Editing Stuttgart (section)

== Landmarks and culture ==
{{wide image|Solitude pan-pjt.jpg|1280px|Solitude Palace}}

=== Inner city ===
[[File:Stiftskirche Stuttgart.jpg|thumb|The ''Stiftskirche'', seen from south-east (Kirchstraße)]]
At the center of Stuttgart lies its main square, [[Schlossplatz, Stuttgart|Schlossplatz]]. As well as being the largest square in Stuttgart, it stands at the crossover point between the city's shopping area, ''Schlossgarten'' park which runs down to the river [[Neckar]], Stuttgart's two central castles and major museums and residential areas to the south west. Königstraße, Stuttgart's most important shopping street which runs along the northwestern edge of Schlossplatz, claims to be the longest pedestrianized street in Germany.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}

Although the city center was heavily damaged during World War II,{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} many historic buildings have been reconstructed and the city boasts some fine pieces of modern post-war architecture. Buildings and squares of note in the [[inner city]] include:
[[File:Stuttgart AlteKanzlei01.JPG|right|thumb|The ''Alte Kanzlei'' on [[Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)|Schillerplatz]] square]]
*The ''[[Stiftskirche, Stuttgart|Stiftskirche]]'' (Collegiate Church), dates back to the 12th century, but was changed to the Late Gothic style in the 15th century and has been a Protestant church since 1534.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} Exterior: [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]/[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]; interior: Romanesque/Gothic/Modern. Reconstructed with simplified interior after World War II.
*''Altes Schloss'' (the [[Old Castle (Stuttgart)|Old Castle]]), mostly dating from the late 15th century, some parts date back to 1320.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] style; reconstructed.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}
*''Alte Kanzlei'' (the Old Chancellery) on [[Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)|Schillerplatz]] square which backs onto the 1598 Mercury Pillar
*''Neues Schloss'' (the [[New Castle (Stuttgart)|New Castle]]), completed in 1807.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} [[Baroque]]/[[Classicism]]); reconstructed with modern interior, currently houses government offices.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} The cellars with a collection of stone fragments from the Roman times are open to visitors.<ref>McLachlan, p. 245</ref>
*''[[Wilhelm Palais|Wilhelmpalais]]'' (the Wilhelm Palace) on Charlottenplatz, completed in 1840 and rebuilt in 1965. 
*''Königsbau'' (the King's Building), 1850. Classicism; reconstructed; has been housing the "Königsbau Passagen" shopping centre since 2006.
*The ''Großes Haus'' of [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|Stuttgart National Theatre]], 1909–1912
*''Markthalle'' Market Hall, 1910 ([[Art Nouveau]])
*The ''[[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]]'' (Main Railway Station) was designed in 1920;{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} its stark, functional lines are typical of the artistic trend 'Neue Sachlichkeit' ([[New Objectivity]]).{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}
*The ''[[Württembergische Landesbibliothek]]'' state library, rebuilt in 1970
*''Friedrichsbau Varieté'' (Friedrich Building), rebuilt in 1994 on the site of the former art nouveau building

=== Architecture in other districts ===
[[File:Stuttgart Wilhelma 1900.jpg|thumb|right|[[Wilhelma]] Zoo and Botanical Garden, around 1900]]
A number of significant castles stand in Stuttgart's suburbs and beyond as reminders of the city's royal past. These include:

*[[Castle Solitude]], 1700–1800. In Baroque/[[Rococo]] style.
*[[Ludwigsburg Palace]], 1704–1758. Baroque, with its enormous [[Baroque garden]].
*[[Hohenheim|Castle Hohenheim]], 1771–1793

Other landmarks in and around Stuttgart include (''see also [[#Museums|museums]] below''):

