# Things to see in Heidelberg (Germany): 68 places and when to go

> Heidelberg is a city in Germany with around 427,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 68 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (22), History (13), Nature (12). The best known are Heidelberg Castle, Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory and Schwetzingen Palace. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 58. 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/heidelberg/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 49.42, 8.7
- **Population:** About 427,000
- **Places:** 68 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (22) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (12) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (11) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (9) · [Stargazing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/estrellas/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** FRA Frankfurt am Main, 68 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Hardberg, at 593 m.

## What to see in Heidelberg

The places in and around Heidelberg, 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.

- [Heidelberg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/castillo-de-heidelberg/): Castle in Germany · 1.5 km
- [Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/landessternwarte-konigstuhl/): Astronomical observatory in Germany · 3.0 km
- [Schwetzingen Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-schwetzingen/): Palace in Schwetzingen, Germany, formerly the summer residence of the Electors Palatine · 10 km
- [Königstuhl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/konigstuhl/): Mountain in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 2.9 km
- [Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/church-of-the-holy-spirit/): Church in Heidelberg · 1.1 km
- [Mauer 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fundstelle-homo-heidelbergensis/): Oldest-known human fossil found in Germany · 11 km
- [Old Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/alte-brucke/): Bridge over the Neckar in Heidelberg, Germany · 942 m
- [Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dokumentations-und-kulturzentrum-deutscher-sinti-und-roma/): Military museum · 1.3 km
- [Neuburg Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/abtei-neuburg/): Benedictine monastery in Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 2.9 km
- [Heidelberg Tun](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosses-fass/): Extremely large wine barrel · 1.5 km
- [Heiligenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heiligenberg/): Mountain in Heidelberg, Germany · 821 m
- [Kurpfälzisches Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kurpfalzisches-museum/): Museum in Heidelberg, Germany · 984 m
- [Heidelberg Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zoo-heidelberg/): Zoo in Germany · 2.8 km
- [Stiefelhöhe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stiefelhohe/): Odenwald mountain in Germany · 14 km
- [Daumberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/daumberg/): Odenwald mountain in Germany · 12 km
- [Hardberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hardberg/): Odenwald mountain in Germany · 15 km
- [Hoher Nistler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hoher-nistler/): Nature · Mountains · 2.9 km
- [Spessartskopf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/spessartskopf/): Odenwald mountain in Germany · 25 km
- [Dilsberg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-dilsberg/): Castle · 10 km
- [Krähberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/krahberg/): Odenwald mountain in Germany · 29 km
- [Hirschhorn Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-hirschhorn/): Castle · 15 km
- [Carmelite Monastery Church of the Annunciation](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klosterkirche-maria-verkundigung/): Church in Hirschhorn, Neckar, Germany · 15 km
- [Ohrsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ohrsberg/): Mountain in Germany · 22 km
- [Stillfüssel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stillfussel/): Mountain in Germany · 16 km

