Wiesbaden remains a refined "Nice of the North," a spa city that never lost its Belle Époque confidence. Twenty-six hot springs bubble beneath its streets, feeding the grand Kurhaus and its legendary casino, where Dostoevsky once gambled. Between sipping mineral waters and riding the unique water-ballast Nerobergbahn funicular, visitors stroll down the leafy Wilhelmstraße, enjoying a city designed entirely for the art of leisure.
