8 km

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  79 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · €15–21
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  99 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · €12–16
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