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Bus & Tram

Organization	VVS 3-Day-Ticket
Info	The VVS offers all visitors staying in Stuttgart overnight a 3-Day-Ticket. It is valid for one adult and up to two children between 6 and 17 years on three days in a row. 3-Day-Tickets are available in many hotels at the reception or at the tourist information "i-Punkt" (Stuttgart, Königstr. 1A, opposite the main station) if you can provide a written verification of your overnight stay in Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.vvs.de/en/fahrk_fahrkarten_3tage.php

Organization	Schedule information
Info	If you know where you depart from and where you want to go, this site will work out the best connection including the ticket costs.
Internet	http://www2.vvs.de/vvs/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2?language=en

Organization	Diagrams of the local public transport
Info	On this site you can find different diagrams of the local public transport. The diagram of the public tram system is available here (pdf-file, 168kB).
Internet	http://www.vvs.de/en/plaene.php

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Hotels & Accomodation

Organization	**** relexa Waldhotel Schatten
Info	The 136 rooms have been individually designed with an eye for pleasing details and no two rooms are alike. All rooms offer bath or shower/WC, hairdryer, TV, radio, pay-TV and minibar as standard features. On rquest non-smoking rooms can be booked.
Internet	http://www.relexa-hotels.de/content/english/viewer/english_portal_465.html

Organization	**** Kronen Hotel [de]
Info	The representative city hotel in the centre of Stuttgart offers stylish rooms, a modern conference room and an overall pleasant, familiar atmosphere in the calm surroundings of a side street. All rooms are equipped with a bathroom/WC, TV, minibar, telephone and hairdryer. Some rooms also offer whirl tubs, steam showers and fax connection. The hotel is located within the immidiate neighbourhood of the central university campus.
Internet	http://www.kronenhotel-stuttgart.de/

Organization	*** Best Western Hotel Ketterer [de]
Info	The Best Western Hotel Ketterer is a traditional business and tourist hotel. It is located in the centre of Stuttgart and it is close to the underground. It features a restaurant with traditional cuisine, valet service, newsstand, bike rental, solarium and Internet surf station. The guest rooms have satellite TV, pay-television, minibar, room service, soundproof windows and fax connection. The hotel is located within a 10-minute walk from the central university campus.
Internet	http://www.ketterer.bestwestern.de

Organization	*** Hotel Römerhof
Info	The spacious apartments are equipped with compact kitchens. Hotel guest may use the hotel-owned washing machine and dryer as well as the barbecue facilities in the garden. The classically furnished rooms are equipped with bath or shower, toilet, cable TV, radio and telephone. The hotel is located within a 5-minute walk from the university campus Vaihingen.
Internet	http://www.hotelroemerhof.de/index.php/en

Organization	** Hotel Ibis Stuttgart Centrum (Marienplatz)
Info	The Rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, shower and WC, satellite TV, telephone and modem. The hotel also offers non-smoking rooms and an underground car park. It is located within a 10-minute walk from the city centre and next to an underground station. A train journey with the U14 to the central university campus takes 5 minutes.
Internet	http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/hotel-3284-ibis-stuttgart-centrum/index.shtmlwww.ibishotel.fr

Organization	Hotel Dachswald
Info	The former hunting lodge of the princes of Baden-Württemberg is located in a lovely forest. In 1943, the house was destroyed in an air attack during World War II. It was rebuilt in its former rustic style. Today it is a hotel with 47 rooms and has been family-owned for three generations. The hotel is located within a 10-minute walk from the university campus Vaihingen.
Internet	http://www.hotel-dachswald.de/en/index.php

Organization	Hostel Alex 30
Info	The hostel is located in the centre of Stuttgart. In its artisticly designed rooms it will provide guests with a hotel-like service combined with very favourable prices.
Internet	http://www.alex30-hostel.com

Organization	International Student Hotel
Info	The attractive building with its Mediterranean courtyard accommodates students who have not yet found a room when term starts, such as guest lecturers and exchange students who are in search for a short-time accomodation. 154 well-priced and ready-furnished rooms can be booked from one night to six months, including breakfast. For guests who are interested in a long-term stay it is possible to form group homes of different sizes. All rooms are equipped with telephone, TV and internet access. Rooms and bathrooms for handicapped guests and wheelchair users are also available. The lounge can be used for presentations and speeches on a small scale.
Internet	http://www.sws-internet.de/en/international-student-hotel

Organization	Night & Day - free arrangement of bed & breakfast, holiday apartments and hotels
Info	Night & Day offers reasonably priced private accommodation in the Stuttgart area: Bed & breakfast (guest rooms in private homes) Apartments Holiday Flats Houses
Internet	http://www.night-and-day.de/

