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ously as an ocean liner. The hydrogen-filled craft tragically burst into flames, killing 36,
while landing in New Jersey in 1937.
Other exhibits provide technical and historical insights, including an original motor
gondola from the famous
Graf Zeppelin
, which made 590 trips and travelled around the
world in 21 days in 1929.
The top-floor art collection stars brutally realistic works by Otto Dix.
Lakefront
A promenade runs through the lakefront, sculpture-dotted
Stadtgarten
park along Ufer-
strasse, a great spot for a picnic or stroll. Pedal and electric boats can be rented at the
Gondelhafen (€9 to €23 per hour).
The western end of Friedrichshafen's promenade is anchored by the twin-onion-
towered, baroque
Schlosskirche
. It's the only accessible part of the Schloss and is still in-
habited by the ducal family of Württemberg.
PROMENADE
COME FLY WITH ME
Real airship fans will justify the splurge on a trip in a high-tech, 12-passenger
Zeppelin NT
(
590 00;
www.zeppelinflug.de
)
. Flights lasting 30/45/60/90/120 minutes cost €200/295/395/565/
745. Shorter trips cover lake destinations such as Schloss Salem and Lindau, while longer ones drift
across to Austria or Switzerland. Take-off and landing are in Friedrichshafen. The flights aren't
cheap but little beats floating over Lake Constance with the Alps on the horizon, so slowly that you
can make the most of legendary photo ops.
Sleeping & Eating
The tourist office has a free booking terminal. For lake-view snacks, hit Seestrasse's beer
gardens, pizzerias and ice-cream parlours.
Hotel Restaurant Maier €€
( 4040;
www.hotel-maier.de
; Poststrasse 1-3, Friedrichshafen-Fischbach; s €59-95, d
€89-120;
HOTEL
)
The contemporary, light-drenched rooms are immaculately kept at this
