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Erstwhile (un)employment office, designed by Walter Gropius and built 1928–1929. Nowadays, it hosts the public order office, driving licence and vehicle registration office of Dessau.
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One of the world's largest collections of Bauhaus design and architecture.
Marienkirche
The city's main church, built 1506–1523 in a Gothic style. A statue of Prince Leopold I of Anhalt ("the Old Dessauer"; 1676–1747), Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) of Prussia, stands in front of the church.
Räucherturm
Remnant of a food processing plant, now covered in street art and featuring a stairwell to use its roof as a lookout tower.
Given that Anhalt was once a separate state, its capital of course has its own theatre, staging dramas, operas, musicals, concerts of the philharmonic orchestra and puppet theatre. It has one of the largest revolving stages in Germany and accommodates an audience of 1100. The building, completed in 1938, is an impressive example of Nazi-era stripped classicism.
Aristocratic town house from the mid-18th century.
The "Bauhaus building" (1925–26 by Walter Gropius) is a trendsetting building for modern architecture and thus listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is 5 minutes walk from the main station (use west exit, not the main exit). It houses a postgradual college ("Bauhauskolleg") and exhibition rooms. It is possible to walk about parts of the building freely. There are guided tours in German daily (not on Mondays between Nov–Feb) at 11:00, sometimes additional tours at peak times (€7). English speaking tours every Friday at 12:00 (€9}. Ticket counter is on the first floor.