Beautiful area to explore and walk. We had an elderly woman with us that had a walker and the paths…read morewere nice and wide. Great to navigate and some fun outdoor music even during the rain. Lots of great stops for families and benches to relax. Very, very clean.

Hermanshof is a hidden treasure in the middle of Weinheim. I like to go there with a book or my…read moredrawing pad and take a walk to get away from the city or to think. It's not a tradtional park where you can grill or have a party but a botanical garden where you can look at amazing species flowers and plants. Don't miss the wisteria trellis in Spring; it smells fantastic! There is no entrance fee and keep in mind no animals are allowed inside the garden.

The Luther Monument is a well crafted visual portrayal of the history of the Reformation designed…read moreby Ernst Rietschel and after his death in 1861 completed by his students in accordance with his design. The monument was finished June 25, 1868. A ceremony was held and saw notables like Kaiser Wilhelm I in attendance. Lords, scholars and personifications of important cities from the immediate and subsequent history of the Reformation are positioned throughout the monument At it's center is Martin Luther raised as a center piece to the story of the Reformation movement. Seated at his feet are four figures from the movement which finally led to the Reformation, Peter Wardus (1180) France, John Wyclif (1320-1384, Jan Hus (1369-1415) Bohemia and Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498). The statues on the corner pedestals symbolize secular dominion and the power of the spirit. Reliefs surround the monument which depict important events in the Reformation like the refusal of Martin Luther to recant his beliefs at the 1521 Diet of Worms. I gave this monument four stars because it depicts the entire Reformation movement history. The reformers before Martin Luther, Martin Luther and the important events of the Diet of Worms and events after the Reformation. The Martin Luther hymn is inscribed under his statue, "A Mighty Fortress is our God".

Das Lutherdenkmal zu Worms ist eines der beiden größten Reformationsdenkmäler der Welt und neben…read moredem Dom St Peter die zweite große Sehenswürdigkeit der Stadt. Das 1868 eingeweihte Denkmal ist auch in seiner Ausgestaltung ungewöhnlich üppig und detailliert, Schwerpunkte der Figurenkomposition und der Inschriften sind die Luthers Thesen zu Wittenberg und das religiöse Konzil in Worms, in dem Luther seine Thesen gegenüber dem Kaiser rechtfertigen musste. Neben Luther selbst findet man noch 11 weitere große, gegossene Figuren (darunter Girolamo Savonarola, Kurfürst Friedrich III. und Philipp Melanchthon), unter Luthers Figur sein Motto "Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders." Inschriften und Reliefs an den Innenmauern enthalten u.a. Zitate anderer Reformatoren wie Johannes Calvin und Ulrich Zwingli. Das große Denkmal liegt in einem schönen dafür eingerichteten Park, in dem man sich gut entspannen kann zwischen Zeit "Durchläufen" - die braucht man auch, um die vielfältigen Details des Denkmals auch nur im Ansatz zu ergründen. Ein Muss für alle Besucher von Worms in rund 5 Minuten Gehentfernung vom Bahnhof und auf etwa halber Strecke zum Dom.