This is a really nice mall. It's very large. We only saw a small part of it and hung out mostly in…read morethe food court. However, it seems like they have a ton of shops and attractions. I was especially impressed by all the non-retail areas like reading lounges, kid hangouts, ladies lounges, and sitting areas. Also, in the food court there's a kid's play area with tables, and a literal climbing wall for the little ones which was pretty neat. Very cool shopping center and I could see how it might be a huge draw for the area.

Huge Food Court for everyone's needs, free parking, lots of kind of shops…read more Worth spending a day trip here.

Big apartment building with neat architechture with no straight lines (except the windows). Pretty…read morecool to walk around with nothing even underfoot. Wish you could go in and see the apartments. Check out the restaraunt/bar that the top for an amazing view.

Nice clean station. Information center was very helpful and we purchased tickets there. Lots of…read moreshops for food.

Originally one of Germany's small, but beautiful jewels of architecture, Darmstadt's main train…read morestation had been laid out in the strict, no frills early Art Deco style favored by Grand Duke Ludwig. Nice details are the main reception hall with the "distorted echo effect" and the daylight design of the entire building. Unfortunately, Darmstadt main station had not been kept up very well until recently and was bastardized by architectural Add-ons (my guess: early seventies). Recent rennovations are trying to do away with the stylistic rape. Let's see how well this goes - the early results are promising.

A pleasant garden, apparently English style with rose gardens, lawns and, very important on a hot,…read moresunny day shade. Sign-posting left a bit to be desired, I didn't find any toilets or other facilities and parking was a bit tricky, maybe I hadn't found the official car park. Just a stroll to Mathildenhöhe, so do both in one visit.

THE SCENE: This park is seriously one of the best in Hessen…read more It's got lots of really beautiful trees, a lake with plenty of geese and ducks that are interesting to watch, a bocce / pétanque area, and lots of really interesting areas for kids to play, including a dirt track for bikes or R/C cars, a friggin' zipline rail for kids to zipline along, and some basic playground equipment. All in all, this park is very relaxing to spend a quiet Sunday afternoon with the family or take the kids to play at. There's lots of young lovers as well enjoying each others companies and picnics. THE RESTAURANT: In the middle of the park there's also a restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. I highly recommend the outdoor seating area, grabbing a beer or Spritz and a small bite to eat. They also have nice meals you can get that are tasty! I had the roast pork meal when I was there with an apple wine (Apfelwein) spritz that was refreshing and delicious on a perfect afternoon!