Large castles: – Fortress Festung Knigstein – Moritzburg hunting lodge – Pillnitz Palace, Schlo Eckberg, Albrechtsberg (castles) – Meissen
villa quarters like Blasewitz, Klotzsche, Preuisches Viertel, Wachwitz, Kleinzschachwitz, Weier Hirsch, Sdvorstadt, Wiener Viertel, Strehlen, Waldschlchenviertel, Groer Garten, Laubegast, Bhlaupark, Brgerwiese, Striesen, Plauen, Bhlau, Hellerau, Johannstadt, Tolkewitz, Neugruna, Pillnitz and Radebeul.
Europe’s largest Dixieland music festival – The oldest German Christmas Fair, the Striezelmarkt (only around Christmas, Dresdner Christstollen, Christmas pyramid toys e.g.) – Large number of technical and art museums. Many of these hold world records in collection sizes, just as an example the biggest porcelain collection of the world. – The German military history museum (with exhibits dating back to the Stone Age) – Blue Wonder historic bridge considered a “wonder” of 19th century engineering – Schwebebahn Dresden an aerial cable car similiar as to the Schwebebahn Wuppertal – Standseilbahn Dresden – the funicular cable railway in Dresden. – Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz – TV Tower of Dresden. Unfortunately the observation deck is closed.
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