Organization

Night & Day - free arrangement of bed & breakfast, holiday apartments and hotels

Info

Night & Day offers reasonably priced private accommodation in the Stuttgart area:

Bed & breakfast (guest rooms in private homes)
Apartments
Holiday Flats
Houses

Internet

http://www.night-and-day.de/

Organization	Hotel information (Stuttgart Marketing)
Info	Here you will find hotels for your stay in Stuttgart and the region.
Internet	http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/hotels-stuttgart

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Maps & Site Plans

Organization	Map of the campus of the University of Stuttgart
Info	This site provides severel maps and site plans of the campus of the Universität Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/ueberblick/weg/index.en.html

Organization	Map 24
Info	Map24 is the Internet mapping portal for interactive online navigation and routing on road maps. It is based on the NETSOLUT technology MapTP, an Internet protocol for the use of maps in the Internet and in mobile computing.
Internet	http://www.uk.map24.com/

Organization	Map city center
Info	Here you will find the digital map of the city center of Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.stuttgart.de/stadtplan/html/de/1280x1024.html

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Culture & Politics

Organization	Cultural Calendar of Baden-Württemberg [de]
Info	The calendar is published four times a year and contains information about all cultural events in Baden-Württemberg with dates and addresses.
Internet	http://www.kulturkalender-online.de

Organization	Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg [de]
Info	The House of History of Baden-Württemberg was established in 2002 on the 50th anniversary of Baden-Württemberg. The permanent exhibition presents information about the beginnings of the state from 1790 onwards in an unusual but instructive way.
Internet	http://www.hdgbw.de

Organization	Kulturfinder
Info	Central online portal for cultural dates in Baden-Württemberg.
Internet	http://www.kulturfinder-bw.de/

Organization	State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg [de]
Info	The website of the State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg wants to make you familiar with the activities of the Parliament, providing an initial overview of the responsibilities and the organization of the central constitutional organ of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg and its representatives.
Internet	http://www2.landtag-bw.de/en/index.html

Organization	Kunststiftung [de]
Info	The Arts Foundation of Baden Württemberg supports young, unknown artists in the fields of the fine arts and video presentation, interpretative and plastic arts, music and literature. The necessary qualification in order to apply for financial support is to have been born in Baden-Württemberg or to be a permanent resident there. Apart from granting scholarships to artists, the Arts Foundation of Baden-Württemberg also awards prizes. Many of the aided young talents are now regarded as renowned in their field of activity.
Internet	http://www.kunststiftung.de/wir/we/

Organization	Long Night of the Museums [de]
Info	Over 50 museums and cultural institutions are open to the public until long after midnight. The bus trip to places of art, culture and party gives you the chance to get in contact with the cultural and artistic environment in a exceptional atmosphere. Several shuttle buses connect over a dozen museums, theatres, clubs and other locations. The combi-ticket allows for the free entrance to all participating sites as well as the use of the shuttle services.
Internet	http://www.lange-nacht.de

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Thermal & Mineral Baths

Organization	Mineralbad Berg in Stuttgart [de]
Info	The water temperature in the spas and pools for aqua therapy ranges from 18 to 36 degrees Celsius. Spas, saunas for men and women, thermal aqua therapy and outpatient cures are part of the facilities.
Internet	http://www5.stuttgart.de/baeder/menu/187537

Organization	MineralBad Cannstatt [de]
Info	MineralBad Cannstatt (Spa Canstatt) has four spas and mineral springs which rate among acidulous mineral waters and salt waters. Furthermore, visitors can find a health centre, water attractions such as a jet stream canal and sputterers, massage jets and waterfalls, solariums and a combined steam bath and sauna world.
Internet	http://www5.stuttgart.de/baeder/menu/187536

Organization	LEUZE Mineral Bad [de]
Info	In the LEUZE Mineralbad (Spa LEUZE) two strong carbonated mineral springs are used for swimming and taking a sauna. Altogether, visitors can chose between eight swimming pools and wading pools. The water temperatures are 20°C, 24°C, 30°C and 34°C. Furthermore, LEUZE has nine steam baths and sauna rooms at different temperature and with outdoor sauna and cooling-off basins.
Internet	http://www5.stuttgart.de/baeder/menu/187535

Organization	SchwabenQuellen in Stuttgart [de]
Info	On more than 6,000 sq. m. SchwabenQuellen offer a unique sauna amusement framed by a beautiful water and rock landscape.
Internet	http://www.schwabenquellen.de/

