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Things to do in Dresden
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Sightlore has 44 places to explore in Dresden, and 27 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Dresden's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Fürstenzug
The Fürstenzug (Procession of Princes) in Dresden, Germany, is a monumental mural depicting a mounted procession of the rulers of Saxony.
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Dresden Suspension Railway
The Dresden Suspension Railway is a suspended funicular located in Dresden, Germany, and connects the districts of Loschwitz and Oberloschwitz (Rochwitz side).
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Pillnitz Castle
Pillnitz Palace is a restored Baroque castle at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the right bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz.
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Dresden Castle
Dresden Castle or Royal Palace is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden, Germany. For almost 400 years, it was the residence of the electors and kings of Saxony from the Albertine House of Wettin as well as Kings of Poland.
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Schloss Wackerbarth
A Baroque palace surrounded by vineyards in Radebeul on the road to Meissen, seat of the Saxon State Winery.
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Dresden Funicular Railway
The Dresden Funicular Railway is a funicular in Dresden, Germany, connecting the districts of Loschwitz, near the "Blue Wonder" bridge, and Weisser Hirsch.
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Green Vault
The Green Vault is a museum located in Dresden, Germany, which contains the largest treasure collection in Europe.
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Semperoper
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett.
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Yenidze
Yenidze is a former cigarette factory building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany built between 1907 and 1909. Today it is used as an office building.
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Königstein Fortress
Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe.
Discovery routes in Dresden
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Dresden: the Zwinger, the Frauenkirche and the Elbe bridge
From the Zwinger and the Old Masters Picture Gallery to the Semperoper, the Hofkirche and Dresden Castle, the Green Vault and the Procession of Princes; the Brühl's Terrace, the Albertinum, the Frauenkirche, the Neumarkt and the Kreuzkirche; then over the Augustus Bridge to the Golden Rider and the Japanese Palace.
Dresden: Elbe castles, Pillnitz and Saxon Switzerland
From Albrechtsberg Palace to the Loschwitz funicular, the Blue Wonder bridge and the suspension railway; then Pillnitz Castle, the Bastei rocks and Königstein Fortress.
From Dresden to Wackerbarth, Meissen and Moritzburg
From the Yenidze to Wackerbarth Castle, then Albrechtsburg Castle and Meissen Cathedral in Meissen; on the way back Moritzburg Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Zwinger
A Baroque palace complex in Dresden built for Augustus the Strong between 1711 and 1728 by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann and Balthasar Permoser as an orangery, festival ground and collection building.
Semperoper
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett.
Dresden Castle
Dresden Castle or Royal Palace is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden, Germany. For almost 400 years, it was the residence of the electors and kings of Saxony from the Albertine House of Wettin as well as Kings of Poland.
Brühl's Terrace
Brühl's Terrace is a historic architectural ensemble in Dresden, Germany.
Neumarkt
The Neumarkt is a square and culturally significant section of central Dresden, Germany. The historic area was almost completely wiped out during the Allied bombing during the Second World War.
Augustus Bridge
The Augustus Bridge is a bridge in the city of Dresden, in the state Saxony in Germany. Crossing the river Elbe, the road bridge connects the Innere Neustadt in the north (right bank) with the historic city centre to the south (left bank).
Japanisches Palais
The Japanese Palace is a Baroque building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. It is located on the Neustadt bank of the river Elbe.
Schloss Albrechtsberg
Albrechtsberg Palace or Albrechtsberg Castle is a Neoclassical stately home above the Elbe river in the Loschwitz district of Dresden.
Dresden Funicular Railway
The Dresden Funicular Railway is a funicular in Dresden, Germany, connecting the districts of Loschwitz, near the "Blue Wonder" bridge, and Weisser Hirsch.
Loschwitz Bridge
Loschwitz Bridge (Loschwitzer Brücke) is a cantilever truss bridge over the river Elbe in Dresden the capital of Saxony in Germany.
Dresden Suspension Railway
The Dresden Suspension Railway is a suspended funicular located in Dresden, Germany, and connects the districts of Loschwitz and Oberloschwitz (Rochwitz side).
Pillnitz Castle
Pillnitz Palace is a restored Baroque castle at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the right bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz.
Königstein Fortress
Königstein Fortress, the "Saxon Bastille", is a hilltop fortress near Dresden, in Saxon Switzerland, Germany, above the town of Königstein on the left bank of the River Elbe.
Yenidze
Yenidze is a former cigarette factory building in Dresden, Saxony, Germany built between 1907 and 1909. Today it is used as an office building.
