Bremen in 3 days

Morning

• 
  Böttcherstraße about 45 minutes

  A 108 m brick lane of 1920s-30s expressionist architecture with museums, craft workshops and the famous Glockenspiel.

• 5 min on foot
• St. Peter's Cathedral (St. Petri Dom) about 45 minutes

  Bremen's 11th-century cathedral with two towers over 90 m high; the interior is free to enter.

Afternoon

• Market Square (Marktplatz) about 30 minutes · heart of the city

  Bremen's historic main square, framed by the Town Hall, the Roland, the Cathedral, the Schütting and the parliament building.

• 5 min on foot
• 
  Town Hall (Rathaus) about 1 hour

  UNESCO-listed Weser Renaissance town hall; the interior can only be seen on a guided tour.

• 5 min on foot
• 
  Roland Statue (Bremer Roland) about 15 minutes

  Medieval stone knight in front of the Town Hall, the symbol of Bremen's civic freedom and a UNESCO site.

• 6 min on foot
• 
  Schnoor Quarter (Schnoor) about 1 hour · heart of the city

  Bremen's oldest preserved quarter of tiny 15th-18th century houses, craft shops and cafés.

• 6 min on foot
• 
  Town Musicians of Bremen Statue (Bremer Stadtmusikanten) about 15 minutes

  Gerhard Marcks' bronze of donkey, dog, cat and rooster beside the Town Hall; touch the donkey's legs for a wish.

• 5 min on foot
• Cathedral Tower Climb (Dom-Turm) about 45 minutes

  Climb the cathedral tower (about ten flights of stairs) for a view over the Old Town and the Weser.

• 5 min on foot
• 
  Glockenspiel House (Haus des Glockenspiels) about 15 minutes

  A carillon of 30 Meissen porcelain bells that plays hourly from noon, with a revolving tower of panels.

Evening

• 
  Paula Modersohn-Becker Museum about 1 hour and 15 minutes

  The first museum dedicated to a female artist, in a Böttcherstraße expressionist house.

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Morning

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  Focke Museum, Haus Riensberg (Focke-Museum) about 1 hour and 15 minutes

  Bremen's state museum in a park of old houses; until 2027 its open part is a Playmobil exhibition on city history.

Afternoon

• 
  Kunsthalle Bremen (Kunsthalle Bremen) about 1 hour and 30 minutes

  Bremen's main art museum with European painting from the Middle Ages to today, free for everyone under 18.

• 10 min on foot
• The Viertel quarter (Das Viertel, Ostertor and Steintor) about 1 hour and 15 minutes

  Bremen's lively alternative quarter of cafés, small shops and street art along Ostertorsteinweg.

• 14 min by public transport
• 
  Übersee Museum (Übersee-Museum) about 2 hours and 30 minutes

  Natural history and ethnology museum with walk-through habitats of Asia, Africa, America and the Pacific, right next to the main station.

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Morning

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  Bürgerpark (Bürgerpark) about 2 hours and 15 minutes

  Bremen's large 19th-century landscape park of lakes, meadows and playgrounds just north of the main station.

Afternoon

• 
  botanika Green Science Center (botanika) about 2 hours

  Indoor discovery centre in the Rhododendron Park with themed greenhouses from the Himalaya to the Borneo rainforest.

• 5 min on foot
• Rhododendron Park and Botanical Garden (Rhododendron-Park und Botanischer Garten) about 1 hour and 30 minutes

  A 46-hectare free park with more than 10,000 rhododendrons and azaleas, at its best in May.

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