Discover and understand nature

Over 30 experience centers offer fascinating insights

A stag wades through the shallow water at sunrise, surrounded by reeds and a group of cranes in the background.
Two children and a woman are sitting on a tree trunk in a forest in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, attentively observing nature.
The Skywalk in the Königsstuhl National Park Center with a view over the chalk cliffs and the Baltic Sea on the island of Rügen.

More than 30 adventure centers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offer fascinating insights

Discover the beauty of nature in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern! Here you can experience untouched landscapes, expansive national parks and unique coastlines with natural beaches. In the various nature experience centers you can experience a wide range of nature experiences for all tastes and ages. Whether birdwatching, cycling, hiking or simply relaxing hours in nature, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has something appealing to offer for every nature lover.

Three national parks, three biosphere reserves and seven nature parks preserve a fabulous world of flora and fauna. If you want to immerse yourself in this realm of nature, the best place to start is at one of the unique nature experience centers.

See nature with different eyes

Fossilized hedgehogs, trees shivering in the wind and wandering dunes - just like the ones you see in our film - this is how Mecklenburg-Vorpommern welcomes its guests. But you can also marvel at the wonders of nature in all other regions of the vacation state.

In over 30 adventure centers, young and old explorers learn to see this fascinating nature with different eyes. In the interactive exhibition at the Müritzeum, the huge screens in the entrance area of the multimedia museum bubble and rustle before taking visitors on a discovery tour through the habitat of storks and marbles over a total of 2,000 square meters.

The path at the Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen leads from the bottom of the lake up to lofty heights: in addition to a spectacular view from the treetop path, visitors can expect a multimedia adventure exhibition and numerous hands-on opportunities in one of the center's craft workshops.

In the National Park Center Königsstuhl, you can visit the adventure exhibition and enjoy a unique view of the Baltic Sea and Rügens Kreideküste from the Skywalk Königsstuhl. Discover unique aquarium landscapes at the Ozeaneum in Stralsund and experience exciting insights into the life of brown bears on a forest hike at the Bärenwald Müritz conservation center.

If you want to know what makes nature tick, theexperience centers are the right place for you.

The experience centers show what makes nature tick

Nature experience tips at a glance

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  • Der Baumwipfelpfad mit dem Aussichtsturm „Adlerhorst“ liegt inmitten eines Buchenwaldes in Prora auf der Insel Rügen. // © Erlebnis Akademie AG / Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

    Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)

    • Open today
    • Forsthaus Prora, 18609 Ostseebad Binz OT Prora

    The Natural Heritage Centre Rügen with treetop path and experience exhibition is open 364 days a year so that you can experience and get to know nature all year round.

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  • © J.Bengs

    Visitor centre of the Nature Park “Insel Usedom“

    • Open today
    • Bäderstraße, 17406 Usedom

    The island of Usedom is one of the areas with the most bird species in Germany. Overall, more than 280 species have been observed, 150 of them also brood here. 11 kinds of raptors regularly brood in the nature park, one of them is the sea-eagle. The visitor centre of the island of Usedom is located next to the information centre of the city of Usedom on the ground floor of the “Klaus-Bahlsen-Haus”. The visitor centre could only be built and furnished with the aid of the great commitment and the generous support of the correspondent foundation.

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  • Runde Steine säumen den Strand, sanfte Wellen umspülen moosbedeckte Findlinge. Die weißen Kreidefelsen des Nationalparks Jasmund ragen majestätisch über der Ostsee auf, gekrönt von sattem Buchengrün. Ein Ort, an dem Stille hörbar wird und die Kraft der Natur spürbar bleibt. // © Francesco Carovillano

    KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Center

    • Open today
    • Stubbenkammer, 18546 Sassnitz

    Right next to the famous Königsstuhl chalk cliffs and the UNESCO World Heritage Old Beech Forests, the KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Center offers a special nature experience for the whole family, whatever the weather. A world full of secrets is waiting to be discovered on 2,000 square meters of exhibition space and 28,000 square meters of outdoor area - multilingual and barrier-free.

    Read more: "KÖNIGSSTUHL National Park Center"
  • © Barbara Lüthi Herrmann

    National park visitor centre in Blankenförde

    • Blankenförde, 17252 Roggentin

    The visitor centre of the national park is located close to a small timbered church in the building of the former village school and houses a photograph exhibition with the topic ”Vögel und Co. am Zotzensee”.

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  • The exhibition in Waase shows the flora and fauna of the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft // © Stephan Macke

    National Park exhibition “Insel Schatz Ummanz“ in Waase

    • Neue Straße, 18569 Waase/ Ummanz

    The little village Waase, located on the isle of Ummanz, combines the scenic indentation and the island and timbered idyll. The visitor information and a small national park exhibition are combined under the thatched roof of the ”Alte Küsterei”. The colourful diversity of the isle of Ummanz and the national park represent the main focus of the small exhibition that has been renewed in 2018.

