Berlin the German capital is just an hour away by train
Dresden is a must see with its old baroque center, the Frauenkirche and its other attractions. Go there by train or car both about 1,5 hours
Erfurt to the West.
Halle about 20 kilometers northwest of Leipzig. Has some great things to see. Largest city in Saxony-Anhalt, birthplace of Händel and has a few castles.
Explore the Harz mountain range. A train ride to Wernigerode takes about two hours via Halle and Halberstadt.
Lützen, about 20 kilometers southwest, where two great battles have been fought.
Weimar is less than an hour away by train.
Lutherstadt Wittenberg, 75 km north of Leipzig, is just half an hour away in ICE trains
