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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  • In the west portal of the church hall, guests are greeted by an impressive multimedia production of a hunt for a shoal of sardines. // © Anke Neumeister/Deutsches Meeresmuseum

    SEA MUSEUM Stralsund

    • Open today
    • Bielkenhagen, 18439 Stralsund

    The MEERESMUSEUM in Stralsund's old town is currently closed. The museum is expected to open in 2024 after extensive modernization work.

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  • © 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.

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  • © 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.

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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"
  • The PAHLHUUS is the information center of the Biosphere Reserve Schaalsee // © PAHLHUUS/Dornblut

    “PAHLHUUS“ – Visitor centre of the UNESCO biosphere reserve “Schaalsee“

    • Open today
    • Wittenburger Chaussee, 19246 Zarrentin am Schaalsee

    Welcome to the PAHLHUUS, the visitor centre of the UNESCO biosphere reserve „Schaalsee“. We are happy to inform you about touristic offers and show you the most beautiful places in the biosphere reserve. Extraordinary insights into nature and landscape of the region await you in an interactive exhibition.

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  • 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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  • © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    “Sundische Wiese“ - National park information of Zingst

    • Open today
    • Sundische Wiese, 18374 Zingst

    The exhibition “Lebensräume“ displays the history and present of the Ostzingst.

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  • underte Maränen ziehen ihre Bahnen durch das Wasser, Licht bricht sich an der Oberfläche und taucht den Schwarm in ein mystisches Grün. Im Müritzeum in Waren (Müritz) lässt sich die Unterwasserwelt der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte hautnah erleben – ein faszinierender Blick in verborgene Welten. // © 1000seen.de

    MÜRITZEUM - The NatureExperienceCenter in Waren (Müritz)

    • Open today
    • Zur Steinmole, 17192 Waren (Müritz)

    The Müritzeum shows the beauty and special features of the Mecklenburg Lake District and the Müritz National Park in an interactive exhibition. In Germany's largest aquarium landscape for native freshwater fish, you dive under the water surface of the 1000 lakes.

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  • © 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"
  • Ruhig sitzt der Braunbär auf der Wiese, sein dichtes Fell glänzt im Licht, das durch die Baumkronen fällt. Im Bärenwald Müritz bei Stuer finden gerettete Bären ein artgerechtes Zuhause auf 16 Hektar Wald. Hier lässt sich beobachten, wie die Tiere in ihrem natürlichen Rhythmus leben – ein berührendes Naturerlebnis. // © 1000seen.de

    BÄRENWALD Müritz

    • Open today
    • Am Bärenwald, 17209 Stuer

    Brown bears – all of which came from improperly kept habitats – live in Western Europe’s largest bear sanctuary in the Mecklenburg Lakes. It is open all year round!

    Read more: "BÄRENWALD Müritz"
  • © MV-T/Bodieschek

    Visitor information centre of the National Park “Serrahn“

    • Open today
    • Serrah Waldstraße, 17237 Serrahn

    In the little village named Serrahn, which is located in the depths of the woods, visitors have the opportunity to have a look at the exhibition “Buchenurwälder der Karpaten und Alte Buchenwälder Deutschlands“ concerning the UNESCO world natural heritage.

    Read more: "Visitor information centre of the National Park “Serrahn“"
  • © K. Bärwald

    National Park House Vitte

    • Open today
    • Norderende, 18565 Vitte

    "Change" is the title of the exhibition in the Visitor Information Center of the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, and hardly anything could be more appropriate for the island of Hiddensee, which is constantly growing and changing through the forces of nature.

    Read more: "National Park House Vitte"
  • 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"
  • 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.

    Read more: "OZEANEUM Stralsund"

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Events and Tours

Experience Nature from new Perspectives

  1. © C

    Midsummer night stories

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  2. © Evelin Kartheuser

    Large stones, sand and lake

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  3. Bleistiftzeichnung von Ralf Wilhelm Schmidt // © Ralf Wilhelm Schmidt/Müritzeum

    From art & nature - collection meets studio

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  4. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    Bodden in view

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  5. © NZK-Lehmann

    UNESCO World Heritage exhibition "Ancient Beech Forests"

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  6. © Lilli Reisig / NLP

    Forest in transition

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  7. Double-headed idol of the Lutizen a Slavic people on Lake Tollensesee // © Müritzeum

    Journey into the secret world of the Slavs

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  8. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    WeitSicht - Green forest on white chalk

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  9. © C

    The forests are already colorful

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  10. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    Experience nature - discover history

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  11. © Frank Seemer

    In the realm of birds of prey - family tour

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

    It's scary to walk through the moor

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  13. © C

    Visit to the secret mouse people (in the evening)

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  14. © cc0

    Day of the Geotope: The Kalkberg Nossentin

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  15. © Nationalaprk-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL / Dan Petermann

    Outdoor research for young and old

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  16. © C

    Apple days

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  17. Rangerführung im Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen - Göhrener Nordperd // © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

    Ranger hike around the Göhrener Nordperd

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  18. Blick auf das Naturschutzgebiet Gnitz // © Fotoarchiv Naturpark Insel Usedom

    Cycle tour to the Gnitz peninsula

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  19. © BÄRENWALD Müritz | Manuela Klier

    Sustainability market at the BÄRENWALD Müritz

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  20. Die Rohrdommel wird wegen ihres Rufes auch "Moorochse" genannt. // © Naturpark Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heide

    Moorochse, Wippsteert and other curiosities

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  21. © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

    For our little guests - water march! On a pond tour with the ranger

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  22. Bat with insect in its mouth // © Müritzeum

    Hunters of the night

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  23. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Romantic days at the Königsstuhl

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  24. Search for clues for young and old // © Foto: Nationalparkamt Müritz

    Search for clues for young and old - family tour

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  25. © Müritzeum/Andreas Duerst Werk 3

    Children's day at the Müritzeum

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  26. © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

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

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  27. © C

    When the cranes head south

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  28. © Katrin Staude

    Archaeological hike with Dr. Katrin Staude

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  29. © K. Baerwald

    Wild forest by the sea

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  30. © Nationalaprk-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Night at the museum

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  31. © Oscar Blank

    Water and wilderness

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  32. © B. Lüthi Herrmann

    Bat tour - family tour

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  33. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    Crane tour Bisdorf

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  34. Braunes Langohr beim Jagen // © C

    Bats at the Haussee

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  35. © C

    Mushrooms - poison or pleasure?

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  36. © C

    Wildwood workshop

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  37. Der Rundblättrige Sonnentau ist eine fleischfressende Pflanze // © Jörg Gast

    Broom, Calluna, carnivorous plants

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  38. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Krax's diary - "New Neighbors" adventure rally

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  39. © Jürgen Reich

    The Old Bessin

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  40. © NPA Müritz

    Off to the pecks of the forest - family tour

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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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