3 Best Sights in The Black Forest, Germany

Built as an exhibition hall for the private collection of businessman Frieder Burda, this modern structure was designed by acclaimed New York architect Richard Meier. Continually rotating, the private collection focuses on classic modern and contemporary art. Highlights include a number of pieces by Gerhard Richter as well as works by Picasso, German expressionists, the New York School, and American abstract expressionists.

This lovely museum shows rotating exhibitions geared toward young visitors, such as artworks from young artists, along with interactive exhibits where visitors can create their own projects. Junge Kunsthalle is also showing a selection of artworks from its sister museum, Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, until its expected reopening in 2028.

In a former munitions factory, the vast Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, or simply ZKM, houses a top-notch collection of media art, in all genres from painting to video and audio—about 9,000 pieces in all—starting from the end of the 20th century, along with regularly changing exhibitions, which include highlights from the Staatliche Kunsthalle through it's expected reopening in 2028. It's an all-day adventure where you can watch movies, listen to music, try out video games, flirt with a virtual partner, or sit on a real bicycle and pedal through a virtual New York City. Since the space is so large, exhibitions are divided into sections—atrium 1 and 2, and atrium 8 and 9—with separate ticket prices for each section, or one combined ticket to see everything.