*[[Rosenstein Castle|Castle Rosenstein]] (1822–1830), classical
*[[Württemberg Mausoleum]] (1824) which holds the remains of [[Catherine Pavlovna of Russia]] and King [[William I of Württemberg]]
*[[Wilhelma]] Zoo and Botanical Gardens (1853)
*The [[Observation Tower Burgholzhof|Observation Tower of Burgholzhof]], an 1891 brick observation tower constructed by the Cannstatt municipal architect Friedrich Keppler on behalf of the Verschönerungsverein Cannstatt e. V. ("Society for the Beautification of Cannstatt"), in the style of a Roman tower
*[[Weissenhof Estate]] (1927), [[International Style (architecture)|International Style]]
*[[Friedenskirche, Stuttgart|Friedenskirche]], a 1966 church using the 1892 tower of a bombed church
*The [[Fernsehturm Stuttgart|TV Tower]] (1950), the world's first concrete TV tower
*[[Stuttgart Airport]] Terminal Building, 2000. In neighboring [[Leinfelden-Echterdingen]].
*[[Vodafone-Funkturm Stuttgart-Vaihingen]] (1998), a radio tower

=== Parks, lakes, cemeteries and other places of interest ===
[[File:Feuersee Spring.jpg|thumb|The Johanneskirche on the Feuersee, designed by [[Christian Friedrich von Leins]]]] 
[[File:Killesbergpark.jpg|right|thumb|[[Killesbergpark]] with fountains and vineyards in the background]]
At the center of Stuttgart lies a series of gardens which are popular with families and cyclists. Because of its shape on a map, the locals refer to it as the ''Green U''. The Green U starts with the old Schlossgarten, castle gardens first mentioned in records in 1350. The modern park stretches down to the river [[Neckar]] and is divided into the upper garden (bordering the [[Old Castle (Stuttgart)|Old Castle]], the [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Main Station]], the [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|State Theater]] and the State Parliament building), and the middle and lower gardens – a total of 61 hectares. The park also houses Stuttgart planetarium.

At the far end of Schlossgarten lies the second ''Green U'' park, the larger [[Rosensteinpark]] which borders Stuttgart's [[Wilhelma]] zoo and botanical gardens. Planted by King [[William I of Württemberg]], it contains many old trees and open areas and counts as the largest English-style garden in southern Germany. In the grounds of the park stands the former Rosenstein castle, now the Rosenstein Museum.

Beyond bridges over an adjacent main road lies the final ''Green U'' park, [[Killesbergpark]] or 'Höhenpark' which is a former quarry that was converted for the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]] garden show of 1939 (and was used as a collection point for Jews awaiting transportation to [[Internment|concentration camps]]). The park has been used to stage many gardening shows since the 1950s, including the [[Bundesgartenschau]] and 1993 International Gardening Show, and runs miniature trains all around the park in the summer months for children and adults. The viewing tower (Killesbergturm) offers unique views across to the northeast of Stuttgart.

On the northern edge of the [[Rosensteinpark]] is the famous '[[Wilhelma]]', Germany's only combined zoological and botanical garden. The whole compound, with its ornate pavilions, greenhouses, walls and gardens was built around 1850 as a summer palace in moorish style for King [[Wilhelm I, German Emperor|Wilhelm I]] of [[Württemberg]]. It currently houses around 8000 animals and some 5000 plant species and contains the biggest [[magnolia]] grove in Europe.

Other parks in Stuttgart include the historic [[Botanischer Garten der Universität Hohenheim]] and [[Landesarboretum Baden-Württemberg]] at [[Hohenheim|Castle Hohenheim]] (which date back to 1776 and are still used to catalog and research plant species), Uhlandshöhe hill (between the city center, Bad Cannstatt and Frauenkopf, and home to Stuttgart observatory), the Weißenburgpark (a five-hectare park in the Bopser area of Stuttgart South which dates back to 1834 and is now home to a 'tea house' and the 'marble room' and offers a relaxing view across the city center), the [[Birkenkopf]] a [[Schuttberg]] (at {{cvt|511|m|ft|}} the highest point in central Stuttgart, where many ruins were laid to commemorate the Second World War), and the Eichenhain park in Sillenbuch (declared a nature reserve in 1958 and home to 200 [[oak]] trees, many 300–400 years old).
[[File:Birkenkopf 1.jpg|right|thumb|View from the Birkenkopf]]

There are a number of natural and artificial lakes and ponds in Stuttgart. The largest is the [[Max-Eyth-See]], which was created in 1935 by reclaiming a former quarry and is now an official nature reserve. It is surrounded by an expansive open area overlooked by vineyards on the banks of the river [[Neckar]] near Mühlhausen.
There are expansive areas of woodland to the west and south west of Stuttgart which are popular with walkers, families, cyclists and ramblers. The most frequented lakes form a {{cvt|3|km|mi}} trio made up of the Bärensee, Neuer See and Pfaffensee. The lakes are also used for local water supplies.

