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Dresden Zoo

One of Germany's oldest zoos.

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Address: Tiergartenstraße 1
Getting there: and bus 75 Zoo.
Website: zoo-dresden.de (opens in a new tab)

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Dynamo Dresden
One of the best soccer teams of what was East Germany, they have been struggling on and off the field. They were relegated in 2020 and now play soccer in the Second Liga, but are still fervently loved by their fans who have a sort of rowdy reputation in other parts of Germany. Their home stadium (capacity 32,000) is 1 km southeast of city centre.
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Großer Garten
"Big Garden"
Recommended for relaxing and sports (rollerblades are very common). It's Dresden's "green lung" and can be reached easily by tram. You can also go on a ride on a seasonal miniature train through the park.
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Gläserne Manufaktur
The Transparent Factory
The Transparent Factory previously assembled the electric version of VW's Golf car. Visitors can test drive VW electric cars for 30 minutes (except Sundays). Tours three times a day in English M-Sa, once on Sundays. Until 2016, final assembly for various luxury VW cars took place here.
Mon-Fri 08:00-20:00Tour: adults €7, reduced €4.50, families €15
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German Hygiene Museum
A comprehensive museum dedicated to "science, culture and society", a truly vast scope including all aspects of the human body, sickness, health, stages of life and sexuality. Don't be put off by the old-fashioned name. The children's section and special/temporary exhibitions are also well worth checking out. Has signage in English as well as German, but the permanent exhibitions are mostly labelled in German only. The museum also engages in a lot of well-merited self-criticism for its history of eugenicism and racism before World War II and its efforts on behalf of the Nazis' mass murder campaign against disabled people, and that history is interesting, too. Allow 2-3 hours for a visit.
Tue-Sun and holidays 10:00-17:00, Mon closed. Last admission 30 min before closingAdults €12, reduced €6, under 16 free