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Built in 1872, this opera house still ranks among the best in the world in design and acoustics. Home to the Richard Wagner Festival every summer (see Events below). Just north of the main train station, take bus 305 to Am Festspielhaus. The grounds are crowded, tours seldom, and tickets rare during the annual Richard Wagner Festival in late July–August each year.
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus or Bayreuth Festival Theatre is an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, built by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner and dedicated solely to the performance of his stage works. It is the venue for the annual Bayreuth Festival, for which it was specifically conceived and built. Its official name is Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus. It is the home of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
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Deutsches Schreibmaschinenmuseum
A collection of typewriters dating back to 1864. The collection in Bayreuth began in 1936, and has expanded ever since.
The main church of the formerly independent city of St. Georgen was completed in 1718.
Feuerwehrmuseum
A collection of fire engines from different eras and regions.
Bayreuth's public swimming pool in the heart of the city offers a 25 m competition pool, a children's pool, a hot tub, a steam bath and two saunas (non-nude).
Probably your best choice if you're into some serious swimming, the SBV-Hallenbad offers a 50-m competition pool and a 5-m diving tower. There's also a variable-depth (30–120 cm) pool for babies and toddlers and a steam bath. The sauna (not included in the normal entrance fee) is women-only on Mondays (mixed after 18:00) and Wednesdays, men-only on Tuesdays (mixed after 18:00) and Thursdays and mixed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Iwalewa-Haus
Afro-cultural centre of the University of Bayreuth.