In the Feuersee area in the west of Stuttgart lies one of two 'Feuersee's (literally fire lakes), striking for its views of the [[St. John's Church, Stuttgart|Johanneskirche]] (St. Johns) church across the lake, surrounded by nearby houses and offices. The other Feuersee can be found in Vaihingen.

'''Cemeteries''' in Stuttgart include:

*The Hoppenlaufriedhof in Central Stuttgart, the oldest remaining cemetery which dates back to 1626, an [[wikt:infirmary|infirmary]] graveyard last used in 1951
*The Waldfriedhof, the 1913 forest cemetery that is connected to Südheimer Platz by [[Standseilbahn Stuttgart|funicular railway]]
*The [[:de:Pragfriedhof|Pragfriedhof]], with its [[Art Nouveau]] [[cremation|crematorium]]. Established in 1873 it was extended to include Jewish graves in 1874 and also now houses the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] of [[Alexander Nevsky]].
*The Uff-Kirchhof cemetery in Bad Cannstatt which stands at the crossroads of two ancient [[Roman roads]] and Cannstatter Hauptfriedhof, the largest graveyard in Stuttgart which has been used as a Muslim burial ground since 1985

The city boasts the second-largest mineral water deposits in Europe after [[Budapest]],{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}<ref name=Typical/> with over 250 springs within the urban area.<ref name=Typical>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuttgart.de/item/show/339461 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212094541/http://www.stuttgart.de/item/show/339461 |archive-date=12 February 2013 |title=Typical Stuttgart |work=Official website of Stuttgart |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> The [[Athenebrunnen]] (or Fountain of Pallas Athena) is along Jean-Amery-Weg in the western part of Stuttgart, dating from 1911.

=== Culture and events ===
[[File:Stuttgart Staatsoper.jpg|thumb|The [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|State Opera House]]]]
[[File:Stiftskirche stuttgart.jpg|thumb|upright|The Protestant [[Stiftskirche (Stuttgart)|Stiftskirche]] (originally built in 1170, pictured around 1900) with the memorial on ''[[Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)|Schillerplatz]]'' square in foreground]]

Stuttgart is known for its rich cultural heritage, in particular its [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|State Theatre (''Staatstheater'')]] and [[Staatsgalerie Stuttgart|State Gallery (''Staatsgalerie'')]]. The ''[[Staatstheater Stuttgart|Staatstheater]]'' is home to the [[Staatsoper Stuttgart|State opera]] and three smaller theatres. It regularly stages opera, ballet and theatre productions as well as concerts. The [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|Staatstheater]] was named Germany/Austria/Switzerland "Theatre of the year" in 2006; the Stuttgart Opera has won the 'Opera of the year' award six times.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/a-state-opera |title=Stuttgart State Opera |work=Official website of Stuttgart |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015002926/https://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/en/a-state-opera |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Stuttgart Ballet]] is connected to names like [[John Cranko]] and [[Marcia Haydée]].

Stuttgart is also home to one of Germany's most prestigious [[symphony orchestra]]s, the [[Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra]], with famous English conductor [[Roger Norrington|Sir Roger Norrington]], who developed a distinct sound of that orchestra, known as the ''Stuttgart Sound''. They mostly perform in the ''Liederhalle'' concert hall.

The city offers two Broadway-style musical theatres, the Apollo and the Palladium Theater (each approx. 1800 seats). [[Ludwigsburg Palace]] in the nearby town of [[Ludwigsburg]] is also used throughout the year as a venue for concerts and cultural events.

