The Vortex Garten at the “Mathildenhöhe” offers visitors a tranquil haven amidst the bustle of the city centre: mathildenhoehe.org

The “Mathildenhöhe” with its “Art Nouveau Artists’ Colony” and sycamore grove is well worth a visit: mathildenhoehe.eu

Something else worth seeing: the world-famous “Block Beuys” with its numerous works of art by Joseph Beuys in the “Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt”.

The “Hundertwasser Haus” designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser presents strikingly unusual architecture in the so-called “Watzeviertel” district of Darmstadt.

The “Hundertwasser Haus” designed by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser presents strikingly unusual architecture in the so-called “Watzeviertel” district of Darmstadt.