Heidelberg Things to Do

Sitting right on the Uniplatz, this spot offers nearly 30 tables outside in shaded splendor. Best of all, perhaps, table service is included. This weinstube and cafe offers drinks, and lots of them, with coffee, beers, juices,... more

Behind Friedrich's Palace, this Belvedere was added in 1610 and nowadays attracts visitors by the hundred. The view over Heidelberg's sea of roofs, the Holy Ghost Church, and the Old bridge across the river Neckar is unforgetta... more

Until the late 18th Century, the River Neckar was spanned by a number of wooden bridges that regularly fell victim to fire and floods. Tired of constant building and rebuilding, Prince Karl Theodor ordered the construction of a... more

The Antikenmuseum und Abguss-Sammlung presents the archaeological collection, which has been gathered by members of the archaeological Institute since 1848. It is the largest such university collection in Germany. In the ancien... more

This historic service is actually comprised of two unique trains: the lower railway is the most modern of its type in Germany and has been in service since 1890 on a course of 489 meters, from the Kornmarkt via the Schloss stat... more

When you see the screamingly bright yellow chairs, you'll know you've arrived at this corner ice cream parlour. Specializing in Italian gelato, the place offers about 30 different unique flavours. If you have to sit, very fancy... more

Adorned inside with dozens of flags, this pub-style restaurant has a distinctively German feel to it. Wood beam and plaster walls, within which sit solid wooden benchs and tables, give a foretaste of the kind of food you can ex... more

According to the management of this barbeque bar and grill, the original Billy Blues was a Texan who liked nothing more than dancing, cooking, eating smoked pork ribs and singing the Blues. This restaurant tries hard to live up... more

The Blue Fish is known as Heidelberg's 'Underground-Hochburg' (underground-stronghold). The club, located in the basement of Schwimmbad-Music-Club, plays exclusively Dark, Wave and Techno music; the clientele, accordingly, is y... more

The Bonsai Museum offers approximately 80- 100 exhibits, covering an area of 5,000 square meters under glass and an area of 15,000 square meters of public gardens and bamboo forests. The conifers and deciduous trees originate f... more