The Residence Castle, is directly next to the "Green Vault", oder Historisches Und Neues Grünes…read moreGewölbe. Like the Green Vault, is it filled with the family heirlooms. It's incredible how many items they have been able to recover and put on display after the War. Plan to spend at least 2-3 hours here and yes, there is an incredible multi-language bookstore/gift shop which I spent too much in €€€€

A great value with an amazing collection. It was almost too much to take in! The alarmed displays…read moreare a great way to alert staff when someone gets too close without impeding viewability. I appreciated being able to go at our own pace & highly recommend taking a closer look at the details on some of the displayed items. For example, one knife handle has detsiled images on cameos the size of my fingernail embedded. The display glass was crystal clear (I saw a few people bonk their heads leaning in), and the lighting was reflection free- truly stunning display cases. I would gladly go back

Gorgeous palace! The inside is apparently some vr experience thing and not like a normal castle…read moreexperience. They also have art and there's a few different exhibits. The outside was pretty but the whole garden is under construction so it's not the best right now.

What a neat historical place showing off some very old historical art work of Dresden Germany. The…read morecourt yards and gardens were absolutely spectacular to walk through and around the palace. Walking through and understanding culture hear was pretty fun and great experience.

As an overview, this is supposed to be a world-class museum summarizing the history of the German…read moremilitary. Perhaps analogize this museum to a Smithsonian in the U.S. The musuem's website boasts: "The Bundeswehr Museum of Military History in Dresden is one of the three major historical museums in Germany, as well as one of the most innovative military museums in the world." But from a museum management and facilities perspective, this museum is a national embarrassment to Germany. Why? Because the museum has completely inadequate lighting. During our visit, the lights were completely turned off in the 1300-1914 exhibit for the first two hours. We literally had to use our phone as flashlights to read anything. The overall the lighting is bad in other areas where the lights were on. The museum website should openly tell people the museum lacks lighting and visitors should bring their own flashlights. If the lighting had been working, I would have given this museum 5 stars. But I rate museums based on actual experience, not aspirational wants. Getting past the lighting fiasco, the museum's chronological coverage of German military history is logical and well-developed. Seeing WWI and WWII through another historical lens is always interesting (as an aside, I strongly recommend the Yasukuni Shrine and its war museum Yūshūkan in Tokyo for an interesting perspective on WWII). Concerning some of the more detailed exhibits, we consistently encountered exhibits with no design and forethought. For example, in one area with vertical pullouts concerning varying views on Napoleon, the pullouts would not extend far enough out to see the whole exhibit. In other areas, videos did not play. I was shocked by the non-functional displays and backwardness in this museum. On the positive side, some of the displays were truly unique including the display on animals used by militaries. Consider skipping the displays on floor 3. Floor 3 has the strangest, tightly spaced, ridiculous vertical displays I've even seen anywhere. Overall cleanliness: Excellent Bathroom cleanliness: Excellent Snack bar: closed when we visited Viewing station of downtown Dresden: impaired visibility due to the building design but worth a quick peek. Time budget: minimum 3-4 hours

NOTE: bring a flash light to see the displays…read more Arrival: this is far from the Dresden city center, but we took the tram here. Google assisted and we were able to take tram 7 here. It was 9 stops and took roughly 23 minutes to arrive. It was an easy walk from the tram to the museum. It was lightly snowing on the walk over. It is a neat modern/classic building that is very nice to look at. The top has a look out of Dresden, but the railing and roof system makes it very hard to see the view. Negatives: 1. there is a sign posted at the museum ticket counter that was a bit odd. It said they do not have replacement bulbs, I thought it was odd. The museum displays more than half have no bulbs. So bring a flashlight or be prepared to use your phone to light the displays because the displays are mounted on black material and in the morning with no sunlight you cannot read anything. There are windows, but they are permanently closed. 2. There is no WiFi. 3. Anything with an interactive video monitor does not work. This is a wonderful military museum with a great deal of history to read and there is a lot of reading to be done while at this museum. The font is a bit small so be prepared to squint in the dark if you don't have a flashlight or in some displays you cannot read anything at all. There are some odd ways of displaying items in the museum, like vertical parallel displays that you have to squeeze between people to look at in the dark with very narrow openings. The museum has military items from paintings, books, clothing, propaganda, children toys, and how each member of the family and including animals were used during the war. There is a coat room to put your coat for storage so you don't have to take it along with you. The museum is quite hot. Cafe: closed Bathrooms: above average cleanliness Cleanliness: above average

