A week in Mainz, Germany

Seven days in Mainz, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at St. Stephen's Church. 36 stops in all.

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Day 1

St. Stephen's ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
Mainz CathedralCathedral · 0.5 km on from St. Stephen's Church · On the map
MogontiacumArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Mainz Cathedral · On the map
Gutenberg MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Mogontiacum · On the map
St. Peter's ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Gutenberg Museum · On the map
Protestant Christ Church, MainzTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from St. Peter's Church · On the map

6 stops, about 1.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

DrusussteinArchaeological site · On the map
Roman theater at MainzTheatre or opera house · 0.3 km on from Drususstein · On the map
St. Augustine's church (Mainz)Temple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Roman theater at Mainz · On the map
St. John' Church, MainzTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from St. Augustine's church (Mainz) · On the map
Deutschhaus MainzPalace · 0.8 km on from St. John' Church, Mainz · On the map
New synagogue MainzSynagogue · 1 km on from Deutschhaus Mainz · On the map

6 stops, about 2.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

Theodor Heuss BridgeBridge · On the map
Electoral PalacePalace · 0.5 km on from Theodor Heuss Bridge · On the map
Arch of Dativius VictorMonument · 0.1 km on from Electoral Palace · On the map
Catholic St. Quentin's Church, MainzTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Arch of Dativius Victor · On the map
Osteiner HofPalace · 0.5 km on from Catholic St. Quentin's Church, Mainz · On the map
Catholic St. Ignaz' Church, MainzTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from Osteiner Hof · On the map

6 stops, about 2.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

Castle LandskronCastle · On the map
St. Catherine's Church, OppenheimTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Castle Landskron · On the map
Deutsches WeinbaumuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from St. Catherine's Church, Oppenheim · On the map

3 stops, about 0.7 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

Kunsthalle MainzMuseum · On the map
The Big Jupiter columnMonument · 0.9 km on from Kunsthalle Mainz · On the map
Landesmuseum MainzMuseum · 0.3 km on from The Big Jupiter column · On the map
Sanctuary of Isis and Magna MaterArchaeological site · 0.3 km on from Landesmuseum Mainz · On the map
St. Christoph's Church, MainzTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Sanctuary of Isis and Magna Mater · On the map
Museum of Ancient SeafaringMuseum · 1 km on from St. Christoph's Church, Mainz · On the map

6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

Bassenheimer HofPalace · On the map
St. Emmeran, MainzTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Bassenheimer Hof · On the map
Natural History Museum MainzMuseum · 0.4 km on from St. Emmeran, Mainz · On the map
KarmeliterkircheTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Natural History Museum Mainz · On the map
St. Maria ad GradusTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Karmeliterkirche · On the map
Dom- und Diözesanmuseum (Mainz)Museum · 0.1 km on from St. Maria ad Gradus · On the map

6 stops, about 1.4 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

Römisch-Germanisches ZentralmuseumMuseum · On the map
Walk of Fame of CabaretMonument · 1.2 km on from Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum · On the map
Golden-Ross-KaserneMuseum · 0.6 km on from Walk of Fame of Cabaret · On the map

3 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.

More for Mainz

Things to do in Mainz, Germany · 40 places to see, led by Mainz Cathedral and St. Stephen's Church
One day in Mainz, Germany · 6 stops in a day, starting at St. Stephen's Church

Day trips from Mainz

Photo credits

St. Stephen's Church: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mainz Cathedral: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gutenberg Museum: Pedelecs, CC BY-SA 3.0
St. Peter's Church: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Protestant Christ Church, Mainz: Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Drususstein: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
Roman theater at Mainz: User:Kandschwar, CC BY-SA 2.0 de
St. Augustine's church (Mainz): Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
St. John' Church, Mainz: Lorbas40, CC BY-SA 3.0
Deutschhaus Mainz: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 4.0
New synagogue Mainz: Linus Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Theodor Heuss Bridge: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Electoral Palace: Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Arch of Dativius Victor: Kamée, CC BY 3.0
Catholic St. Quentin's Church, Mainz: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Osteiner Hof: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Catholic St. Ignaz' Church, Mainz: Falense, CC BY-SA 3.0
Castle Landskron: Kumbalam, CC0
St. Catherine's Church, Oppenheim: Valgard, CC BY-SA 3.0
Deutsches Weinbaumuseum: paddy, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kunsthalle Mainz: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
The Big Jupiter column: Enslin, CC BY 2.5
Landesmuseum Mainz: User:Kandschwar, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sanctuary of Isis and Magna Mater: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
St. Christoph's Church, Mainz: RomkeHoekstra, CC BY-SA 3.0
Museum of Ancient Seafaring: User:Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Bassenheimer Hof: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 4.0
St. Emmeran, Mainz: Symposiarch, CC BY-SA 3.0
Natural History Museum Mainz: Martin Bahmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
Karmeliterkirche: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 3.0
St. Maria ad Gradus: Symposiarch, Public domain
Dom- und Diözesanmuseum (Mainz): Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Golden-Ross-Kaserne: Benjamin Dahlhoff, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Good to know

Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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