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  • Modern museum architecture meets Hanseatic heritage: the Ozeaneum at Stralsund harbor merges with historic brick buildings and sailing ships to create a unique silhouette. In the evening light, the UNESCO World Heritage city glows in warm tones. Here you can experience maritime history up close - from the museum deck to the harbor promenade. // © Francesco Carovillano

    OZEANEUM Stralsund

    • Open today
    • Hafenstraße, 18439 Stralsund

    With its five exhibitions and 46 aquariums, the OZEANEUM Stralsund invites you on an extraordinary underwater journey beneath the northern seas. Visit Humboldt penguins on the roof terrace, "Niki" the female sand tiger shark in the 2.6-million-litre pool "Open Atlantic" and the giants of the sea - real life replicas of whales.

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  • © Katrin Köppen

    National park house on Hiddensee

    • Open today
    • Norderende, 18565 Vitte/Hiddensee

    "Veränderung" (change) is the title of the exhibition in the visitor information centre of the National Park “Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft” and hardly anything could be more appropriate for the island of Hiddensee, which is constantly growing and changing due to the forces of nature.

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  • © Stadt Neustrelitz

    National park visitor centre in Neustrelitz

    • Open today
    • Strelitzer Straße, 17235 Neustrelitz

    Accommodation bureau, event service, sale of touristic relevant articles such as bike and hiking maps, picture postcards, illustrated books, guided city tours (including climbing the tower of the city’s cathedral), awarding touristic fishing licences

    Read more: "National park visitor centre in Neustrelitz"
  • © Ulrich Unger

    Outdoor exhibition “EinFlussReich“

    • Freely accessible at any time
    • Am Elbberg, 19258 Boizenburg/Elbe

    Life by a river like the Elbe has many advantages that people have used for centuries. At the same time, they had to protect themselves from the dangers of flooding and built dikes and dams. The open-air exhibition “EinFlussReich”, located in the immediate vicinity of the famous Elwkieker observation tower, provides children and adults with information on the subject of flooding in a playful way.

    Read more: "Outdoor exhibition “EinFlussReich“"
  • © D. Foitlänger, Biosphärenreservatsamt Schaalsee-Elbe

    Information centre for the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

    • Closed today
    • Auf der Festung, 19303 Dömitz

    Since 1997, the Elbe river landscape has been a UNESCO biosphere reserve that stretches across five federal states. The nature there is unique and the river influences the life, the landscape and people along the Elbe. At the visitor cente fortress of Dömitz visitors can get information about the UNESCO biosphere reserve.

    Read more: "Information centre for the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Flusslandschaft Elbe Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"
  • Tastend, hörend und sehend kann man Erstaunliches über Fischadler, Hechte und Gelbrandkäfer in der Nationalpark-Information Boek erfahren // © Nationalparkamt Müritz

    Boek Manor House / National Park Information

    • Temporarily closed
    • Boeker Straße, 17248 Boek

    Accessible exhibition "The fishermen of Boek

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  • Den Darßer Weststrand schmückt ein Leuchtturm, der Teil des NATUREUMs ist. // © Anke Neumeister/Deutsches Meeresmuseum

    NATUREUM and lighthouse Darßer Ort

    • Open today
    • Darßer Ort, 18375 Born am Darß

    The NATUREUM as a natural history museum in the National Park of "Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft" is located on the peninsula Darß near Prerow directly at the accessible lighthouse Darßer Ort and is one of several locations of the German Oceanographic Museum. Here, the diversity, dynamics and need for protection of the unique Darß landscape are presented in particular.

    Read more: "NATUREUM and lighthouse Darßer Ort"
  • © MV-T/Gohlke

    Feldberg Lake District Nature Park exhibition in the Haus des Gastes

    • Open today
    • Strelitzer Straße, 17258 Feldberger Seenlandschaft

    The 36,000-hectare Feldberg Lake District Nature Park is located in the south-eastern part of the Mecklenburg Lake District between the towns of Fürstenberg, Woldegk and Neustrelitz. In addition to numerous lakes and kettle bogs, with a bit of luck you can admire sea eagles, ospreys and beavers here.

    Read more: "Feldberg Lake District Nature Park exhibition in the Haus des Gastes"
  • Außenansicht des Granitzhauses // © Bildarchiv Biosphärenreservatsamt-Südost-Rügen

    The “Granitzhaus“ and exhibition

    • Open today
    • Jagdschloss Granitz, 18609 Binz

    Since 2004, the former forester’s and guest house of the “Fürsten zu Putbus“ houses a visitor centre about the UNESCO biosphere reserve “Südost-Rügen“.

    Read more: "The “Granitzhaus“ and exhibition"
  • © MV-T/Gohlke

    Nationalpark-Information Schwarzenhof

    • Open today
    • Schwarzenhof, 17192 Kargow

    Das kleine Gutsdorf Schwarzenhof verfügt über eine Nationalpark-Information mit einer Fotoausstellung.

