Stuttgart in 3 days
A ready route for 3 days in Stuttgart: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Old Town & Schlossplatz
6 places · about 4,5 h of sightseeing · 1,7 km between them
Morning
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Altes Schloss & Landesmuseum WürttembergMoated Renaissance castle housing the region's main history museum. Free permanent exhibition.
Afternoon
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Markthalle Stuttgart
Art Nouveau market hall from 1914 — browse stalls for local food and wine. Closed Sundays.
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Stiftskirche (Stuttgart Collegiate Church)Stuttgart's main Protestant church, with royal tombs and a distinctive mismatched pair of towers.
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StadtPalais — Museum für Stuttgart (Wilhelmspalais)Stuttgart's city-history museum in a former royal residence; permanent exhibition is free.
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Schlossplatz & Neues SchlossStuttgart's grand central square, framed by the Neues Schloss and the Jubiläumssäule column.
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KönigstrasseStuttgart's main pedestrian shopping street, running over 1km from the Hauptbahnhof to Schlossplatz.
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Schlossgarten & Cultural Mile
4 places · about 5,5 h of sightseeing · 1,4 km between them
Morning
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Schlossgarten (Palace Gardens)
Long green corridor of parkland running from Schlossplatz to the Neckar, linking the old town, opera house, and Hauptbahnhof.
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Staatstheater Stuttgart (Opera & Playhouse)Home of the Stuttgart State Opera and Stuttgart Ballet, on the edge of the Schlossgarten.
Afternoon
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Staatsgalerie StuttgartMajor art museum, from Old Masters to Picasso and Dalí, in a striking postmodern building. Free on Wednesdays.
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Stuttgart Planetarium
Distinctive stepped-pyramid building near the Hauptbahnhof; shows on astronomy and space.
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Mercedes-Benz & Porsche Museums
2 places · about 4,5 h of sightseeing · 8,9 km between them
Morning
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Mercedes-Benz MuseumSpiraling museum tracing the history of the automobile from Daimler and Benz to today. Audioguide included.
Afternoon
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Porsche MuseumSleek, angular museum next to the Porsche factory in Zuffenhausen — 80+ cars on show.
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Good to know
When to go
May, June and September are best — for the city and for the vineyard hills around it.
Book ahead
Stuttgart Planetarium
Closed days
- Altes Schloss & Landesmuseum Württemberg — closed: Monday
- Markthalle Stuttgart — closed: Sunday
- StadtPalais — Museum für Stuttgart (Wilhelmspalais) — closed: Monday
- Staatsgalerie Stuttgart — closed: Monday
- Stuttgart Planetarium — closed: Monday
- Mercedes-Benz Museum — closed: Monday
- Porsche Museum — closed: Monday
Want times, places to eat and a plan for your own dates?
In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
- places to eat near every stop, in three budgets
- your flights, hotel, kids and pace taken into account