Stuttgart is the capital city of the south west Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, which has about 600,000 inhabitants, and lies in the heart of one of Germany's most industrialized regions, namely the central Neckar region. It grew from a stud farm that was constructed here in the 10th century to become the ducal (1321) and later (1806) the royal capital of Württemberg.

Stuttgart is also the city of books boasting a total of 130 publishing houses, including the famous Klett-Cotta, W. Kohlhammer , the Silberburg-Verlag, the Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Ernst Klett and J. B. Metzler. Stuttgart has the highest number of book shops per capita of any German city.

The main town square with its new palace was built in 1746 after the French fashion. The square is dominated by the Jubilee Column, built in 1841 to commemorate the silver jubilee of King Wilhelm I.

Zoo and botanical gardens. Features species of both animals and plants from all climate regions of the world, and boasts a large walk-in aviary.

A first class museum showcasing the history of one of the world's most storied marques in both the production models and special models for sports and testing.

A simpler affair compared to its crosstown rivals, with a collection of some unique, one-off specimens from Germany's most famous sports car specialist.

This was the original seat of the noble Hohenzollern Family, which eventually came to be the royal family of Germany .