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Events and Tours

Experience Nature from new Perspectives

  1. © Müritzeum

    Dancing adaptation artist - the quaking aspen

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  2. White-tailed eagle in flight // © Jörg Dollmanski

    On the road in the land of eagles and cranes

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  3. © C

    Village stories

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  4. Warnow near Kaarz // © Naturpark Sternberger Seenland; Volker Brandt

    Hike "Diversity of nature

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  5. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    Experience nature - discover history

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  6. © C

    A picturesque walk

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  7. © C

    Moonlight paddling on the Peene

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  8. © C

    Visit to the secret mouse people (in the evening)

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  9. Cuckoo // © Chris Romeiks, Wikipedia

    Special tour: What can humans learn from birds?

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  10. Granitzhaus Information Center - Interactive exhibition on the Southeast Rügen Biosphere Reserve // © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

    Exhibition Granitzhaus

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  11. What kind of rock is this? // © Claudia Siatkowski/Müritzeum

    Rock consultation in the Müritzeum

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  12. © W. Döbbert

    Explorer day on the east bank of the Müritz

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  13. Light trapping of moths // © Marin-Ziegler

    Butterflies of the night

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  14. © NPA Vorpommern

    On the trail of nature - family tour

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  15. Picture of 2 cranes // © Jörg Dollmanski

    Cranes

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  16. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    Crane tour Bisdorf

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  17. © Sven-Erik Muskulus

    Mildenitz canoe hike

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  18. a colorful painted owl and brush, pencil, scissors, stamp // © Müritzeum

    Nature meets art

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  19. © Jörg Dollmanski

    Sea Eagle Hour

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  20. © Bugman 95

    World Heritage Day in the realm of beech trees

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  21. © Nationalaprk-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL / Dan Petermann

    Outdoor research for young and old

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  22. © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

    Hands-on day for the Geo Day of Biodiversity

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  23. © Biosphärenreservatsamt Südost-Rügen

    Ranger hike in the Zicker mountains

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  24. a drawing, bee flies to the sunflower blossom // © Müritzeum

    A day in the life of a bee

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  25. © Nationalparkamt/K.Bärwald

    Between the Baltic Sea and the Bodden

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  26. © C

    Wildwood workshop

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  27. © C

    Mushrooms - poison or pleasure?

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  28. © Biosphärenreservatsamt Südost-Rügen

    For our younger guests - discover the Baltic Sea beach and forest with the ranger

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  29. © B. Lüthi Herrmann

    Bat tour - family tour

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  30. © Rainer Wolf

    Mecklenburg Telescope Meeting

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  31. © U. Meßner

    Wild forest - children's tour in the 15th year of UNESCO World Heritage

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  32. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    MoorWaldWandel

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  33. Bridge in the Warnow valley near Groß Görnow // © Naturpark Sternberger Seenland

    Anniversary tour 20 years Sternberg Lake District Nature Park

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  34. © NZK-Lehmann

    UNESCO World Heritage exhibition "Ancient Beech Forests"

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  35. In the swinging moor // © np-msk

    It's scary to walk through the moor

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  36. Beech forest // © U. Meßner

    Learning from the forest - tour with the research manager of the Müritz National Park

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  37. © Jürgen Reich

    The Old Bessin

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  38. © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

    For our younger guests - With the ranger to the Göhrener Nordperd

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  39. © Thomas Oppermann

    Children's day in the BÄRENWALD Müritz

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  40. © Wiebke Döbbert

    Day of the Beech Forests

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Good to know

What is meant by "experiencing and understanding nature" in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?

You immerse yourself in vast landscapes, unspoiled coastlines, national and nature parks. It's all about experiencing nature up close – while hiking, cycling, birdwatching or simply lingering in silence. You can get to know the local flora and fauna in over 30 adventure centers.

Where can I find adventure and nature centers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?

The site lists numerous centers – from family museums to interactive exhibition häusers in the national and nature parks.

Which adventure centers are particularly recommended for families?

For example, the Müritzeum with 2,000 m² of adventure area or the Rügen Natural Heritage Center with treetop walk offer interactive opportunities for young and old.

Is it possible to experience nature even in bad weather?

Many centers have large exhibition rooms and multimedia offerings, so you can have an exciting and relaxing experience even when it rains.

What activities are associated with the nature experience centers?

You can go hiking, cycling, take part in nature tours, watch birds, visit exhibitions or simply enjoy the tranquillity of the countryside.

Are the nature experience offers also suitable for sustainable travel?

Many facilities consciously communicate topics such as environmental protection and sustainability, and you experience nature with respect and awareness.

How many nature experience centers are there in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?

There are over 30 designated centers that give you a variety of insights into nature.

Can you visit these nature centers with children or dogs?

Many offers are family-friendly (offering children exciting experiences) and the landscapes are often also dog-friendly. Important: check on site whether dogs are allowed.

Do you have any special tips for a quiet stay in nature away from the main routes?

The experience centers not only recommend the big highlights, but also point out quiet corners, guided tours or programs for small groups.

How can I find out about opening hours and offers in advance?

On the website of the respective adventure center you will find current information on opening times, events and (if available) admission prices.

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