Large castle with 3 floors to tour. They offered a tablet which included an app making several…read morerooms interactive which was cool. We got the combined porcelain factory and castle tour. Both are a decent walk, we tried to figure out the bus but was unsuccessful given language issues.

First off the city is beautiful, a nice day trip. The cathedral connected to the castle is worth…read morethe $$$. Beautiful architecture & stain glass. Now the castle. 10/10 would recommend the first room to the left. You put on these fancy slippers and it becomes an ice skating rink. I could spend HOURS in this room. Of course the rest of the museum is beautiful and offers a lot of information but man I would pay just to ice skate in that room every single day.

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.

This is one of a kind porcelain. State of the art design and artists. Very interesting tour. I…read morethink this porcelain is unique in the world.

Excellent tour giving you an overview of the porcelain manufacturing process. Nearly every step is…read moreby hand, you go through 4 different rooms to see artisans working each major stage. Very impressive what they do, it is painstaking work. No wonder why their product is so expensive. The factory has a large parking area, cost is 5 euro for the day. Only quibble is the combo pass should give you some information on how to use the local bus to save walking or driving between the factory and the castle.

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.

This Old Masters Museum is in a complex. The museum entrance was hard to find because of the…read moretourist groups gathering and blocking the entrance. Once we made it into the building, we were rudely greeted by two old and angry women, and told to go downstairs for tickets. We were directed to self service lockers for coats and backpacks then to purchase tickets. The same rude "greeters" on the first floor practically yelled at me because I had my purse with me. She demanded that I return and store it in the locker. I asked if I could keep it with me because it contained my passport and with a stern and rude "nein" she turned me away. I did manage to put my valuables in my pocket in hopes that there are no pick pockets in the museum. The museum's collection is impressive, but the curation is not up to par. Many of the master works are behind glass such as Raphael's Sistina Madonna. The skylights and lighting above the Sistina Madonna casted a terrible glare, which made it impossible to enjoy the piece from a direct front view. The pieces are incredible, which would make this a 5* museum, but the terrible curation and horrible customer service bumped down 2*.

Ekstasis ~ "standing outside oneself" (from Greek, ex- "out" + histanai "to place")…read more First there was Raphael's Sistine Madonna. Then, somewhere between Giorgione's Sleeping Venus and Vermeer's Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window -- ecstasy waved and found us: sitting on round sofas, gazing at art.