As a result of Stuttgart's long history of [[viticulture]] (Even today there are vineyards less than {{cvt|500|m|ft|0}} from the [[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Main Station]]), there are more than 400 flights of stairs (known in the local dialect as the "''Stäffele''") around the city, equivalent to approximately {{cvt|20|km|mi|0}} of steps.<ref name="Stäffele">{{cite web |title=Stuttgarter Stäffele |url=https://www.stuttgart.de/item/show/14954 |website=stuttgart.de |publisher=City of Stuttgart |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=20 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220022135/http://www.stuttgart.de/item/show/14954 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, in the early 19th century, the city continued to grow and many vineyards were replaced by houses and streets and the ''Stäffele'' were used as footpaths to connect the newly built neighborhoods. Some of the stairs were elaborately decorated with fountains and plantings.<ref name="Stäffele"/>

The [[Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle|Schleyerhalle]] sports arena is regularly used to stage rock and pop concerts with major international stars on European tour.

Stuttgart's [[Swabian cuisine]], beer and wine have been produced in the area since the 17th century and are now famous throughout Germany and beyond.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.germany.co.uk/Food---Drink/Gourmet/article,Culinary-A-to-Z,1501.html |title=Culinary A to Z |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517064903/http://www.germany.co.uk/Food---Drink/Gourmet/article%2CCulinary-A-to-Z%2C1501.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2008 |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> For example, [[Gaisburger Marsch]] is a stew that was invented in Stuttgart's Gaisburg area of Stuttgart East.
[[File:Cannstatter-fruchtsaeule-2004.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The [[Cannstatter Volksfest]] in the district of 'Bad Cannstatt']]

In October 2009 the Stuttgart Ministry of Agriculture announced that the European Union was to officially recognise the pasta dish [[Maultasche]]n as a "regional specialty", thus marking its significance to the cultural heritage of [[Baden-Württemberg]].<ref>{{cite web |date=23 October 2009 |url=http://www.shortnews.de/start.cfm?id=795287 |website=shortnews.de |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2016 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160517204504/http://www.shortnews.de/start.cfm?id=795287 |title=Die Schwäbische Maultasche steht jetzt unter Schutz der Europäischen Union |access-date=14 October 2018}}</ref>

In 1993 Stuttgart hosted the [[1993 World Horticultural Exposition|International Garden Show]] in the suburb of [[Killesbergpark|Killesberg]]. In 2006 it was also one of the host cities of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|Football World Cup]]. In 2007, Stuttgart hosted the [[2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]]. In 2008 it was host to the [[World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships]].{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} In 2015, Stuttgart hosted the Protestant [[Kirchentag]] (church convention) festival, a festival that takes place in a different German city every two years.<ref>{{cite web | title=Thousands gather in Stuttgart for Germany's festival of faith and action | website=World Council of Churches | date=4 June 2015 | url=https://www.oikoumene.org/news/thousands-gather-in-stuttgart-for-germanys-festival-of-faith-and-action | access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>

Regular events that take place in Stuttgart:
*The world-famous annual [[Cannstatter Volksfest|'Volksfest']], originally a traditional agricultural fair which now also hosts beer tents and a French village and is second in size only to the [[Oktoberfest]] in Munich. There is also a [[Stuttgart Spring Festival|Spring festival]] on the same grounds in April of each year.
*With more than 3.6 million visitors in 2007<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuttgarter-weihnachtsmarkt.de/de/home/ |title=Willkommen in der Weihnachtsmarkt-Stadt Stuttgart |work=in.Stuttgart Veranstaltungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG |language=de |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015003016/https://www.stuttgarter-weihnachtsmarkt.de/de/home/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and more than 200 stands, Stuttgart's [[Christmas Market, Stuttgart|Christmas Market]], running from late November to 23 December,{{sfn|Christiani|2015|p=311}} is the largest and one of the oldest traditional Christmas markets in Europe.{{sfn|Christiani|2015|p=311}} It is especially renowned for its abundant decorations and takes place in the four weeks leading up to Christmas.<ref>McLachlan, p. 254</ref>
*The Fish Market (''Hamburger Fischmarkt'', late July) with fresh fish, other food and beer from [[Hamburg]]
*The Summer Festival (''Stuttgart Sommerfest'', usually in early August) with shows, music, children's entertainment and local cuisine in [[Schlossplatz, Stuttgart]]<ref name="Peters, p. 430">Peters, p. 430</ref> and adjacent parks
*The Lantern Festival (''Lichterfest'', early July) in [[Killesbergpark|Killesberg]] park with its famous firework display and fairground attractions
*The Wine Village (''Weindorf'', late August/early September) – vintages are sold at this event held at Schillerplatz and Marktplatz (Market Square).<ref name="Peters, p. 430"/>

