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Braunschweig: Guided Walking Tour with Food Tastings

1. Braunschweig: Guided Walking Tour with Food Tastings

Explore the city of Braunschweig on a walking tour. Follow a local guide as they show you around the city and take you to local eateries for 4 food tastings. Meet your guide in front of the restaurant MASU381 in Braunschweig's Kulturviertel and stop for your first tasting of the day. From here, you'll continue to the Kohlmarkt and the Altstadtmarkt, 2 of the city's most important squares. Then, head to Braunschweig's Old Town and enjoy sightseeing highlights like the Dankwarderode Castle, the former residence of the Brunswick dukes. Finally, follow your guide as you wind your way to the Magniviertel, the oldest part of Braunschweig, to see the Happy Rizzi House. 

Braunschweig: Private City Walking Tour with certified Guide

2. Braunschweig: Private City Walking Tour with certified Guide

Discover Braunschweig’s important sites with a local certified guide. Begin at the Burgplatz and admire Braunschweig’s symbol, the Brunswick Lion, as well as the cathedral and half-timbered houses of the Chamber of Crafts. Next, see the Town Hall, the former ducal palace, and the Magniviertel, where you’ll find the Happy Rizzi House and many more half-timbered houses. Move on to the Kohlmarkt and hear about its history as a junction of important trade routes in the Middle Ages. Then, explore the center of Hanseatic life in Braunschweig in the Old Town. There, see the Altstadtmarkt, the Church of St. Martin, and the Cloth Hall, the Guildhouse of the Cloth Merchant. The tour ends at the Altstadtmarkt or at your desired point in the city center.

Braunschweig: Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Walking Tour

3. Braunschweig: Scavenger Hunt Self-Guided Walking Tour

Receive your scavenger hunt box in the mail and discover Braunschweig on your own walking tour. Enjoy learning about the city at your own pace as you solve a variety of puzzles and riddles provided, discovering highlights of the city including Burgplatz, Kohlmarkt and the Michaelisviertel district. Find eleven sealed and numbered envelopes within the box. Decipher small puzzles, led by clear directions as you stroll around Braunschweig. Detailed background information on the history, current use, and more are provided for each point of interest you will discover. Start the tour in the heart of the city, Burgplatz. Visit notable local landmarks such as Kohlmarkt or the fountain of Eulenspiegelbrunnen. The city game takes you through the Magni and Michaelisviertel districts as well as to Jakobs-Kemenate, one of the oldest buildings in the city. Decide for yourself when you start your scavenger hunt tour of the city, and decide how long you want to linger in every place. You can pause the game at any time and even continue your scavenger hunt on a different day for total flexibility. If you need to refuel, stop at one of the cities many cafés, pubs, and restaurants. Sample some local cuisine or beers, and re-start the tour whenever you wish.

Braunschweig: Private Tour through the history of crime

4. Braunschweig: Private Tour through the history of crime

Discover the dark side of Braunschweig and stroll through its streets while admiring the architecture and sights and learning about the city's grisly criminal history from the past to more modern crimes on this private tour. Begin your journey in the Middle Ages and learn about witch trials, organized crimes, murders, and the victims and perpetrators of these dark deeds. Get to know more about Braunschweig's dark side on this guided tour with an exciting search for clues that await you at real crime scenes. Marvel at the cathedral of Brunswick, and learn about the darker side of the Romanesque 12th-century church. Follow your guide to sites of interest, like the execution location of many criminals as you learn about organized crime in the red light district and the criminal law at Altstadtmarkt.

