Finished in 1512, the city hall in late gothic style look more than 25 years to build. Just like in neighbouring Münster here the Thirty Year's War (1618-48) was ended by the Treaty of Westphalia, as shown by the 42 portraits of the envoys to the peace congress and their rulers: the French "sun king" Louis XIV, the German emperor Ferdinand III and Queen Christina of Sweden, for example. Most valuable possessions of the treasure chamber include the Emperor's Cup, the facsimile of the Treaty of Westphalia ("Osnabrück Peace Instrument") and the Osnabrück militia's necklace. Also to be seen are a model showing Osnabrück in 1633 and a permanent exhibition of Osnabrück's destruction in the Second World War amd tje sibsequent reconstruction.

Since its foundation by Charlemagne, the cathedral has for more than 1225 years been the religious centre of the bishorpric Osnabrück. The current look dates back mainly to the time of late Romanic area in the 13th century. Exhibits covering a period of more than one thousand years are preserved in the cathedral. The bronze font, which has been used for christenings for almost eight centuries, the Romanic triumphant cross and the tranquil cloister are especially worth mentioning.

Going to see the Market Square is definitly worth it: City Hall of the Treaty of Westphalia, Markethouse and the Mary's on one side, typical Osnabrück prominent dwellings with their characteristic stepped gables on the other.
In 1543 reformation in Osnabrück began in the protestant Lutheran market church. It is a place of quiet in the centre of the city and invites you to services and concerts. The triumphant cross and the crucifixon group (13th century), the passion cycle by Albrecht Dürer (1510) or the winged altar (1515) worth seeing.
Next to the historical square the new Citizens' Well i to be found, illustrating important moments from Osnabrück history.

The area to the left and right of the Heger Straße is dotted with a lot of handicrafts and art shops, while in the evening the bustle sterns from the many pub-goers. Willmann House and Romantic Hotel Walhalla remind us of times when most buildings in the town were half-timbered. The Heger Gate, the Bishop's Chancellery and a few buildings from rococo and classicism remain standing, not to forget, the towers and walls of the town fortifications.
Of singular interest are the stone works in the Old Town; the monuments of the 13th century with their first floor entrances and small windows were used as safehouses, guarding the people and their wares.

One of the earliest baroque palaces in Germany, the former residence of the Prince-Bishop was built starting in 1668 by Ernst August I and his wife Sophie. Destroyed in the Second World War, the palace was rebuilt with a modern intrior in the old facade. The building is used by the university. Of interest are the "Schlossgarten", the palace's terrace with its statues and the fountains.

The Buck's Tower is a watchtower from the 13th  century and once was part of the city walls. An exhibition shows the medieval town's defense, the concept of medieval justice and the history of witchhunting in Osnabrück..

The most important historical private building consists of the main building (palas) with a stairtower and the far older and taller "stone work". Once belonging to the influential family Leden, the building's diagonal decor reflects the original painting. Today the Ledenhof is home to Western Lower Saxony's Literary Bureau and the German Trust for Peace Research. Clutural events take place in the Renaissance hall.

The Felix Nussbaum House is named after the artist Felix Nusbaum, who was born in Osnabrück in 1904 and murdered in Auschwitz in 1944. Like no other painter, his impressive works record the stations of his life, from the "happy childhood" in a Jewisch merchant family, via initial artistic success in Berlin, to the despair of a persecuted Jew living in Belgian exile. The house bearing his name was built according to plans drawn up by Daniel Libeskind, and is home to the 180 works in the Felix Nussbaum Collection. The collection includes Nussbaum's seminal work, "Self-portrait with Jewisch Identity Card". The creative tension between achitecture and painting has given rise to spaces admonishing us not to forget the fate of Europe's Jews during the Holocaust.

"House of History"
The basement and ground floor house a permanent exhibition on the city's history, entitled "The development of Osnabrück from its origins to 1900". These floors are also home to a museum teaching workshop and the visitors' library. The top floor houses temporary exhibitions, as well as the "Gustav Stüve Collection" (paintings by European masters from the 16th to 19th century), and the "Graphic Cabinet" presenting works by Albrecht Dürer.
"House of Remembrance"
The Villa Schlikker has been home to history. Built in 1900-1901 as a residence for the cloth manufacturer Ludwig Schlikker, it functioned as Nazi party headquarters between 1933 and 1945. Following the end of the Nazi tyranny, the British military administration occupied the building. With its unique history, it is fitting that the house has been a museum since 1963. The "House of Remembrance" houses an exhibition on "Everyday 20th century culture", part of the permanent exhibition of municipal history.

Exhibition centre for contemporary art. The Domenican church, built around 1300, is one of the most beautiful exhibition rooms in Northern Germany. In 1991 the clerical building became hall of arts for the city of Osnabrück, presenting superior contemporary art projects. Set into dialogue with the gothic church, sculptures, installations and objects show landmarks in contemporary art. Former exhibitions include works by Jürgen Brodwolf, Emil Cimiotti, Hede Bühl, Lothar Fischer, Arnulf Rainer ...
Returning each year, the European Media Art Festival is the framework for one of the most comprehensive presentations of international media art.

A permanent exhibition offers insights into the life, works and global impact of Osnabrück author Erich Maria Remarque. Various material can be purchased in the info-shop. The worldwide largest collection of material about and by Remarque is provided for the public by the Remarque archive.

can be found in the cathedral cloister. The cathedral treasure contains liturgical instruments, reliquies and precious artifacts spanning 1200 years, among them pieces of the highest craftsmanship like the chapter cross or "Charlemagne's ivory comb". The Diocese Museum, founded in 1918, shows sculptures, paintings and textiles of cathedral and diocese from the 11th to 18th century. Highlights are the frock of bishop Benno II, made of Byzantian silk, and the works of the "Maestro of Osnabrück", the most important figurative workshop in late-medieval Osnabrück.

The museum conveys the ecological connections of the regional environment through stage-like exhibitions ("unter.Welten") and outside installations. The planetarium presents shows under an artificial starry sky.

Was opened in 1984 as an offspring of the department of biology/chemistry. The area totals 8.6 hectares, of which 5.6 lie in the former stone-mine at the Westerberg. Focussing on plant societies like the forests of North America and Eurasia and the mountains of Europe and Asia, theme-related beds like medicinal plants or leeks can also be found. A glasshouse featuring a tropical rainforest integrates animals such as frogs an butterflies into the plantlife, thus showing complex biological interrelations.

Whether lion, giraffe or sea lion, among the 1.800 animals from five continents living in one of Germany's most beautiful zoos, everyone will find their very personal favourite. In the elephant park, the tropical South America house or the aquarium: eveywhere there is something new to discover and marvel at! The many attractions to which the zoo invites its visitors are especially popular.