The rolling parkland of the spa park abounds in tropical plants. The park also contains the ruins of the largest Roman baths north of the Alps. The castle ruins provide a splendid view of the resort the Rhine plain and the Vosges.

The look-out tower of Blauen offers a remarkable panorama of the Rhine plain. At a height of 1 165m, this peak of the southern Black Forest provides a sweeping view that takes in the Vosges to the west, the bare summit of Belchen to the north-east ..

This gentleman's residence, set in beautifully-manicured terraced gardens overlooking the last undulations of the Black Forest, was built for the abbots of St.-Blasien in 1762. Inside, there are beautiful examples of stuccowork in the Rococo style.