# Things to see in Braunschweig (Germany): 39 places and when to go

> Braunschweig is a city in Germany with around 245,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 39 places in and around it, mainly History (20), Nature (12), Wildlife (9). The best known are Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick Cathedral and Herzog August Library. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 29. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brunswick/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 52.25, 10.5
- **Population:** About 245,000
- **Places:** 39 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (20) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (12) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (9) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (5) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (4) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** HAM Hamburg, 157 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Braunschweig

The places in and around Braunschweig, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museo-herzog-anton-ulrich/): Art museum in Braunschweig, Germany · 2.7 km
- [Brunswick Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/catedral-de-brunswick/): Church building in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany · 2.3 km
- [Herzog August Library](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/herzog-august-library/): Library in Wolfenbüttel, Germany · 9.8 km
- [Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/braunschweig-main-station/): Railway station in Brunswick, Germany · 2.7 km
- [Brunswick Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-braunschweig/): Palace in Lower Saxony, Germany · 2.4 km
- [Brunswick Lion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brunswick-lion/): Medieval bronze sculpture in Brunswick, Germany · 2.3 km
- [Schloss Wolfenbüttel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-wolfenbuttel/): Castle in Germany · 9.9 km
- [Dankwarderode Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dankwarderode-castle/): Reconstructed lowland castle in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany · 2.3 km
- [Riddagshausen Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klostergarten/): Monastery · 5.6 km
- [Staatstheater Braunschweig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/opera-estatal-de-braunschweig/): Theatre and opera house in Brunswick, Germany · 2.8 km
- [Marienkirche, Wolfenbüttel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hauptkirche-beatae-mariae-virginis/): Church building in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany · 10 km
- [Royal palace of Werla](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kaiserpfalz-werla/): 10th century palace of the Holy Roman Empire, located in Lower Saxony · 24 km
- [Schloss Richmond](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-richmond/): Castle in Braunschweig, Germany · 2.1 km
- [St. Trinitatis, Wolfenbüttel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-trinitatis-kirche/): Church building in Wolfenbüttel, Germany · 10 km
- [Essehof Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tierpark-essehof/): Zoo in Lehre, Landkreis Helmstedt, Germany · 13 km
- [Kleines Schloss](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleines-schloss/): Baroque building in the town of Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony · 10 km
- [St. Martini (Braunschweig)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-martini/): Church building in Brunswick, Germany · 1.8 km
- [Allertal im städtischen Bereich von Gifhorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/allertal-im-stadtischen-bereich-von-gifhorn/): Nature reserve in Lower Saxony, Germany · 26 km
- [Braunschweiger Okeraue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/braunschweiger-okeraue/): Nature reserve in Lower Saxony, Germany · 6.8 km
- [Geitelder Berg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geitelder-berg/): Hill in Germany · 4.3 km
- [Mascheroder- und Rautheimer Holz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mascheroder-und-rautheimer-holz/): Nature reserve in Lower Saxony, Germany · 5.5 km
- [Seilbahnberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/seilbahnberg/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [St. Petrus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-petrus-kirche/): Church building in Wolfenbüttel, Germany · 10 km
- [Bismarck Tower (Oberg)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bismarckturm-oberg/): Observation tower near Ilsede-Oberg, Lower Saxony · 17 km

And the other 15, by what you come to do:

- **Museums and art**: [Memorial Wolffenbüttel Prison](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gedenkstatte-in-der-jva-wolfenbuttel/)
- **Nature**: [Findling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gifhorner-findling/), [Lutterlandbruch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturschutzgebiet-lutterlandbruch/), [Riddagshausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturschutzgebiet-riddagshausen/), [Okeraue bei Volkse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nsg-okeraue-bei-volkse/), [Viehmoor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/viehmoor/), [Weddeler Teich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weddeler-teich/)
- **Hiking**: [Braunschweiger Jacobsweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/braunschweiger-jacobsweg/)
- **With kids**: [Freibad am Elm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibad-am-elm/), [Geopunkt Hondelager Mergelkuhle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geopunkt-hondelager-mergelkuhle/), [Stadtbad Okeraue](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stadtbad-okeraue/)
- **Food and drink**: [Hofbrauhaus Wolters](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hofbrauhaus-wolters/), [Lonesome Oak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lonesome-oak/), [National Jürgens Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/national-jurgens-brauerei/)
- **History**: [Hotel Bayrischer Hof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hotel-bayrischer-hof/)

## When to go to Braunschweig

The best time to visit Braunschweig is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 59 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 38 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 39 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 28 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 30 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 05 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 28 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 19 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 27 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 29 |

In June there are 16 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 29. In April, 39 of the 39 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Braunschweig

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, Hamburg), 157 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.25%2C10.5)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.25%2C10.5)

## Other towns nearby

- [Salzgitter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/salzgitter/): 24 places · 22 km
- [Schöppenstedt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schoppenstedt/): 22 places · 22 km
- [Wolfsburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wolfsburg/): 43 places · 27 km
- [Lehrte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lehrte/): 25 places · 29 km
- [Hohne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohne/): 12 places · 39 km
- [Hildesheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hildesheim/): 34 places · 40 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Braunschweig?

The best known: [Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museo-herzog-anton-ulrich/), [Brunswick Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/catedral-de-brunswick/), [Herzog August Library](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/herzog-august-library/), [Braunschweig Hauptbahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/braunschweig-main-station/), [Brunswick Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-braunschweig/). In all, 39 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Braunschweig?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 30 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 29.

### How do you get to Braunschweig?

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 157 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.25%2C10.5) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Braunschweig as the destination and these 39 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).