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Top Things To Do in Dresden Germany
If you are planning a trip to Dresden Germany and looking for the best things to do, see and eat while visiting, you are in the right place. Dresden is full of WWII history. The city also has gorgeous Baroque architecture, Gothic churches, Bruhl’s Terrace, the most beautiful dairy store in the world, the largest porcelain mural in the world, and the largest treasure collection in Europe. Browse the list of must-see attractions, off-the-beaten-path experiences, outdoor activities, and museums to create your personal Dresden bucket list. Then, plan the itinerary for your Dresden day trip with these top things to do, see, and eat. Dresden is an easy train ride from Berlin. Enjoy your time out of the office!
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Things to Do in and Around Dresden Germany
Tour Semperoper and watch an opera performance
Have a picnic in the Elbe Meadows
Watch the production line at the Transparent Volkswagen Factory
Relax next to the fountain at Albertplatz
Wander the street art in Neustadt Louisastrabe
Check out the singing drain pipes in the Kunsthofpassage
Take the night watchmen tour
Climb to the top of the Church of Our Lady dome for city views
See Raphael’s Sistine Madonna in the Old Master’s Museum
View the city post-WWII bombing at the Panometer Museum
See the largest green diamond in the world in the Green Vault at Dresden Castle
Walk the Zinger Palace terrace and photograph the Crown Gate
Photograph the Nymphenbad (Nymph’s bath fountain)
Check out the porcelain collection at Zwinger Palace Museum
Go for a bike ride in the Great Garden
View the 330-foot porcelain mural of the Procession of Princes on Auguststrasse
Photograph the old town from the Carol Platz riverbank
Watch the sunset from Bruhl’s Terrace
Enjoy one of the 300 beers at the Craft Beer Store cellar pub
Check out Pillnitz Castle and Park
Go for a ride in a paddle steamer on the River Elbe
Check out the view from the Kreuzkirche Tower
Browse modern art at the Albertinum Museum
Visit the most beautiful dairy store in the world, Pfunds Dairy
Photograph the female traffic signals
Check out the view from the Rathausturm (Town Hall Tower)
Watch an outdoor movie on the riverbank
Have coffee and eierschecke (cheesecake) with a view at Café Schinkelwache
Ride the Dresden Suspension Railway for city views
Visit the Military History Museum
Wander Baroque architecture in Neustadt
Shop the boutiques on Königstraße
Spend an evening hopping the beer gardens
Take a picture in a Photokiste for a souvenir
Eat Kartoffelsuppe (potato soup with sausage) and Sauerbraten (beef with red cabbage and dumplings)
Relax in a café on pedestrian-only Hauptstraße and photograph the Golden Rider sculpture
Have lunch and shop for souvenirs at Neustadter Markthalle
Take a walk on the bank of the Elbe River
Learn about porcelain at the Meissen factory
Take a day trip to Moritzburg Castle
Be sure to check the Dresden Germany Tourism Board website for upcoming festivals, special events, and what’s happening during your stay.
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