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The previous price was AU$10 and current price is AU$8 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 51m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Dive into the ultimate urban experiment. Mannheim is not just a city; it is a 300-year-old mathematical grid built on the radical ideas of baroque absolutism, conditional tolerance, and technological innovation. Accompany your guide Tom and the city historian Sofia as they decipher the alphanumeric streets of the square city. You will find out how a huge castle produced an entire street grid, how a volcanic winter led to the invention of the bicycle on exactly those streets, and how the city's promise of refuge was both its greatest triumph and its most tragic mistake.

    • 3.2 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 111 min.
    • Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure innovation, and urbanism innovation
      Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Activity location

  • Baroque Palace Mannheim
    • Bismarckstrasse, Central Palace Building
    • 68161, Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mannheim Baroque Palace
    • Bismarckstraße
    • 68161, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Self-guided Podcast Tour Mannheim: The Square City Code in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 51 minutes1h 51m
    1h 51m
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00 am-11:59 pm
  • English
Price details
AU$9.61
AU$7.69 x 1 AdultAU$7.69
Total
The previous price was AU$9.61 and current price is AU$7.69
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Baroque Palace Mannheim

  • 10m
The magnificent Baroque palace that serves as the origin and philosophical anchor for the entire Mannheim grid system.

Reiss Engelhorn Museen Mannheim

  • 10m
A former arsenal in Block C5, representing the origins of the city as a fortress and its early policy of economic tolerance.

Synagoge

  • 10m
The modern synagogue in F3 stands as a testament to the historical integration, tragic persecution, and resilient return of the Jewish community of Mannheim.

Marktplatz Brunnen

  • 10m
The historic market square with a unique twin building, where the Old Town Hall and a Catholic church share a single bell tower.

Paradeplatz

  • 10m
The central node of the grid where the main axes intersect, with the Grupello Pyramid and a striking glass monument.

Mannheim

  • 10m
The former residence of Karl Drais, the inventor of the first two-wheeled means of transport, which used the flat grid of the city as a test track.

Herschelbad

  • 10m
A breathtaking public Art Nouveau bath, donated by a Jewish merchant, representing the height of civic spirit and public welfare.

Location

Activity location

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    Baroque Palace Mannheim
    • Bismarckstrasse, Central Palace Building
    • 68161, Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Mannheim Baroque Palace
    • Bismarckstraße
    • 68161, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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