Central Globetrotter

Leipzig


This low-key hostel adjacent to the train station has basic but clean four- to eight-bed dorms and private rooms (some with private facilities) spread over three floors reached via a creaky wooden staircase. There are lockers in the corridors and gender-segregated, communal showers.


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1. Zoo Leipzig

0.3 MILES

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2. Museum der Bildenden Künste

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3. Stadtgeschichtliches Museum - Neubau

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4. Schwanenteich

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This pretty pond surrounded by trees backs onto Leipzig's opera house and is a charming place to wander.

5. Richard-Wagner-Museum

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6. Nikolaikirche

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7. Stadtgeschichtliches Museum

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8. Kroch-Haus

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