Free Walking Tours in Chemnitz
Free city tours with a personal touch: volunteer guides show their favorite places, tell stories and give insider tips. Tours start every Saturday and Sunday in German and English.
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Für Besucher ab 6 Jahren in Begleitung eines Erwachsenen
Welcome to the SinnReich
A special experience in the middle of Chemnitz: in complete darkness, everyday situations can be experienced in a new way for visitors of all ages. The guided tour relies on the sense of touch, hearing and smell - sight is excluded, amazement guaranteed.
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SinnReich - Erlebnisräume im Dunkeln09111 Chemnitz
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Eintrittspreise pro Person: Kinder 5 € / Erw. 7 €
Guided tour of the visitor mine
Even though everything can be visited on foot, a tour is called a tour in miner's language. After a 30-metre-long cave tour, you are immersed in a world of stones, shimmering mountain lakes & fairytale-like, huge halls - the domes.
Die Führung ergänzt den Museumsbesuch um exklusive Einblicke. Da ein Großteil der Tour im Freien stattfindet, wird wettergerechte Kleidung empfohlen.
Regulär: 25,00 € | Ermäßigt: 23,00 € | Kinder (6–16 Jahre): 17,50 € (inkl. Museumseintritt mit Histopad)
Legendary Escapes (English)
This English-language tour focuses on the escapes from the Oflag IV C prisoner-of-war camp. The tour includes visits to authentic sites such as the theater and the Pat Reid Cellar.
The secret laboratory - The elixir of life
Augustusburg Castle is launching a new, interactive experience: visitors follow Electress Anna, discover hidden recipes, decipher ancient writings and distil an elixir of life - staged with effects almost like magic.
Commented feedings in Penguinland
Experience how the penguins are fed and learn exciting facts about their way of life, husbandry and peculiarities - explained in an entertaining and informative way by the zookeepers.
Amerika-Tierpark09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Commented feedings with the coatis
Exciting insights into the behavior of the curious coatis: During the commented feedings, there are interesting facts to discover about the animals' way of life, origin and special features.
Amerika-Tierpark09212 Limbach-Oberfrohna
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Herb tour
Herb woman Agnes and kitchen maid Adelheit guide visitors around Rochlitz Castle and engage in the odd battle of words. They process the herbs in the historic black kitchen and invite you to sample their culinary delights.
Für Kinder ab 12 Jahren geeignet.
Herb experience tour with pleasure: herb woman & kitchen maid
Two historical figures guide you through the castle's surroundings and provide insights into herbalism and old cooking traditions. Stories, tastings and a little break from everyday life await you in the black kitchen.
Anmeldung erbeten unter E-Mail: sachsenfuehrungen@t-online.de
Spring walks 2026: How the stone was hardened
Spring walks in Saxony's first terraforming forest park offer the opportunity to learn more about the "saxa kemniciana", the Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf porphyry tuff and the impressive geology of Chemnitz's 291-million-year-old volcanic crater.
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Zeisigwaldschänke09131 Chemnitz
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Eine Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de erforderlich.
City tour: the classic
The tour provides an overview of the city's eventful history and leads from the city center to Theaterplatz, Villa Esche, Kaßberg and Schloßberg to historic industrial monuments in new uses.
(Experience (digital) industrial history - city stories from Chemnitz retold
The interactive application from Chemnitz University of Technology presents invisible city stories that concern migrants and local residents and invites you to discover and reflect on the city from new perspectives.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Town hall and tower tour
A newer section was added to the historic Old Town Hall in 1911. The treasures in the double town hall, such as the paintings by Max Klinger and Neo Rauch, are on display, as is the High Tower, which offers a special view over the city.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
From the city center to Kaßberg
From the city center, the tour goes to Kaßberg, one of the largest Wilhelminian and Art Nouveau districts in Europe. Stops include Jugendherberge eins, the Pfortensteg, the courthouse, the Imperial Head Post Office, the Marianne Brandt House and the Majolica Houses.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
City Tour
There is hardly any other place where the eventful history of the city can be traced as well as in the city center, where the heart of Chemnitz beats today. This guided tour gives you an overview of the city center and its sights.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Your blind date with Chemnitz
Whether industrial culture or architecture, curiosities or facts: not all the stories about Chemnitz have been told yet. On the surprise tour "Your blind date with Chemnitz", guests only find out where they are going when the tour starts.
Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Evening tour night watchman
You can discover Chemnitz city center in a whole new light late at night and listen to the exciting stories of the Chemnitz night watchman.
Anmeldung unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Jewish traces - city center
Chemnitz's history is full of influences from Jewish life. From the two former Jewish department stores Tietz and Schocken in the city center to the city's famous sons Stefan Heym and Stephan Hermlin, you can find Jewish traces in Chemnitz.
Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de
Benedictine evening tour
The founding of the monastery in 1136 not only marks the beginning of the history of today's Schloßchemnitz district, but also that of Chemnitz. The monk invites you on an evening walk to the former monastery/castle grounds, Miramar & castle district.
Eine Anmeldung ist unter Telefon 0371 690680 oder per Email info@chemnitz-tourismus.de erforderlich.
