Four Wiesbaden walks
Perhaps the best way to discover Wiesbaden: on foot! Discover the city on your own on four themed walks. Simply download the folding map and start walking. The maps are also available free of charge at the Tourist Information on the market square.
1st Art Nouveau Trail
Wiesbaden is considered one of the most important Art Nouveau cities in Germany. The heyday around the turn of the century had a lasting impact on the city's architecture - with elegant façades, floral ornaments and artistically designed interiors. With the help of the digital folding map, the Wiesbaden Art Nouveau Trail takes you to examples of this era that provide fascinating insights into the cultural and architectural heritage of the state capital.
Quellgeflüster tip: You can immerse yourself in the lifestyle of the fin de siècle in the Art Nouveau collection F. W. Neess (opens in a new tab) Art Nouveau collection at the Museum Wiesbaden with more than 500 exhibits ranging from furniture to paintings - including Friedrich Heyser's "Ophelia", which inspired Taylor Swift's music video "The Fate of Ophelia". The guided tour "An absolute stroke of luck for Wiesbaden - Art Nouveau" (opens in a new tab) is offered in addition to the exhibition.
2nd Jawlensky Path
The Russian-German painter and member of the artists' group "Der Blaue Reiter" Alexej von Jawlensky (1864 to 1941) was from Wiesbaden by choice. He is best known for his intensely colored portraits and abstract heads, in which he combined spirituality and emotional expressiveness. The digital folding map takes you on a nine-stop journey in his footsteps, visiting historical places and important stages of his life.
"In 1921, I traveled from Ascona to Wiesbaden and arrived there on 1 June. My exhibition, which had previously been in Frankfurt, was there. It was a large exhibition of my last works and of my strong pre-war heads. I was very successful in Wiesbaden at the time. I met very nice people there, and that made me decide to take up residence in Wiesbaden. A year later, my family also came here," says Jawlensky.
Source whisper tip: The Museum Wiesbaden is home to the world's most important collection of Alexej von Jawlensky (opens in a new tab). In this interview (opens in a new tab), you can find out what other highlights await you at the Museum Wiesbaden.
3. Wiesbaden in your ear
The interactive adventure tour through Wiesbaden is a search for treasures and clues that you can embark on with your own smartphone - independently, at any time, free of charge and without having to download an app. The "Wiesbaden in your ear" flyer lists 14 prominent locations in the city that have special stories to tell. Simply scan the QR codes on site and listen to the short audios and videos.
These include the Mauergasse with its "150 meters of good mood factor", the Nerobergbahn, which is "beautiful, quirky and unique", the Café Maldaner and its "coffee house charm for over 160 years", the Wiesbaden Casino and its "Faites vos jeux" and, of course, the Wiesbaden parakeets, which are "as green as they are loud".
Incidentally, the suggestions for the stations came from Wiesbaden residents. Over 100 places were suggested, which shows that they listen pretty well when it comes to their city!
4th art walk
In the pocket flyer "Art Walks" you can explore 33 works of art in public spaces on three walks.
Whether in squares, parks, in front of office buildings or on building facades - nowhere else can art be admired so undisturbed. The works range from sculptures and monuments to graffiti, reflecting the diversity of art in public spaces.
In Nerotal Park, artist Heide Krebs-Bechtel invites you to find and identify trees in the park using the corresponding tree numbers in her sculpture ensemble "25".