The best thing is to take a guided tour through the town because mosts buildings have a story. Either you have time or plan a tour through all buildings of interest.
The nation of thinkers and poets Land der Dichter und Denker became a country of judges and hangmenRichter und Henker in the period from 1933-45. To complement the experience of Weimar, the cultural capital, make the short trip to the Buchenwald Memorial (http://www.buchenwald.de/...) just 10 kilometers outside town. This is a good experience to see how close genius and nightmare of German history can come.
An excellent introduction to Weimar is Weimar Haus: Das Geschichtserlebnis in English, "The History Experience". This is an interactive multimedia tour choice of languages through Weimar's history from prehistoric times to the present. It features audio, video, wax figures and detailed sets you move through guided by famous historical figures. Schillerstr. 16.
pèlerinages Kunstfest Weimar - annual event during late summer, four weeks full of cultural events and activities.
Zwiebelmarkt - traditionally a harvest market this is today Weimar's biggest fair, one weekend every year in mid October.
In the Theaterplatz there is the Bauhaus-Museum, Weimar is the birthplace of Bauhaus.
