Places worth the detour in Kassel

26 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Kassel, Germany, across 6 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (11). Best known: Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. 24 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Built landmarks11 Museums & culture8 Sacred sites4 Ruins & the uncanny1 Nature & landscapes1 Parks & cemeteries1

All 26, ranked 26

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Built landmarks · Notable

Landscape park with castle in Kassel, Germany

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2.Schloss Wilhelmshöhe

Built landmarks · 18th century · Notable

Castle, park and museum in Kassel, Germany

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3.Fridericianum

Museums & culture · 18th century · Hidden gem

Museum in Kassel, Germany

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4.Hoher Dörnberg

Nature & landscapes · Hidden gem

Mountain in Germany; GeoNames ID = 7874159

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5.7000 Oaks

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Work of land art by Joseph Beuys

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6.Hercules monument, Kassel

Built landmarks · 18th century · Hidden gem

National heritage site

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7.Ottoneum

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Museum and former theatre in Kassel, Germany

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8.Löwenburg

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Kassel, Germany

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9.Martinskirche

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

Kassel

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10.Kassel Apollo

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Statue

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11.Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Art gallery housed in the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel in Germany

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12.Kaufungen Abbey

Sacred sites · 11th century · Hidden gem

Monastery

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13.Kassel Synagogue

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

Synagogue

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14.Bellevue Palace

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Palace in Kassel, Germany

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15.Man walking to the sky

Built landmarks · 20th century · Hidden gem

Public sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky

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16.Staatstheater Kassel

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Theatre and opera house in Kassel, Germany

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17.Mevlana Moschee

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

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18.Hessian State Museum

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Art museum in Kassel, Germany

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19.documenta-Halle

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Building in Kassel, Germany

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20.Neue Galerie

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Art museum in Kassel, Germany

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21.Schauenburg

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

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22.Burg Sensenstein

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Castle

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23.Deutsches Tapetenmuseum

Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem

Museum

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24.Botanischer Garten Kassel

Parks & cemeteries · Hidden gem

Garden in Germany

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25.Waldau Army Airfield

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Former German military airfield

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26.Air-raid shelter am Weinberg

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Air-raid shelter in Kassel, Germany

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Within reach of Kassel

Göttingen · 39 km10 Paderborn · 67 km9 Detmold · 81 km9 Bad Harzburg · 97 km8 Hildesheim · 98 km16 Bielefeld · 102 km18 Pohlheim · 103 km8 Erfurt · 113 km49

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