As an overview, the "Green Vault" is Germany's equivalent to a grandmother bragging about her…read morechintzy keepsakes she collected over the years. Perhaps to immediate family the keepsakes are impressive, but to all other visitors, who cares! Yes, I'm a bit biased. There are some interesting historical pieces and some items of truly significant historical value, but I wanted to give the average Yelp readers a reality check before selecting this museum. The three most interesting items I liked about this museum included: (1) Ivan the Terrible's drinking vessel, (2) a rock crystal glass once owned by Martin Luther, and (3) the amber collection. WiFi: not available Bathroom: for a Euro 1 fee Time budget: unless you're an expert on something in this museum, 90 minutes is enough time. Photos: Photos are not allowed in the museum Value: Unless you have a special connection to something on display here, I rate the value as below average for this museum.

This museum is located in the city center of Dresden and it is an easy walk even in the cold if you…read moreare staying in a hotel in the area. There is also a tram stop, use Google to confirm. We walked. It is centrally located near many restaurants and shops. This has a 16 euro entry free. Negative: 1. This is 16 euros and not worth it. 2. There is no WIFI. 3. Bathrooms are not free 4. No photos allowed. 5. Watch the size of your bag, my crossbody bag was too big according to coat check and I had to leave it behind. The coat check is free, but a locker is 1 euro. The building other than one room was destroyed during the war. All rooms but one were renovated and restored. This is a rich man's over indulgence in buying stuff. He would be considered a collector/hoarder in today's terms. There are quite a lot of high end impressive items from amber, mother of pearl, gold, emerald, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, glass, and more. It is quite overwhelming. There is free audio to explain everything but not everything is covered in the audio guide. So things you are curious, there is no details. There is limited explanation of items on the walls or display cases. You have to go through a "vault" to get to the treasures. There have been quite a few breakins that make security heighten here and they are still missing some pieces from a break in, there is a plaque that explains the details the past break-ins. Yes, this is a lovely museum packed full of a rich man's beloved collection of treasures, but I found it overwhelming and quite boring after 30 minutes. I would recommend this museum if it was 5 euros. At 16 euros, skip it.

Visited during the 2023 Christmas market and enjoyed walking around all the stalls to find good…read morefood and try my first gluhwein. Met some lovely locals and enjoyed the most delicious stollen (German fruit cake) too. This Christmas market is the oldest in Dresden and is just a few blocks away from the train station and bus terminal. It's also located in a shopping center so plenty of shopping options.

In A Nutshell: -If…read moreyou are looking for special place to spend Christmas, Germany's small town of Dresden offers up one special Christmas Market. -In a country full of bright Christmas Market's, going to Germany's oldest one in Dresden is worth it. -Here you'll find a ton of yummy comfort foods, brushes that are designed to clean any crevice on anything, delish hot wines & just an overall festive atmosphere. Overall, you'll really enjoy the Striezelmarkt Dresden. It has everything you need to celebrate Christmas in fairy tale fashion!

The only Christmas Market that we encountered that charges an entrance fee. This is a medieval…read morethemed market... themed in that the people are dressed in medieval costumes, but the stalls sell the same stuff and have the same food. Not worth the entrance fee.

Who doesn't like a Christmas markt with a theme, and you know what is the best part of it? The…read morethem is medieval. How great! I personal habe been to serval medieval festivals in different cities, so far I have really great experience with then, I enjoyed the fest really much. So it didn't take me long to decided to visit this place, as soon as I discovered this place. Well, visitors do need to pay for the entrance, that's quite common in Germany through. the price is alright, i didn't feel like it was rip off or something. As we were here, it got music, food and some cool gear around. I found the place really interested. I even saw a bath there, which mean whoever go there, has to take a bath in front of other visitors. The idea was kinda funny. I also saw some training area for bows and swords. That's could be fun. We also tasted some nice medieval street food, quite nice. But it was quite pity, the Christmas market wasn't really big, it didn't take much time to walk around the whole place. Well, although the market wasn't as big as others in Dresden, it was nice to visit one like this. For the medieval fans, that could be some cool place to visit.