Browse Points of Interest in Germany

The zoo has 17 acres with over 60 animal species and 360 wild and domestic animals. There is a playground with a nature adventure trail for young visitors as well as restaurant.

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A fantastic view over the city is worth climbing up the Humbergturm. The tower was built in 1899/1900. The nearby village Hohenecken and the ruins of the castle are also worth a visit. Historical records first mention the castle in 1195. After being… [ + ] More Details

The Museum Palatine Gallery was founded in 1874 as a museum of Trades and Crafts. The museum building was constructed from 1875 to 1880. Today, its main focus is on painting and sculpture from the 19th to 21st century.

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One of the most beautiful outcomes of the contact between Kaiserslautern and the Japanese sister city Bunkyo-ku is the Japanese Garden, which has been continuously expanded upon and perfected since its opening. It is among the most beautiful and largest… [ + ] More Details

The German Gemstone Museum displays approximately 10,000 gemstone varieties from all over the world in a stylish three-story building that was formerly a private residence. Next to cut sparkling gemstones and diamonds are artfully crafted sculptures… [ + ] More Details

Below the Chapel-in-the-Rocks, right on the Oberstein marketplace the Museum Idar-Oberstein shows its exhibits. Here the visitor will find anything which made Idar-Oberstein well-known and famous. There are important and unique collection of minerals,… [ + ] More Details

The Castles of Bosselstein and Oberstein reside above the city of Oberstein. It is a worthwhile experience indeed to climb up to them from the Marketplace downtown. On your way up you will stroll through a romantic wood past the Chapel-in-the-Rocks… [ + ] More Details

The Rock Church, a church built into a natural niche in the rocks, rises high above the houses of Oberstein. Wyrich IV of Daun-Oberstein, had it constructed in the years 1482-1484. Behind it, a wall of rocks rises steeply upwards, and under it, the… [ + ] More Details

At the historical cutting mill Weiherschleife from 1634, the last water-driven cutting mill on the Idarbach creek, experienced cutters will demonstrate you the methods applied in earlier centuries. The major part of their exhausting job was… [ + ] More Details

The only European gemstone mines which are open for visitors, the gemstone mines of Steinkaulenberg, welcome you for a journey through the fascinating realm of sparkling and precious stones. The existence of these mines is in fact the reason for the… [ + ] More Details