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facts. Time your visit to see, from the arcaded courtyard, the rams above the clock tower
lock horns on the hour.
GARDEN, ZOO
Wilhelma Zoologisch- Botanischer Garten
(
www.wilhelma.de
; Rosensteinpark; adult/concession €12/6, after 4pm & in winter €8/4;
8.15am-nightfall; Wilhelma)
Wilhelma Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten is a quirky
mix of zoo and botanical gardens. Kid magnets include semi-striped okapis, elephants,
penguins and a petting farm. Greenhouses sheltering tree ferns, camellias and Amazonian
species are among the botanical highlights. Sniff out the gigantic bloom of the malodorous
titan arum in the Moorish Villa.
Württembergischer Kunstverein
(
www.wkv-stuttgart.de
;
Schlossplatz 2; adult/concession €5/3; 11am-6pm Tue-Sun, to
8pm Wed)
Identified by its copper cupola, this gallery stages thought-provoking contem-
porary art exhibitions.
GALLERY
Schillerplatz
On the other side of the Renaissance
Alte Kanzlei
(Old Chancellery;
Click here
)
, south
of Schlossplatz, lies cobbled Schillerplatz, where the poet-dramatist
Friedrich Schiller
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is immortalised in bronze.
SQUARE
CHURCH
Stiftskirche
(Collegiate Church;
Click here
;
Stiftstrasse 12; 10am-7pm Mon & Thu , to 4pm Fri &
Sat, to 6pm Sun)
Topped by two mismatched towers, this largely 15th-century church has
Romanesque origins.
Tours
Sightseeing tours feature
Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tours
(adult/concession € 18/15;
11am Apr-Oct)
, which depart roughly hourly from 11am to 6pm from Schlossplatz and
trundle past icons like the Fernsehturm and Mercedes-Benz Museum. Pop into the tourist
office for details on German-language guided tours, from vineyard ambles to after-work
'walk and wine' strolls.