Brunswick: Self-Guided Outdoor Escape Game

5. Brunswick: Self-Guided Outdoor Escape Game

Experience a unique outdoor escape game right on your smartphone. Take on the role of a profiler who travels back in time to solve a tricky case. Complex challenges await you in this adventure that will lead you deeper and deeper into the swamp of organized crime. The puzzles are location independent, so you can look forward to tricky and exciting tasks. But after each level, you'll learn interesting facts about the environment around you. While solving the puzzles of this thrilling case, you'll wander past some of Brunswick's most fascinating sights. Grab your smartphones and head to the starting point to get started. Whether you work together as a team or split into smaller groups and teams, you can expect an exciting walk with breathtaking sights and relaxing breaks. Solve tricky puzzles, combine clues, discover surprising facts about each location, and enjoy the freedom to walk at your own pace. This game is ideal for escape game enthusiasts and puzzle fans who are looking for a challenging challenge for their group and don't want to miss out on the city's interesting locations.

Braunschweig: Private Tour to Ghosts, Witches & Vampires

6. Braunschweig: Private Tour to Ghosts, Witches & Vampires

Discover Brunswick's dark, supernatural history with a guided ghost tour from Altstadtmarkt to Kohlmarkt. Wander an medieval cemetery, to old buildings, and ancient half-timbered houses, listening carefully as your guide details haunting stories of vampires, ghosts, zombies, and witches. Meet your guide in Altstadtmarkt and venture to a medieval cemetery hidden beneath the streets of modern-day Brunswick. Slip into a side street lined with half-timbered houses and learn about a hangman who once lived there. Then it's time to visit on of the oldest houses in Brunswick and learn about Mos Teutonicus, a medieval burial method. Hear about other superstitious and dark beliefs, such as how drinking blood was considered a natural source of energy, before ending your tour in Kohlmarkt.

On green paths through Braunschweig - Private Cycle tour

7. On green paths through Braunschweig - Private Cycle tour

Explore Braunschweig on with a local certified guide and follow the green paths through the city! Discover a fascinating bike tour that takes you along picturesque parks, idyllic riverbanks and green oases. Immerse yourself in nature and enjoy the fresh air while exploring the beauty and diversity of the city. Follow your guide and let the green paths lead you to hidden gems and well-known sights. Whether alone, with family or friends - this bike tour offers you the perfect opportunity to discover Braunschweig in a sustainable and relaxed way. Experience the green side of the city on an unforgettable bike tour through Braunschweig! Note: You must bring your own bicycles.

Braunschweig: Witches and Beguines Private Tour

8. Braunschweig: Witches and Beguines Private Tour

Begin at Altstadtmarkt and stroll along the picturesque Echternstraße with half-timbered houses. Next, walk along the medieval defensive city walls and learn about the history of witch trials. Along the way, you will discover the history of the city’s oldest red-light district where the hangman lived, who watched over the ladies of Echternstraße. Stop outside the beguine houses in the Magniviertel at the end of the tour and take some pictures.

Braunschweig: Historic Cemeteries Private Tour

9. Braunschweig: Historic Cemeteries Private Tour

An eventful section of our history is hidden under lawns and stones. The traces of those days are still visible today. The cathedral- and Magnicemetery stand out for their wonderful design and the multitude of personalities buried there. If the cathedral cemetery refers to life and death at the Braunschweig court, the Magnifriedhof is the resting place of the commoners who left their mark on history through their deeds. You will visit Lessing's grave, get to know the builder of the Brunswick Residence Palace and discover secrets of the ancient art of tombstones.

Braunschweig: Whatsapp Murder Mystery Interactive City Tour

10. Braunschweig: Whatsapp Murder Mystery Interactive City Tour

Solve a murder and at the same time see all the highlights of the city center of Braunschweig. Play this unique game with a group of friends or your family. You will receive instructions, a photo frame and an answer form in advance via email. You'll also receive a map of the city where the murder took place. The center is divided into sections where you have to look for a location where you can take a group selfie. Once you've located the spot, send a selfie via WhatsApp to your game instructor. If the location's correct, they'll send you the next clue about the murder. As you walk along the nicest places in the centre of the city, you will collect more and more clues about the murder. During the game you will have enough time to enter a cafe or shop that you pass and to admire some of the highlights of Braunschweig.

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