As a cultural and scientific metropolis in southern Hesse, Darmstadt impresses with a true wealth of experiences. The artists' colony Mathildenhöhe with the Russian chapel and the Wedding Tower, the Residenzschloss and Martinsviertel, the Hessian State Museum and the House of History, Hundertwasser's Waldspirale, the avant-garde congress and event center Darmstadtium, and not to forget the Technical University are just a few of the well-known sights that Anja Spangenberg and Günter Pump present on their tour through the city. Celebrities such as Matthias Claudius and the noble Battenberg family have left their mark in Darmstadt, as have personalities from business and science. From A for the Octagonal House to Z for "Zentralbad," this handy booklet provides numerous valuable pieces of information and is equally suitable for leisurely reading at home.