Nuremberg film locations: what you can actually visit
Why it was made in Budapest
The usual reasons: Hungary has deep production infrastructure, generous incentives, and — the part that matters visually — a large stock of intact late-imperial public buildings with the right kind of interiors. Post-war Germany is easier to build in Budapest than to find in Germany, where most of it was bombed and rebuilt.
This is not unusual and it is not a criticism. But it does mean that the standard film-tourism question — where can I stand where they filmed? — has no answer in this city, and it is better to say so than to sell you a walk past buildings that appear in nothing.
What is real, and where it is
| In the film | The real thing | Can you visit it? |
|---|---|---|
| The courtroom | Courtroom 600, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg | Yes — museum, EUR 7.50, closed Tuesdays |
| The prison wing where Kelley met Göring | Demolished | No. The cell block was pulled down in the 1980s |
| The city outside the court | Nuremberg after the 1945 raid | The old town was rebuilt from that rubble |
| Rally footage and newsreel material | The Zeppelinfeld | Yes — free, open parkland |
So the trip is not a location tour. It is a visit to the two places the events actually happened, both of which survive, and one of which is free.
Start with the room
Courtroom 600 is in the Palace of Justice at Fürther Strasse 110, a U1 ride west of the old town. It is part of the Memorium Nuremberg Trials, admission EUR 7.50, closed Tuesdays.
Two things surprise people who come from the film. It is smaller than it looks on screen — noticeably so. And it is not preserved as a set: the room was rearranged after 1946 and later restored, so what you get is the actual room with a media installation reconstructing how it was laid out for the trial, rather than a frozen 1946 tableau. The second surprise is the better one. A set is a set; this is the floor.
And ignore the widely repeated warning that it closes whenever the court is sitting. It has not been a working courtroom since March 2020.
Then the ground the newsreels were shot on
The rally footage that opens almost every documentary about this period was filmed at the Zeppelinfeld, in the south-east of the city. That is genuine location tourism and it costs nothing: the grounds are open parkland, tram 8 from the main station, no ticket and no gate.
Expect it to be flat and quiet. There is very little signage on the field itself, which is precisely the problem the Documentation Centre at the Congress Hall exists to solve, and the reason a guide is worth more here than anywhere else in the city.
Courtroom 600Nuremberg: WWII Tour, Courtroom 600 and 3rd Reich Sites
Rally grounds + trialsNuremberg: Tour of the Nazi Rally Grounds and the Nuremberg Trials
Rally groundsNuremberg: Tour of Former Nazi Party Rally Grounds
A day built around it
If the film is what brought you, this is the day that pays off, and it is a full one because of the geography — the two sites are six kilometres apart in opposite directions:
- Morning: U1 to Bärenschanze for the Memorium and Courtroom 600. Allow two hours. Not a Tuesday.
- Midday: back into the city and eat. Three bratwurst in a roll from a hatch on the Hauptmarkt costs small change.
- Afternoon: tram 8 to Doku-Zentrum for the Documentation Centre, then walk the rally grounds and the Zeppelinfeld while there is light.
A combined guided tour compresses that into one trip with transport between the two, which is the honest practical argument for booking one — see the comparison. Or build your own from the map.
Either way, do not spend the day looking for the film. Spend it on what the film was about.
Frequently asked questions
Where was the 2025 Nuremberg film shot?
In Budapest, Hungary, between February and May 2024. The Duna Palota and the Hungarian National Archives building were used for the court interiors. None of it was filmed in Nuremberg.
Can you visit the real Nuremberg trials courtroom?
Yes. Courtroom 600 in the Palace of Justice is part of the Memorium Nuremberg Trials, open Wednesday to Monday and closed Tuesdays, with adult admission at EUR 7.50. It is the actual room the trials were held in.
Are there any Nuremberg film locations to visit in Nuremberg?
No. The film has no shooting locations in the city. What Nuremberg has is the real Courtroom 600 and the real Zeppelinfeld where the rally footage was shot, both of which you can visit and one of which is free.
Is the prison where Goering was held still there?
No. The cell block attached to the Palace of Justice where the defendants were held was demolished in the 1980s. The courtroom itself survives and is open to the public.
Is Courtroom 600 bigger or smaller than it looks in the film?
Smaller, and most visitors say so. It is an ordinary panelled courtroom rather than the grand chamber that screen versions tend to suggest.