And the other 44, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Burg Eberbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgruine-eberbach-mittelburg/), [Beerfelder Galgen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/galgen-beerfelden/), [Himbächel-Viadukt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/himbachel-viadukt/), [Karlstor (Neckargemünd)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stadttor/), [Widder](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/widder/)
- **Nature**: [Hollmuth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hollmuth/), [Oftersheimer Dünen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/oftersheimer-dunen/)
- **Museums and art**: [Wiesloch Feldbahn and Industrial Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wiesloch-feldbahn-and-industrial-museum/)
- **Hiking**: [Blütenweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/blutenweg-teilstuck-schriesheim-wiesloch/), [Burgensteig Bergstraße](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgensteig-bergstrasse-etappe-7/), [Burgensteig Bergstraße](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgensteig-bergstrasse-etappe-8/), [Burgensteig Bergstraße](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgensteig-bergstrasse-etappe-9/), [Etappe 5, Natura Trails Odenwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/etappe-5-natura-trails-odenwald/), [Hessenweg 4 (Teilstrecke Fürth - Neckarsteinach)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hessenweg-4-teilstrecke-furth-neckarsteinach/), [Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Neidenstein - Schönau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hugenotten-und-waldenserpfad-etappe-neidenstein-schonau/), [Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Rothenberg - Erbach(Odenwald)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hugenotten-und-waldenserpfad-etappe-rothenberg-erbach-odenwa/), [Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad, Etappe Schönau - Rothenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hugenotten-und-waldenserpfad-etappe-schonau-rothenberg/), [Hugenotten- und Waldenserpfad (Hauptweg - Teilstrecke Neidenstein-Lützelbach)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hugenotten-und-waldenserpfad-hauptweg-teilstrecke-neidenstei/), [Franken-Hessen-Kurpfalz trail part 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hw-21-franken-hessen-kurpfalz-weg-teil-1-bollstein-hirschhor/), [Franken-Hessen-Kurpfalz trail part 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hw-21-franken-hessen-kurpfalz-weg-teil-1-hirschhorn-speyer/), [Neckarsteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/neckarsteig-teilstrecke-hirschhorn-heidelberg/), [Odenwaldklub HW 17, Reinheim - Grasellenbach - Neidenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-17-reinheim-grasellenbach-neidenstein/), [Odenwaldklub HW 19, Offenbach - Hirschhorn - Eppingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-19-offenbach-hirschhorn-eppingen/), [Odenwaldklub HW 23, Groß Umstadt -Höchst (Odw.) - Reichartshausen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-23-gross-umstadt-hochst-odw-reichartshausen/), [Odenwaldklub HW 25, Bad König - Eberbach - Eppingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-25-bad-konig-eberbach-eppingen/), [Odenwaldklub HW 26, Laudenbach - Hesselbach - Buchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-26-laudenbach-hesselbach-buchen/), [Odenwaldklub HW 28, Hemsbach - Waldmichelbach - Seitzenbuche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-28-hemsbach-waldmichelbach-seitzenbuche/), [Odenwaldklub HW 30, Weinheim - Gammelsbach - Buchen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-30-weinheim-gammelsbach-buchen/), [Odenwaldklub HW 32, Leutershausen - Rothenberg - Wagenschwend](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/odenwaldklub-hw-32-leutershausen-rothenberg-wagenschwend/), [Rechter Neckarrandweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rechter-neckarrandweg/)
- **Food and drink**: [CraftCell](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/craftcell/), [Husaren Destillerie Heidelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/husaren-destillerie-heidelberg/), [Kulturbrauerei Heidelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kulturbrauerei-heidelberg/), [Schwetzinger Brauhaus zum Ritter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schwetzinger-brauhaus-zum-ritter/), [Svens Weinladen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/svens-weinladen/), [Weingut Adam Müller](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-adam-muller/), [Weingut Chamäleon-Wein Konrad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-chamaleon-wein-konrad/), [Weingut Raffl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weingut-raffl/), [Weldebräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/weldebrau/)
- **With kids**: [Klaus-Tschira-Auditorium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klaus-tschira-auditorium/), [Tierpark Walldorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tierpark-walldorf/)
- **Stargazing**: [Sky Pole](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sky-pole/), [Zeiss-Kuppel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zeiss-kuppel/)
- **Diving**: [Tauchsport SAS](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tauchsport-sas/)

## When to go to Heidelberg

The best time to visit Heidelberg is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. 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 | 8 h 24 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 52 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 29 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 07 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 02 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 39 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 13 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 29 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 49 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 58 |

In June there are 16 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 58. In June, 65 of the 68 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 Heidelberg

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA, Frankfurt am Main), 68 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=49.42%2C8.7)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.42%2C8.7)

## Other towns nearby

- [Mannheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mannheim/): 66 places · 19 km
- [Speyer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/speyer/): 40 places · 22 km
- [Sinsheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sinsheim/): 43 places · 25 km
- [Heppenheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heppenheim/): 55 places · 25 km
- [Mosbach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mosbach/): 43 places · 32 km
- [Bruchsal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bruchsal/): 54 places · 33 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 Heidelberg?

The best known: [Heidelberg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/castillo-de-heidelberg/), [Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/landessternwarte-konigstuhl/), [Schwetzingen Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-schwetzingen/), [Königstuhl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/konigstuhl/), [Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/church-of-the-holy-spirit/). In all, 68 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

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

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 02 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 58.

### How do you get to Heidelberg?

The nearest main airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 68 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.42%2C8.7) opens the route on the map.

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

Create a trip with Heidelberg as the destination and these 68 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).