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and ornamental carved figures. On the east gable is a beautiful astronomer's clock
(1520).
Visit the Ulm Museum, where you will find displays of art and culture ranging
from the Middle Ages to modern times. Notable features are the collections of mod-
ern graphics and important examples of Late Gothic art, as well as prehistoric finds
such as the 30,000- to 40,000-year-old figure “Lion Man.” There are also exhibits
concerning some of Ulm's famous citizens, such as the physicist Albert Einstein,
and Albrecht Berblinger, the “tailor of Ulm,” who in 1811 made man's first serious
attempt to fly. A model of his hang glider is on exhibit in the covered courtyard of
the Rathaus. Visit www.museum.ulm.de . The funny Einstein Fountain, in front of
the former Imperial city's arsenal (“Zeughaus”) at the east of the old city center,
merits a short visit.
Although the cathedral dominates the scene, a stroll through Ulm will reveal its
other aspects—exclusive shops, boutiques, and department stores. For refresh-
ment in between sightseeing, you will find traditional old taverns, pleasant restaur-
ants, comfortable inns, and good hotels where you may enjoy Swabian specialty
dishes accompanied by drafts of good Ulm beer.
Unique in the field of museums is Ulm's Museum of Bread Culture [Salzstadel-
gasse 10, D-89073 Ulm; Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]; www.museum-
brotkultur.de ] , situated in the beautifully restored salt warehouse from 1592. It
presents an impressive display of the major ingredient of our daily diet for the last
8,000 years. Hours: 1000-1700 daily. It's only a 10-minute walk from the rail sta-
tion. Not only does the museum effectively tell the story of breadmaking, it makes
you aware of how serious hunger can be.
Very remarkable and to be noticed everywhere in Ulm and Neu-Ulm are the
buildings and installations of the former Federal Fortification Ulm (“Bundesfes-
tung”). Important landmarks of Europe's largest remaining 19th-century fortifica-
tions are the CitadelWilhelmsburg on the “Michelsberg”—from where you have a
splendid view of the city—Blaubeuren Gate or the “Glacis” bastion, now Neu-Ulm's
municipal park.
UlmUniversity offers a Path of Art. More than 60 large works by artists of repute
such as Niki de Saint-Phalle or Max Bill are presented along a 1½-kilometer tour
around the university and Science Park Ulm. To get there, take bus line 3 or 5 from
the central station to James-Franck-Ring.
Wiblingen Monastery (founded in honor of St. Martin in 1093), with its Baroque
basilica and splendid Rococo library, is only 5 kilometers away (bus line 3 from
Hauptbahnhof to Pranger). Hours: 0900-1800 daily except Monday (April- Octo-
ber). Church visit is €4.00 with an additional admission charge for the library and
basilica.