Places to visit in Hesse, Germany
6 places to visit in Hesse, Germany, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Lorsch Abbey, Mathildenhöhe Artists' Colony and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Hesse volume.
4 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 2 Famous places to visit
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Hesse (4)
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Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A landscape park of 2.4 square kilometres on a hillside in Kassel, crowned by a giant statue of Hercules. Its water cascades run down the slope for 350 metres and are switched on on scheduled afternoons. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Lorsch Abbey
A former imperial Carolingian abbey in the town of Lorsch in Hesse, founded in 764. Its gatehall, built around 800, is one of the best preserved Carolingian buildings in Europe. The abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Mathildenhöhe Artists' Colony
A hilltop colony of Jugendstil artists and architects in Darmstadt, founded by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig in 1899. It includes the Wedding Tower, the exhibition buildings and artists' houses, and it was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.
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Messel Pit
A former oil shale mine near Darmstadt in Hesse, now a fossil site dating to the Eocene about 48 million years ago. Its fine preservation of early horses, bats, birds and even stomach contents made it a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
Famous places to visit in Hesse (2)
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Commerzbank Tower
A 56 storey skyscraper in the banking district of Frankfurt, standing 259 metres high, or 300 metres with its antenna. When it was completed in 1997 it was the tallest building in Europe.
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Frankfurt Cathedral
A Gothic church of red sandstone in the old town of Frankfurt, with a tower 95 metres high. From 1562 to 1792 Holy Roman Emperors were crowned here, and the tower can be climbed for views of the city.
Collecting in Hesse
What are the best places to visit in Hesse?
LOQAH lists 6 places in Hesse. The best known include Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, Lorsch Abbey, Mathildenhöhe Artists' Colony, Messel Pit and Commerzbank Tower. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Hesse?
6, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Hesse?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Hesse before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Hesse and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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