Organization	More baths [de]
Info	Here you will find information about baths in Stuttgart with opening hours, prices and special events.
Internet	http://www5.stuttgart.de/baeder/menu/187503

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Museums & Galeries

Organization	Haus der Geschichte Baden Württemberg [de]
Info	The permanent exhibition documents the historical development since the 18th century on the area of what is now Baden-Württemberg. There is a further area for special exhibitions. One of the architects, Manuel Schupp studied at the University of Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.hdgbw.de/

Organization	Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Info	Among Germany’s ethnological institutions, the Linden-Museum has one of the richest traditions. The permanent exhibitions are subdivided into Africa, South America, North America, Orient, Far Eastern, South Asia, and Oceania.
Internet	http://www.lindenmuseum.de/html/english/home/home.php

Organization	Mercedes-Benz Museum
Info	Exhibits show the history of the automobiles of the brand Mercedes-Benz and its predecessors, from 1886 to 1980, in chronological order.
Internet	http://www.mercedes-benz-classic.com/content/classic/mpc/mpc_classic_website/en/mpc_home/mbc/home/museum/overview_museum.flash.html#

Organization	Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde: Schloss Rosenstein / Museum am Löwentor
Info	The collection of the Museum of Natural History is located in the two buildings of the Rosensteinpark. Schloss Rosenstein (Castle Rosenstein) accomodates the biological exhibition while the Löwentormuseum (Löwentor Museum) accomodates the paleontological exibition.
Internet	http://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stuttgart/

Organization	Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Info	The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (State Gallery Stuttgart) consists of three buildings. The Alte Staatsgalerie (the Old State Gallery) shows works from the 14th to the 19th century, the Neue Staatsgalerie (New State Gallery) shows the art of the 19th and 20th century, and the new addition to the Alte Staatsgalerie presents works on paper and accomodates the Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs.
Internet	http://www.staatsgalerie.de/index_e.php

Organization	Städtisches Lapidarium [de]
Info	This park, modelled on Italian Renaissance parks, shows pillars, portals, and parts of the architecture of famous Stuttgart buildings, thus giving visitors a good insight into the former urban culture of Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.stuttgart.de/lapidarium

Organization	Theodor-Heuss-Haus [de]
Info	The permanent exhibition shows the visitor the life and work of the journalist, writer, lecturer, statesman and Federal President Theodor Heuss. It is embedded in four epochs of German history of the 20th century. Original objects as well as numerous audio and filmic documents bring the historic conditions of that time to life.
Internet	http://www.stiftung-heuss-haus.de/html/theoheusshaus.html

Organization	Weißenhofsiedlung
Info	The Weißenhofsiedlung, which was built on the Killesberg in Stuttgart in 1927, is one of the best examples for the art of the "new architecture" in Germany. Together with the art director Mies van der Rohe, 17 architects from Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland created a model housing programme for the modern urbanite. Within no more than 21 weeks, 21 houses containing 63 flats were constructed. The residential estate is not an organically grown structure, it is part of the exhibition "Die Wohnung" ("The flat") organised by the German Werkbund in 1927.
Internet	http://www.weissenhof.ckom.de/01_allgemein/index.php?lang=en

Organization	Württembergischer Kunstverein
Info	Württembergischer Kunstverein sees itself as a venue for an open examination of the manifold approaches and practices of contemporary art. On this basis the aim is to give rise to a programme reflecting the heterogeneous nature of contemporary art as well as heterogeneous curatorial approaches.
Internet	http://www.wkv-stuttgart.de/en/current/

Organization	Württembergisches Landesmuseum (Altes Schloss)
Info	The Württemberg State Museum offers its visitors a stimulating presentation of the history of our state from the Stone Age to the present time. The museum was established in 1862 as a “state collection of national antiquities“. In the 1960s, the Museum of Decorative Arts was merged into the State Museum.
Internet	http://www.landesmuseum-stuttgart.de/en/index.php

Organization	Further museums and galleries
Info	A list of museums and galleries in Stuttgart and the surrounding region.
Internet	http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/museums-galleries

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Adventure & Fun for Kids

Organization	Adventure playground in Vaihingen [de]
Info	Adventure playground open to children at the age of 6 to 14 with different pedagogical focuses (e.g. pets, wood, clay workshop, nature area) where noone is excluded and where children can spend their free time in a reasonable context.
Internet	http://abi-vaihingen.de/

Organization	Spielhaus Untere Schloßgartenanlagen [de]
Info	Woodwork and games from Monday to Friday (1 p.m. - 6 p.m.) for children at the age of 6 to 13.
Internet	http://www.spielhaus-online.de/

