Why isnt there anything about Stuttgart in Ricks latest guidebook?

Rick has decided that it is not on his radar. Rick's books are not comprehensive guides, but only select locations he deems worthy. Check other guide books which will have loads of information on Stuttgart.

This is one of the eternal queries , that keeps popping up here. Rick's books, like any other . are limited in scope due to the sheer logistics of compiling a guidebook. The books are designed to teach you how to do your own further research., He gives you a good basis from where to start, the rest is up to you

In the last, I have emailed local TI's for information, explaining that maps I attempted to download printed fuzzy. I have received very personally organized info via mail. This really helped when I was organizing our Xmas markets trips , as RS ignores many of those towns.
Safe travels!

Lonely Planet covers Stuttgart: https://shop.lonelyplanet.com/products/germany.

My best guess is that there is only so much room in a book and Stuttgart just did not fit in for one reason or another. Rick can't cover it all. For example one most beautiful and easily accessible villages in all of Switzerland has never made it into one of his guide books. Again, who knows why but I like it that way.

That being said, if you are into cars, the Porsche Museum is very good and the Mercedes Museum is just fantastic. A few years ago we went to Stuttgart just to see the Mercedes Museum, the cars are in better than mint condition and the way they are presented is fantastic. The snack bar by the entrance is nice too.

Is there something specific you want to know about Stuttgart? We just spent 3 days there and we loved it.
We did both the Porsche and Mercedes museums. We did tours of both factories.

We loved the feel of the city, the lovely shopping streets, the big park…

If you’re into cars, it’s a fantastic place to stop! The Mercedes museum is stellar. It’s designed so that, as you wander down in a circular fashion, looking at cars, there’s an endless diorama on the wall to your left, and the wall details world events that match the timing of the cars on your right. It’s really well done.

We did a walking tour with and American, Sarah, who lives there and runs a little tour company. It was a great way to get oriented to the city.

Here’s Sarah’s website: http://stuttgartsteps.com/

pipped to the post by Valerie to mention Sarah. The knows the place well...

I lived in Stuttgart for 8 months. It is not a natural tourist city. Main places to visit are the Porsche and Mercedes factories.

The traffic is terrible.

People forget that Rick is in the tour business. That's his main business. Everything he does is to promote his tours.

The guidebooks were originally written for his tour participants. Then the demand increased and they were sold to the public. He chose the places he feels first timers to the area want to see and that just happens to be similar to his tour itineraries. Rarely will you see an area in a guidebook where his tours don't go.

His tours don't go to Stuttgart. He never used to say much about Hamburg until he started the Best of Germany tour.

People forget that Rick is in the tour business. That's his main business. Everything he does is to promote his tours. The guidebooks were originally written for his tour participants.

Frank, he actually wrote "Europe Through the Back Door" first. Later, he began doing a few tours and then expanded that part of his business. I don't think that everything he does is to promote his tours. I'm sure they are a lucrative part of his business but I also think that he really likes teaching people about travel and Europe and his books are one way to do that.

I agree that they are more curated than many other guidebooks, but all guidebooks do that to some extent, which is why I think it's important to supplement with multiple travel guides.