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Palace, ZKM, KIT, the Federal Constitutional Court and the Turmberg. The city guide for Karlsruhe — attractions, hotels, districts and tech news.
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Highlights
Attractions in Karlsruhe
City Centre West
Karlsruhe Palace
Baroque residential palace of the Margraves of Baden. The geometric heart of the fan-shaped city and Karlsruhe's defining landmark.
Free entry
City Centre West
Palace Gardens
English landscape park behind the palace with a botanical garden and tree stands more than a hundred years old.
Free entry
Suedweststadt
ZKM Center for Art and Media
A globally unique museum of media art in a former munitions factory. Interactive installations, virtual worlds and digital art.
from 9 EUR
City Centre West
State Art Gallery Karlsruhe
One of the oldest and most important picture galleries in Germany. Cranach, Grünewald, Rembrandt and Caspar David Friedrich.
from 8 EUR
City Centre West
Market Square with the Pyramid
A reddish sandstone pyramid serving as the tomb of city founder Karl Wilhelm. The neoclassical heart of the city.
Free entry
City Centre West
St Stephen's Church
A neoclassical rotunda by Friedrich Weinbrenner, modelled on the Pantheon in Rome.
Free entry
Touren & Tickets · GetYourGuide
Touren & Erlebnisse in Karlsruhe
Entdecke Karlsruhe mit geführten Touren, Hop-on-Hop-off-Bus, Schlossbesuchen und vielem mehr.
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Along the fan
Karlsruhe districts
City Centre West
Schlossplatz, market square and the western pedestrian zone. Karlsruhe's baroque heart and the origin of the fan layout.
City Centre East
East of Karl-Friedrich-Strasse: Friedrichsplatz, the state theatre and a lively urban downtown atmosphere.
Suedstadt
A multicultural, alternative neighbourhood around Werderplatz and Werderstrasse.
Suedweststadt
A Gründerzeit residential quarter with period buildings, the city park and the zoo close by.
Weststadt
Mühlburger Tor, Yorkstrasse, colleges and residential living. Early classicism meets student life.
Mühlburg
A former village in the west, today a city district with the Entenfang lake and an old village core.
Where to stay
Top hotels in Karlsruhe
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Premier Inn Karlsruhe City Am Wasserturm
73 EUR / Nacht
Holiday Inn-the niu, Wave Karlsruhe Oststadt by IHG
77 EUR / Nacht
the season
80 EUR / Nacht
Moxy Karlsruhe
83 EUR / Nacht
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Hotel Erbprinz Ettlingen
5-star hotel with the Michelin-starred Erbprinz restaurant in neighbouring Ettlingen. Spa and fine dining.
from
220 EUR / night
9.2
980 reviews
Durlach
Hotel Der Blaue Reiter
Art-themed hotel with works inspired by the Blue Rider movement. Quietly located in Durlach.
from
130 EUR / night
8.9
1180 reviews
City Centre West
Hotel Santo Karlsruhe
Design hotel with minimalist architecture and richly coloured interiors. Close to the convention centre.
from
125 EUR / night
8.8
1240 reviews
City Centre West
Premier Inn Karlsruhe City
Modern budget-comfort hotel centrally located on Erbprinzenstrasse. A favourite for city breaks.
from
70 EUR / night
8.6
1380 reviews
Tech · Science · Culture
Karlsruhe news
KIT reports progress towards scalable quantum computers
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have, for the first time, demonstrated an ion-based quantum chip with more than 100 error-corrected qubits.
ZKM opens immersive AI exhibition 'Generative Worlds'
The new temporary exhibition at the ZKM presents 30 international positions on generative AI in art and science.
CyberForum reports record number of Karlsruhe startup arrivals
With 87 new member companies, the CyberForum is having the most active year in its history in 2026.