City tour: the classic
The tour provides an overview of the city's eventful history and leads from the city center to Theaterplatz, Villa Esche, Kaßberg and Schloßberg to historic industrial monuments in new uses.
Curator-Led Tour: Architectural Agony in Light and Shadow
The guided tour of the exhibition offers new perspectives on photographs of buildings in Chemnitz that have disappeared or been altered. The images powerfully document the city’s transformation through decay, demolition, and a new beginning.
Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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Public guided tour: Utopia
A guided tour through the exhibition "Utopia. Right to Hope" presents artistic positions on visions of the future. The focus is on ideas for a fairer, sustainable coexistence and the role of art as a place for utopian thinking.
Public Tour: Serving Gender & WIN/WIN | Combined Tour
The public tour connects two exhibitions at the Gunzenhauser Museum: “Serving Gender” explores the role of food, care, and gender stereotypes, while “WIN/WIN” presents contemporary art from Saxony.
Classic castle tour
The baroque Lichtenwalde Castle with its park is a real gem. In its 800-year history, it has survived many changes of ownership. There is much to discover on a tour of the castle chapel, courtyard and historic salons.
Public Tour: Architectural Agony in Light and Shadow
The guided tour of the special exhibition features photographs by Christian Sünderwald that impressively document the transformation of Chemnitz and its architecture.
Public guided tour: Traces of proximity. Käthe Kollwitz
Insight into the life and work of Käthe Kollwitz: the exhibition combines her haunting works with contemporary photography and shows how topical themes such as closeness, loss and humanity still are today.
Public guided tour
A guided tour of the permanent exhibition, from the transmission-operated locksmith's workshop to modern welding robots.
Anmeldung per E-Mail (info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de) oder Telefon (0371 488 4424).
Treffpunkt: Kasse des Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus, Limbacher Straße 382
Public guided tour: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House
The newly opened museum presents the work of the Chemnitz-born artist and co-founder of the "Brücke". Two unique collections, prints and loans make it a new hotspot for expressionism.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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Public guided tour: Highlights in the art collections on Theaterplatz
During the public guided tours, you can get to know the current exhibitions in the art collections on Theaterplatz and highlights from the collection under professional guidance.
Kunstsammlungen am Theaterplatz09111 Chemnitz
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Experience the magic of the ancient art of weaving...
Public guided tours and demonstrations of the historical weaving machines.
Historische Schauweberei Braunsdorf09577 Niederwiesa
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Curator-Led Tour: Architectural Agony in Light and Shadow
The guided tour of the exhibition offers new perspectives on photographs of buildings in Chemnitz that have disappeared or been altered. The images powerfully document the city’s transformation through decay, demolition, and a new beginning.
Schloßbergmuseum Chemnitz09113 Chemnitz
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Public guided tour: Utopia
A guided tour through the exhibition "Utopia. Right to Hope" presents artistic positions on visions of the future. The focus is on ideas for a fairer, sustainable coexistence and the role of art as a place for utopian thinking.
Public Tour: Serving Gender & WIN/WIN | Combined Tour
The public tour connects two exhibitions at the Gunzenhauser Museum: “Serving Gender” explores the role of food, care, and gender stereotypes, while “WIN/WIN” presents contemporary art from Saxony.
Children's tour: What moves machines?
From muscle power to steam engines: this exciting children's tour shows how machines were powered in the past and how they are powered today. In a vivid and interactive way, you will discover how energy is turned into movement and how technology changes our everyday lives.
Castle tour: Through the ages
A Renaissance palace with electoral chambers that provide an insight into the everyday life of the electoral family. Among other things, the well house can be visited. Multimedia elements take visitors back to the 16th century.
Public Tour: Architectural Agony in Light and Shadow
The guided tour of the special exhibition features photographs by Christian Sünderwald that impressively document the transformation of Chemnitz and its architecture.
Public guided tour: Traces of proximity. Käthe Kollwitz
Insight into the life and work of Käthe Kollwitz: the exhibition combines her haunting works with contemporary photography and shows how topical themes such as closeness, loss and humanity still are today.
Family tour: When machines learn to think
From punch cards to robot programming: this exciting tour shows how machines are controlled and why they know what they are supposed to do. Discover interactively and vividly how real movements are created from codes.
Public guided tour
A guided tour of the permanent exhibition, from the transmission-operated locksmith's workshop to modern welding robots.
Anmeldung per E-Mail (info.kunstsammlungen@stadt-chemnitz.de) oder Telefon (0371 488 4424).
Treffpunkt: Kasse des Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus, Limbacher Straße 382
Public guided tour: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff House
The newly opened museum presents the work of the Chemnitz-born artist and co-founder of the "Brücke". Two unique collections, prints and loans make it a new hotspot for expressionism.
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus09116 Chemnitz
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16.08.2614:00 clock14:45 clock15:30 clock
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Regulär: 35,00 € | Ermäßigt: 33,00 € | Kinder (6–16 Jahre): 27,50 €
Legendary Escapes XXL (English)
The 3-hour guided tour focuses on the history of the Oflag IV C prisoner-of-war camp and the spectacular escapes of Pat Reid, Airey Neave, and their fellow prisoners. Highlights of the tour include the escape tunnels, the Colditz glider, the theater, the Pat Reid Cellar, and Pa