If you’re looking for day-trip inspiration, we’ve got a couple of tips. Located 20 miles away, Meiningen is worth jumping in the car for. Sudthuringisches Staatstheater - Das Theater Meiningen, Elisabethenburg Castle and St Marien Church alone justify the drive. Locals will also likely point you in the direction of Erfurt, 20 miles away. If you can only find time for one attraction here, make sure it’s Kramerbrucke. (But we’re also huge fans of Erfurt Cathedral and Egapark Erfurt.)