The surrounding mountains reach almost a height of 1000 m or 3000 feet. This makes Suhl an excellent tourist destination also for nature lovers.
When I visited Suhl the first time to see downtown I parked very close on a little parking lot. After a very short walk I was in the pedestrian area where only delivery vehicles and bicycles are allowed.
As you can see it was winter and the temperatures were not exactly pleasant. Only the kids seemed to enjoy it. Everybody else tried to go back to the warmth as soon as possible.
It is certainly nicer strolling around in summer and doing some window shopping.
However, if you like skiing or another winter sport Suhl is know for having lots of snow and it is only a short drive to places where you can practise your skills.
The Thuringian Forest is well know for its clean air and all year long outdoor activities.

If you want to explore Suhl reserve a few days to do so. Visit some churches and leave a few Euro as a pledge for required renovations.

A nice lady who worked as a volunteer explained me that this clock always shows 5 minutes before twelve as a reminder to all of us.

Lots of convenient underground parking is provided close to downtown. However, be careful some of these places close early and are not open all night.
In many areas you can park a limited time for free on the road or public places if you use the park disk. We had only one car for our use and I had to so some business somewhere else. Far that reason Elizabeth, my wife, took advantage of the excellent public transportation system which uses buses. She loved to do her daily exercises in the "Ottilienbad" which is located in the downtown "Congress Centrum Suhl" (congress center). Every bus driver was helpful to prevent that she got lost without speaking a single word of English.
Elizabeth was never afraid or ashamed to do this and soon she was well known by some store owners, bus drivers, the lady where she went for tanning and so one.
She also went alone on some secret shopping tours. For that purpose she had saved some money.

The center also hosts the "Tourist Information Suhl". You can pick up many helpful printed information in German but do not expect to get detailed advise in English. Elizabeth, my wife was much more fluent in German than the staff in English!
The address:
  Tourist Information Suhl
  Friedrich-König-Str. 7
  98527 Suhl
  Germany
  E-mail:
touristinformation@suhl-css.de

The ":Ottilienbad" in the congress center has a direct connection to the adjacent hotel. This is certainly a benefit for the guests who stay there. We met many members of international teams who participated in an ongoing competition in Suhl.