Why visit Meiningen
Townapedia lists 146 museums and landmarks, 23 parks and trails, 127 places to eat, 29 places to stay and 95 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Casino Lichtspiele, Staatstheater Meiningen, Dampflok Erlebniswelt Meiningen and Büchnersches Hinterhaus.
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About Meiningen
Meiningen (German: [ˈmaɪnɪŋən] ) is a town in the southern part of the German state of Thuringia. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 26,000 (2024). Meiningen is the capital and the largest town of the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district. From 1680 to 1918, Meiningen was the capital of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and from 1918 to 1920 of the Free State of Saxe-Meiningen.
From the Wikipedia article Meiningen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do95
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Museums and landmarks146
Dampflok Erlebniswelt Meiningen
Museum · 1.6 km
2a Am Flutgraben, Meiningen
Tu-Su,PH 10:00-17:00; Mo off
Büchnersches Hinterhaus
Monument and historic site
Georgstraße, Meiningen
24/7
Meininger Zweiradmuseum
Museum · 3.5 km
144 Landsberger Straße, Meiningen
We,Su 13:00-16:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Henneberger Haus
Monument and historic site · German
2 Georgstraße, Meiningen
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Parks, trails and playgrounds23
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Restaurants and cafes127
Cassai
Restaurant · Spanish, Brunch, Cake, Mediterranean, Burger, Tapas
Das, was uns Energie gibt, ist die Zeit mit unseren Liebsten. Das Cassai ist ein Ort zum Wohlfühlen, zum geselligen Beisammensein und...
5 Ludwig-Chronegk-Straße
Mo,Th-Sa 15:00-22:00; Tu-We off; Su 14:00-21:00; Su[1] 10:00-21:00
Backhaus Nahrstedt
Bakery · 2.8 km
31 Berkeser Straße, Meiningen
Mo-Fr 06:00-19:00; Sa 06:00-18:00; Su 06:00-10:00
Gasthaus „Zum braunen Roß"
Restaurant · Regional · 7.8 km
17 Friedrich-Schiller-Straße, Grabfeld
We,Th 12:00-15:00; Fr 12:00-14:00,17:30-21:00; Sa 12:00-21:00; Su...
Pilotprojekt
Bar and pub · 6.2 km
1 Am Flugplatz, Kühndorf
Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 open "at good Weather conditions"
Utendorfer Bäckerei
Bakery · 4.8 km
4 Hauptstraße, Utendorf
Tu-Fr 05:30-17:00; Sa 05:30-11:00; Mo,Su,PH off
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Where to stay29
Churches and places of worship34
St. Dionysius
Church · Lutheran · 6.9 km
31 Christeser Straße, Kühndorf
St. Johannis Kirche
Church · Lutheran · 6.0 km
9 Kirchgasse, Meiningen
Dorfkirche Bauerbach
Church · Protestant · 7.8 km
Friedrich-Schiller-Straße, Grabfeld
Shopping31
Gas and EV charging18
Schools, colleges and libraries31
DRK-Bildungswerk - Höhere Berufsfachschule für die Notfallsanitäterausbildung
School · 1.6 km
28 Dammstraße, Meiningen
Healthcare14
Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Meiningen
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.7 km
3 Bergstraße, Meiningen
Map of Meiningen
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Getting there and nearby towns
Flugplatz Eisenach-Kindel (EIB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Schmalkalden 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Zella-Mehlis 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Suhl 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Bad Neustadt an der Saale 31 km southwest, about 31 min by car
- Waltershausen 38 km north, about 38 min by car
- Bad Kissingen 47 km southwest, about 47 min by car
- Hünfeld 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Künzell 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Coburg 52 km southeast, about 52 min by car
- Fulda 52 km west, about 52 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Markt2011a, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Meiningen, Georgstraße und Haus Markt 6, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Meiningen, der Heinrichsbrunnen und Haus Markt 12, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Meiningen, die Liebfrauenkirche, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 05, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 27, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 13, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 17, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 16, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 10, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 15, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 19, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 14, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 07, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 24, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 18, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 03, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 21, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 26, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 20, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 11, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 25, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 28, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 22, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 09, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 06, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 23, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 02, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 01, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2025-06-22 Radsport, Abschiedsveranstaltung Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour in Meiningen STP 08, Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Meiningen Market Square (35721124450), Magnus Hagdorn from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Meiningen leuchtet, Marktplatz - Modellballon-Glühen 2026-10-30 HBP, Helge Busch-Paulick, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Deutschland Tour 2022 Meiningen 5, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Meiningen, die Luisenstraße, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Meiningen, das Postamt, Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Deutschland Tour 2022 Meiningen BoraHansgrohe, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Meiningen, die Liebfrauenkirche (Teilansicht), Dguendel, CC BY 3.0
- Götzhöhle01, Kramer96, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Das Meininger Theater - Fassade, foto-ed, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brahms5, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- BüchnerHaus3, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Dolmar kuehndorf, SehLax, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Johann Herpf (5), Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Berliner27, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- KathKirche24W, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Sächsischer Hof in Meiningen 01, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Schlosspark25W, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Henfling2, Kramer96, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meiningen - Henneberger Haus (2012-05-20), Kramer96, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirchenburg Walldorf, Eingang, Heinrich Frhr. v. Berlepsch. Original uploader was DerPfarrer at de.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Michaeliskirche Rohr, Thüringen 1, Aschroet, CC0
- Märchenhöhle Walldorf – 01, Tkarcher, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche St. Marien in Meiningen, 2015, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Utendorf Kirche 1, Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church Wallbach, Thuringia 3, Aschroet, CC0
- Kühndorf Kirche 1, Wikswat, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church Sülzfeld, Meiningen 09, Aschroet, CC0
- Seeba Marienkirche 01, ErwinMeier, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Obermaßfeld, Wehrkirchenanlage-20160317-016, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church Bauerbach, Thuringia 1, Aschroet, CC0
- Zweiradmuseum4S, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Church Ellingshausen 2, Aschroet, CC0
- Dampflok Erlebniswelt06W, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Engl.Garten-Meiningen4, Kramer96, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Diezhäuschen 2, Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- BogenbrückeMGN2, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Bakuninhuette mit Fritz Scherer Gedenkstein, Wikikaric, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Landsberg3-Meiningen, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Schloß Landsberg im Herbst, Winfried Gänßler ©WinG, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meiningen, Schloss Elisabethenburg, Exterior-20160702-003, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Engl.Garten31W, Kramer96, CC BY 3.0
- Street-level photo, zoegglmeyr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chaos99, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, natura, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kopra, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, tian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
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- Street-level photo, ramap, CC BY-SA 4.0
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