Eisenach is located near the Thuringian Forest, walking distance from the famous Wartburg Castle. Its old town, with its late Gothic town hall, baroque town palace and the Hellgrefen house, the oldest building in the city, delight visitors from around the world. Eisenach’s citizens and visitors to the city are also widely known: Saint Elizabeth, Johann Sebastian Bach, Martin Luther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Ernst Abbe. The tale of the inkpot, the Sängerkrieg, the legend of Magier Klingsor – these all linger like an invisible spell in the air. Yet, next to Lutherplatz and the Bach House, more recent history has also captured some space: the automobile world O2 reminds those interested in technology of the era of automobile manufacturing in Eisenach.