Places of Interest

The most magnificent building in Bad Ems!

An architectural gem on the River Lahn.

Impressive church with golden domes and valuable iconostasis.

Epitome of the art of German engineering, and at the same time one of the steepest of its kind worldwide.

Legendary caves, which were an attraction that fascinated visitors even in Goethe’s time.

The building is a mixture of a villa and a castle and was built as a country house for a rich Russian landowner.   Later it became a hotel where artists and musicians were regular guests.  In fact Richard Wagner completed his opera “Parzifal” here.  Today the castle is a foundation, where art scholarship students can live and work.

This spring is listed in the Guinness Book of Records – at 57° C it is one of the hottest in Germany.

One of the steepest funiculars in the world!

An outstanding building and one of the landmarks of Bad Ems.

Large stage in wonderful New Rococo style.

Try your luck in Germany’s oldest casino

Striking baroque building, once the summer residence of Tsar Alexander II.

Impressive panoramic view of the Lahn Valley and Bad Ems.

A journey into the past of one of the oldest spas north of the Alps.

The famous medicinal spring water can be tasted here.

Relax amidst beautiful gardens and magnificent architecture.

Spring with its own “temple”.

The only “private” statue of the Emperor in Germany where he is not dressed in military uniform – showing how relaxed Bad Ems was – for everyone!