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Dresden Regio-Card - 72 hours of free admission to the same 12 museums and free transportation, plus discounts on other attractions. 29 Euros.
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Lodging in Dresden is relatively inexpensive compared to other cities in Germany. For user-rated hotels, see: Dresden Hotels, Germany (book direct). Another option is to rent a vacation house, apartment or cottage in Dresden or in the surrounding countryside. See: Dresden Area Vacation Rentals (book direct).
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Dresden's Top Attractions:
Frauenkirche, the largest Protestant domed building in history, was rebuilt in 2005; 250,000 people, half the population of Dresden, visited it in the three days after opening.
The Altmarkt (old Market Square), first mentioned in documents dating to 1370, with the rebuilt town hall (rathaus) and 18th century Landhaus (housing the state museum) is the heart of Dresden.
Altertinium is Dresden's leading art museum.
Deutsche Hygiene Museum is, as you might expect, about German health. Special exhibitions are held here
Großer Garten Park is the largest central park in Dresden, a green city with 63 per cent of its area devoted to woods and green spaces, probably one of the greenest cities in Europe. Within is the zoo and botanical gardens.
Königstrasse or King Street, on the right banks of the Elbe in the quarter known as Neustadt is a street of patrician houses, hidden restaurants, elegant boutiques and passageways full of stores.
Neustädter Markthalle The covered market hall, which first opened in 1899, was reopened in November 2000. Inside is a museum called Kraftfahrzeuge Ostmobil featuring collector's item vehicles, mostly from Saxony and Thuringia, some four wheeled and 50 two wheeled.
Zwinger is Dresden's baroque showpiece designed as an orangery and a setting for court festivities. Inside is now the Old Masters Picture Gallery, Armoury (Rüstkammer), Porcelain Collection, Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon (rare schientific instruments), and the Zoological Museum.
Steamer Trips on the Elbe. The Saxon Steamship Company will take you down the river on eight historic paddle steamers, the oldest and largest fleet of paddle steamers in the world.
Recently Reopened was the Military History Museum, with around 9,000 exhibits. Dresden is loaded with interesting museums; you'll find the full list here: Museums in Dresden.
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Plan a Trip to Dresden, Germany: The Travel Planning Toolbox
Learn German - It's always a good idea to learn some of the local language in the places you're going, especially the "polite" expressions and a few words pertaining to food and drink.
German Rail Passes - You can save money on longer rail journeys, but Railpasses aren't guaranteed to save you money, you'll have to plan your trip to use the pass on longer journeys, and pay in cash (or by credit card) for the short runs.
Rent or Lease a Car? If you're going to Germany for three weeks or more, leasing may make more sense.
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Driving Distances in Germany - Distances between the major cities in Germany.