Schloss Wackerbarth
A Baroque palace surrounded by vineyards in Radebeul on the road to Meissen, seat of the Saxon State Winery.
Albrechtsburg
The Albrechtsburg is a Late Gothic castle erected from 1471 till about 1495. It is located in the town centre of Meissen in the German state of Saxony. It is situated on a hill above the river Elbe, adjacent to the Meissen Cathedral.
Moritzburg Castle
Moritzburg Castle or Moritzburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Moritzburg, in the German state of Saxony, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northwest of the Saxon capital, Dresden.
Festspielhaus Hellerau
Festspielhaus Hellerau is a theatre/studio building/classroom building located in Hellerau, the famous garden city district of Dresden, Germany.
Waldschlösschen Bridge
The Waldschlösschen Bridge is a road bridge across the Elbe river in Dresden. The bridge was intended to remedy inner-city traffic congestion.
Museums
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany, displays around 750 paintings from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It includes major Italian Renaissance works as well as Dutch and Flemish paintings.
Green Vault
The Green Vault is a museum located in Dresden, Germany, which contains the largest treasure collection in Europe.
Albertinum
The Albertinum is a modern art museum. The sandstone-clad Renaissance Revival building is located on Brühl's Terrace in the historic center of Dresden, Germany. It is named after King Albert of Saxony.
German Hygiene Museum
The German Hygiene Museum is a medical museum in Dresden, Germany. It conceives itself today as a "forum for science, culture and society".
Bundeswehr Military History Museum
The Bundeswehr Military History Museum (German: Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr (MHMBw)) is the military museum of the German Armed Forces, the Bundeswehr, and one of the major military history museums in Germany.
Dresden Panometer
The Dresden Panometer is an attraction in Dresden, Germany. It is a venue displaying one of two panoramic paintings of Austrian-born artist Yadegar Asisi inside a former gasometer, accompanied by an exhibition.
Dresden Armory
The Dresden Armoury or Dresden Armory, also known as the Dresden Historical Museum, is one of the world's largest collections of ceremonial weapons, armour and historical textiles.
Dresden Transport Museum
The Dresden Transport Museum displays vehicles of all modes of transport, such as railway, shipping, road and air traffic, under one roof. The museum is housed in the Johanneum at the Neumarkt in Dresden.
Galerie Neue Meister
The Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden, Germany, displays around 300 paintings from the 19th century until today, including works from Otto Dix, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet.
Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon (Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments) in Dresden, Germany, is a museum of historic clocks and scientific instruments.
Dresden Porcelain Collection
The Dresden Porcelain Collection is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections) of Dresden, Germany. It is located in the Zwinger Palace.
Turkish Chamber
The Ottoman section of the Dresden Armoury, displaying Ottoman objects collected by the Electors of Saxony in Dresden Castle.
Places of worship
Dresden Cathedral
Dresden Cathedral, or the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden, previously the Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony, called in German Katholische Hofkirche and since 1980 also known as Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis, is the Catholic Cathedral of Dresden.
Church of Our Lady
The Frauenkirche is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony.
Kreuzkirche
The Dresden Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) is a Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany.
Meissen Cathedral
Meissen Cathedral or the Church of St John and St Donatus is a Gothic church in Meissen in Saxony.
Russian Orthodox Church
The St. Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain Church (Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche des Heiligen Simeon vom wunderbaren Berge) is a Russian Orthodox church in the German city of Dresden.
Dreikönigskirche
The Dreikönigskirche (Three Kings' Church) is a Lutheran church located in the Innere Neustadt of Dresden, Germany. It is the centre of a parish, and a community venue called Haus der Kirche.
Monuments
Fürstenzug
The Fürstenzug (Procession of Princes) in Dresden, Germany, is a monumental mural depicting a mounted procession of the rulers of Saxony.
Golden Rider
A gilded equestrian statue on the Neustädter Markt in Dresden showing Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, as a Roman emperor on a rearing horse; erected in 1736.
Nature
Bastei
The Bastei is a rock formation rising 194 metres (636 ft) above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany.
Großer Garten
The Großer Garten is a Baroque style park in central Dresden.
Dresden Zoo
Dresden Zoo, or Zoo Dresden, is a zoo in the city of Dresden, Germany. It opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth-oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné.
Other
Kunsthofpassage
A passage of five courtyards with artistic façades in Dresden's Äussere Neustadt.
Pfunds Molkerei
A dairy shop opened in 1892 by the Pfund brothers in Dresden's Äussere Neustadt, now one of the city's sights.
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