=== Museums ===
[[File:Stuttgart alte staatsgalerie.jpg|thumb|Entrance to the [[Staatsgalerie Stuttgart|Old State Gallery]]]]
[[File:Württembergische Königskrone.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Württemberg]] crown jewels on display in the State Museum of Württemberg ([[Old Castle (Stuttgart)|Old Castle]])]]

Stuttgart is home to five of the eleven state museums in [[Baden-Württemberg]]. The foremost of these is the [[Staatsgalerie Stuttgart|Old State Gallery]] (opened in 1843, extended in 1984) which holds art dating from the 14th to 19th century including works by [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]], [[Rembrandt]], [[Claude Monet|Monet]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir|Renoir]], [[Paul Cézanne|Cézanne]] and [[Joseph Beuys|Beuys]]. Next door to the Old State Gallery is the [[Neue Staatsgalerie|New State Gallery]] (1980) with its controversial modern architecture. Among others, this gallery houses works from [[Max Beckmann]], [[Salvador Dalí|Dalí]], [[Henri Matisse|Matisse]], [[Joan Miró|Miró]], [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], [[Paul Klee|Klee]], [[Marc Chagall|Chagall]] and [[Wassily Kandinsky|Kandinsky]].

The [[Old Castle (Stuttgart)|Old Castle]] is also home to the [[Landesmuseum Württemberg|State Museum of Württemberg]] which was founded in 1862 by [[William I of Württemberg]]. The museum traces the rich [[history of Württemberg]] with many artifacts from its dukes, counts and kings, as well as earlier remnants dating back to the [[Stone Age]]. On the Karlsplatz side of the Old Castle is a museum dedicated to the memory of [[Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]], former resident of Stuttgart who attempted to assassinate [[Adolf Hitler]] on [[20 July plot|20 July 1944]].
[[File:Mercedes-Benz Museum 201312 08 blue hour.jpg|right|thumb|[[Mercedes-Benz Museum]]]]
[[File:Porsche-Museum Main Entrance.JPG|thumb|right|[[Porsche Museum, Stuttgart|Porsche Museum]]]]

Other leading museums in Stuttgart include:
*The History Museum (''Haus der Geschichte'', 1987), examining local history, finds, the conflict between modern society and its cultural history
*[[State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart]] (SMNS) in [[Rosensteinpark|Park Rosenstein]] housed in [[Rosenstein Castle|Castle Rosenstein]] (with an emphasis on biology and natural history) and Löwentor Museum ([[paleontology]] and geology, home of the [[Steinheim skull]] and many unique fossils from the [[triassic]], [[jurassic]] and tertiary periods)
*The [[Mercedes-Benz Museum]] (1936, moved in 2006), now the most visited museum in Stuttgart (440,000 visits per year).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuttgart.de/en/item/show/335717 |title=Mercedes-Benz Museum |access-date=14 October 2018 |work=State Capital Stuttgart}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The museum traces the 125-year history of the automobile from the legendary silver arrow to the [[Mercedes-Benz]] brand of today.
*[[Kunstmuseum Stuttgart|Stuttgart Art Museum]] (''Kunstmuseum Stuttgart'', 2005), the number two museum in Stuttgart in terms of visitors with a strong leaning towards modern art (the foremost exhibition of [[Otto Dix]] works). The museum stands on the corner of [[Schlossplatz, Stuttgart]] in a huge glass cube, in strong contrast to the surrounding traditional architecture.
*The [[Porsche Museum, Stuttgart|Porsche Museum]] (1976; reopened in 2008 on new premises)
*[[Hegel House]] (''Hegelhaus''), birthplace of the philosopher [[Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel]] which documents his life works
*The [[Linden Museum]], established in 1911, a leading international [[ethnology|ethnological]] museum<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lindenmuseum.de/en/about-us/story/ |title=The Linden Museum – the World in Stuttgart |publisher=Lindenmuseum.de |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015042118/https://www.lindenmuseum.de/en/about-us/story/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Stuttgart Tram Museum (''Straßenbahnwelt Stuttgart'') in Bad Cannstatt, a display of historical vehicles dating back to 1868
*Theodor Heuss House (''[[Theodor Heuss|Theodor-Heuss]]-Haus'', 2002) in [[Killesbergpark]], a tribute to the life and times of the former German president
*The North Station Memorial (''Gedenkstätte am Nordbahnhof Stuttgart'') in memory of the 2000 or so Jewish [[The Holocaust|holocaust]] victims deported by the [[Nazism|Nazis]] from the now disused North Station

