The Karlsruhe City Guides answer the questions a first visit throws up: which brewpub pours the best house beer, how to read a city laid out like a fan around its palace, where children can swim on a hot day and which train takes you to Baden-Baden or Heidelberg in under an hour. Every guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or see and a practical tip for each place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Karlsruhe City Guides
- 134 places
- 6 guides
- 4 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Karlsruhe guides
Food guide
25 places
Brewpubs with unfiltered house beer, Baden plates and Flammkuchen, the döner locals queue for, two serious tasting menus and the market on Gutenbergplatz.
Things to do guide
21 places
Media art at the ZKM, the landmarks along the palace axis, Weinbrenner’s two churches, the best gardens and half a day in old Durlach.
Family guide
20 places
A zoo laid out like a garden, sharks and crocodiles in the natural history museum, a wave pool on the Rhine and a funicular up the Turmberg.
Nightlife guide
27 places
Small cocktail bars near Ludwigsplatz, beer gardens of the house breweries, concerts at the old slaughterhouse and a late döner for the way home.
Day trips guide
20 places
Spa baths in Baden-Baden, Heidelberg Castle, Speyer Cathedral, Black Forest valleys by tram and Alsace across the border.
Budget guide
21 places
Free museums and churches, the view from the Turmberg, the palace gardens at no cost and student canteen lunches that keep the day cheap.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Alte Durlacher Brauerei
Ochsentorstraße 18, Durlach old town
Beer brewed on the premises, generous Baden cooking and a snug vaulted room in the heart of Durlach. The right place to sit down after a stroll through the lanes or a ride up the Turmberg. From the food guide.
Zoologischer Stadtgarten Karlsruhe
Ettlinger Straße 6, opposite the Hauptbahnhof
Half zoo, half city park: flower beds, lakes you can row on and an exotic house with bats, right across from the main station. Even without a long visit, walking through it is the nicest way into town. From the things to do guide.
Friedrichsbad
Römerplatz 1, Baden-Baden
A grand 19th-century bathhouse where you move through a fixed sequence of hot rooms, steam and thermal pools under a marble dome. Allow about three hours and expect nothing like a modern spa. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Karlsruhe
Day one: start at the pyramid on the Marktplatz, follow the axis to the palace, walk the Schlossgarten and finish with dinner and house beer in a brewpub, then a cocktail around Ludwigsplatz. Day two: ride the tram to Durlach, take the funicular up the Turmberg, eat in the old town and spend the evening in its pubs, or swap it all for a train to Baden-Baden or Heidelberg. For a rainy or slow day, mix the ZKM, the vivarium at the natural history museum and an indoor pool, and remember that most museums close on Monday.
Questions about the Karlsruhe guides
What do the Karlsruhe City Guides include?
Six guides with 134 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening days and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides?
Straight after payment, the links show up on your order page and in your confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the guides offline in Karlsruhe?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it keeps working without a signal, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the Karlsruhe guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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