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City & City Life

Organization	Tourist Information
Info	On the homepage of Stuttgart Marketing GmbH you can go on a virtual city tour through Stuttgart: The virtual route takes you through the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, passing all sights and striking places of the city. The tourist information "i-Punkt" offers the following services: - Information about the city (city map, list of hotels, theme leaflets, etc.), - Tickets for nearly all events - Sightseeing tours by bus or on foot - Stuttgart souvenirs - Hotel information - Information about restaurants and nigtlife - Information about public transport - Information about Stuttgart and Baden-Württemberg
Internet	http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/index

Organization

Tourist Information

Info

On the homepage of Stuttgart Marketing GmbH you can go on a virtual city tour through Stuttgart: The virtual route takes you through the state capital of Baden-Württemberg, passing all sights and striking places of the city.

The tourist information "i-Punkt" offers the following services:

- Information about the city (city map, list of hotels, theme leaflets, etc.),
- Tickets for nearly all events
- Sightseeing tours by bus or on foot
- Stuttgart souvenirs
- Hotel information

- Information about restaurants and nigtlife
- Information about public transport
- Information about Stuttgart and Baden-Württemberg

Internet

http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/index

Organization	Panorama pictures of Stuttgart [de]
Info	On this website you will find fascinating panorama photos by photographer Josh von Staudach from Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.stuttgart360.de

Organization	City of Stuttgart
Info	The homepage of Stuttgart provides information about accommodation, current events and activities in and around the city. Here you receive a more than sufficient supply of information if you plan a longer stay in Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.stuttgart.de/?language=en

Organization	Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH [de]
Info	The homepage of the business development of the area of Stuttgart presents the following offers: - Current news, projects and initiatives around the economy of the area - General information about the area and its institutions - The most important dates and facts about the counties, cities and communities - Information about the business locations of the area - Information about leisure, recreation and tourism (with a calendar of events) - Information about important business projects, activities, offers and institutions in the area (Service Pool) - Information about the market of industry real estate
Internet	http://www.region-stuttgart.de/

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Guided Tours & Sightseeing

Organization	Architectural Tours Stuttgart
Info	Architectural Tours Stuttgart offers guided architectural tours focussing on contemporary architecture and urban planning in and around Stuttgart. Alumnae and Alumni of the University of Stuttgart are part of the team.
Internet	http://www.architektouren-stuttgart.de

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Theater & Vaudeville

Organization	Altes Schauspielhaus Stuttgart [de]
Info	Altes Schauspielhaus Stuttgart (Old Theatre Stuttgart) stages classical as well as temporary plays und musical productions. Besides, the programme is enriched by night performances in the foyer.
Internet	http://www.schauspielhaus-komoedie.de/

Organization	FITZ Zentrum für Figurentheater
Info	As one of Europe's centres for puppet theatre, FITZ stages regional, national and international guest performances and as coproducer advocates for pathbreaking performances.
Internet	http://www.fitz-stuttgart.de

Organization	Friedrichsbau Varieté [de]
Info	In 2004, Friedrichsbau Varieté celebrated its 10th anniversary. It is one of the best international vaudevilles in Germany and has become an institution in the cultural landscape of Stuttgart. Unique artists and acrobats from all over the world perform in Friedrichsbau Varieté. You may laugh, you may marvel and you may hold your breath!
Internet	http://www.friedrichsbau.de/

Organization	Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele [de]
Info	Brought into being in 1932, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele (Ludwisburg Castle Festival) as international festival of Baden-Württemberg radiates far beyond the boders of the region. The performances are shown at various places in Baden-Württemberg while the centre is Ludwigsburg with its castle panorama.
Internet	http://www.schlossfestspiele.de/

Organization	Staatstheater Stuttgart [de]
Info	Modern Plays, Opera and ballet.
Internet	http://www.staatstheater.stuttgart.de

Organization	Theater der Altstadt [de]
Info	Theater der Altstadt (Theatre of the Old Town) stages a broad and sophisticated range of authors of different genres in various forms and in a high cultural quality.
Internet	http://www.theater-der-altstadt.de/index.html

Organization	Theater Rampe [de]
Info	The programme of the ensemble offers premieres and experimental plays.
Internet	http://www.theaterrampe.de

Organization	Theaterhaus Stuttgart [de]
Info	Theatre, comedy, cabaret, revue, jazz, dance theatre, discussions, play readings, exhibitions.
Internet	http://www.theaterhaus.com/

Organization	Further theatres and venues
Info	A link list with theatres in Stuttgart.
Internet	http://www.stgt.com/stuttgart/theaterd.htm

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