=== Churches ===
Stuttgart is the seat of a [[Protestantism|Protestant]] bishop (Protestant State Church in Württemberg) and one of the two co-seats of the bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart]]. The Stuttgart-based [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] ''Gospel Forum'' is the largest place of worship ([[megachurch]]) in Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gospel-forum.de/ |title=Gospel Forum |website=Gospel-Forum.de |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=10 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110150302/https://gospel-forum.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is also home to a large English speaking church, The International Baptist Church of Stuttgart.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibcstuttgart.de/ |title=The International Baptist Church of Stuttgart |work=IBCStuttgart.de |access-date=14 October 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308084958/https://www.ibcstuttgart.de/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Libraries ===
[[File:StadtBibliothekStuttgart-pjt3-18.jpg|thumb|City Library]]
[[File:Wuerttembergische landesbibliothek 2005 05a.jpg|thumb|[[Württembergische Landesbibliothek|State Library of Wurttemberg]]]]
[[File:Hstas.jpg|thumb|Central State Archive]]
The {{lang|de|[[Württembergische Landesbibliothek]]}} (WLB) is one of two state libraries for Baden-Württemberg. The WLB is specifically responsible for the administrative regions of Stuttgart and [[Tübingen]]. Especially devoted to the National Library of acquiring, cataloging, archiving and provision of literature about Württemberg, called ''Württembergica''. Together with the [[Badische Landesbibliothek]] (BLB) in [[Karlsruhe]] it also has the legal deposit for Baden-Württemberg, making it an archive library.

The [[Stuttgart University]] Library (UBS) is a central institution of the University of Stuttgart. It forms the center of the library system of the university, ensuring the supply of research, teaching and studies with literature and other information resources. It stands next to the members of the university and citizens of the city are available. Together with other research libraries and documentation centers in the Stuttgart area – such as the [[University of Hohenheim]] Library – it forms the UBS Library Information System of the Stuttgart Region (BISS).

The Central State Archive Stuttgart is the archive in charge of the Ministries of the State of Baden-Württemberg. Since 1965, it is located right next to the WLB and belongs since 2005 as a department of the Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg in. It includes the stocks of the county and the duchy Württemberg until 1806, the Württemberg central authorities of the 19th and 20th century and the early 19th century as a result of media coverage of fallen Württemberg gentlemen and imperial cities in South Württemberg.

The Stadtarchiv Stuttgart is the archive in charge of the provincial capital Stuttgart. The archived material is in principle open to the public and can be consulted in the reading room in Bellingweg 21 in Bad Cannstatt.

The [[Landeskirche|Landeskirchliche]] Archives preserve the stocks of the Württemberg church leaders and of other ecclesial bodies and institutions: the ducal and royal Württemberg consistory, the Evangelical Supreme Ecclesiastical Council, deanery and parish archives, educational institutions, the works and associations as well as estates and collections. It also has the microfilms of all church books (especially baptism, marriage, and family Death's Register) in the area of the [[Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg]].

The "Archive instigator" is dedicated to the dead of the city. Since 2005, the instigators are working on a memoir about "The dead town". So far, about 5,000 names of victims of the regime of [[Nazism|National Socialism]] have been acquired.

There are two large tours that are available to visitors to Stuttgart. The first is the Hop-on Hop-off bus tour (also called the CityTour Stuttgart), lasting from 10 AM to 4 PM that takes visitors around the city.{{sfn|Christiani|2015|p=310}} The other is the Neckar-Käpt'n, only available from May to October, which cruises on the Neckar river from its dock at [[Wilhelma]] in [[Bad Cannstatt]].{{sfn|Christiani|2015|p=311}}