5 attractions in Münster, including Aasee Lake, Münster, Münster Zoo (Allwetterzoo) and Prinzipalmarkt. Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Lakes
Münster
Fifteen minutes on foot from the Prinzipalmarkt and suddenly there is open space: the Aasee stretches for about 2.3 kilometres from the edge of the old town to the south-west, lined with meadows, plane trees and lakeside paths. For locals…
Zoos
Münster
The Allwetterzoo Münster ("all-weather zoo") is a 30-hectare woodland zoo on the edge of Lake Aasee in Münster, the historic university city in northwestern Germany. Its name comes from covered walkways linking many of the animal houses, s…
Old towns & squares
Münster
The Prinzipalmarkt in Münster is one of the most photogenic old-town streets in northern Germany: a curving row of tall sandstone gabled houses above a continuous arcade, framed by the Gothic tower of St. Lambert's Church. It is also a key…
Palaces
Münster
Münster Palace (Schloss Münster) is the former residence of the prince-bishops of Münster and today the main building of the University of Münster. Designed by the Westphalian Baroque architect Johann Conrad Schlaun, its red-brick and sand…
Churches & monasteries
Münster
St. Paul's Cathedral in Münster (St.-Paulus-Dom) is the seat of the Diocese of Münster and, together with the historic town hall, the defining landmark of this university city in Westphalia. Its twin Romanesque towers, Gothic interior and…