Parks and Gardens

Friedrichsau: big park in Ulm at the banks of the Danube (stop of the tram 1 „Donauhalle”) with a little zoo (the Aquarium), small lakes and beer gardens. A lot of events take place there (Ulmer Zelt, Ulmer Volksfest).
Glacis Park: nice park in Neu-Ulm with lakes, water playgrounds and a beer garden. Also place of a lot of cultural and musical events in summer which are always for free. Here you will also find the Wasserturm of Neu-Ulm.
Botanical Garden of the Universität Ulm with green houses and Apothekergarten (pharmacy garden).
Former Landesgartenschau 2008 (Bavarian horticultural show) in Neu-Ulm, Glacis Park, www.lgs-neu-ulm.de

: Botanical Garden

: Wasserturm Neu-Ulm in the Glacis Park

Swimming

Donaubad Wonnemar Ulm/Neu-Ulm (www.wonnemar.de/ulm)
Wiblingerstraße 55, 89231 Neu-Ulm
Indoor water park with outside section and open air swimming pool in the summer time.
Bad Blau (www.badblau.de)
Boschstraße 12, 89134 Blaustein
Indoor water park with outside section.
Westbad
Moltkestraße 30, 89077 Ulm
Cheap municipal indoor swimming pool.
Hallenbad Neu Ulm
Kantstraße 4, 89231 Neu-Ulm
Cheap municipal indoor swimming pool.

Baggerseen (quarry lakes)

Around Ulm there are quite a few artificial lakes like the Pfuhler See (Neu-Ulm Pfuhl), the Ludwigsfelder See (Neu-Ulm Ludwigsfeld) and Waldsee Senden. The best way to reach the lakes is by car or bicycle.

: Entrance Atlantis

: Donaubad

: Lake in Ludwigsfeld

: Lake in Ludwigsfeld

Places For Excursions

Blaubeuren, small town 20 km to the west of Ulm, with Germany’s biggest karstic spring source, the „Blautopf“ and a medieval monastery.
Wiblingen monastery with its baroque library
The Swabian Alb begins in Ulm with beautiful landscape and a lot of castles
Lake Constance (Bodensee), Germany’s biggest lake can be reached within 1 hour by train or car
The Allgäu Alps, excellent skiing regions and great hiking opportunities, journey time 1h