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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  • UNESCO World Heritage Forum

    • Open today
    • Waldhalle, 18546 Sassnitz

    The hiking base near the port town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen is dedicated to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage idea. Nature lovers can learn about the phenomenon of ancient beech forests here or simply linger in the greenery, fortify themselves and unwind.

    Read more: "UNESCO World Heritage Forum"
  • Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)

    • 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.

    Read more: "Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)"
  • © 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.

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  • © 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.

    Read more: "National Park exhibition “Insel Schatz Ummanz“ in Waase"
  • © TMV/Gohlke

    Nationalpark-Information Schwarzenhof

    • Schwarzenhof, 17192 Kargow

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

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  • © Felix Gänsicke

    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.

    Read more: "MÜRITZEUM - The NatureExperienceCenter in Waren (Müritz)"
  • © Stadt Neustrelitz

    National park visitor centre in Neustrelitz

    • Closed 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"
  • © 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.

    Read more: "“Sundische Wiese“ - National park information of Zingst"
  • © 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“"
  • © Nationalpark-Information Federow

    National park visitor centre in Federow

    • Damerower Straße, 17192 Kargow OT Federow

    The Müritz National Park: famous for its sea-eagles, ospreys and thousands of rabbits that rest here in the autumn and spring.

    Read more: "National park visitor centre in Federow"
  • © 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”.

    Read more: "National park visitor centre in Blankenförde"
  • © K. Bärwald

    National park visitor centre in Barhöft

    • Haus Norden Am Barhöfter Kliff, 18445 Barhöft

    Visitor centre of the National Park “Vorpommernsche Boddenlandschaft”

    Read more: "National park visitor centre in Barhöft"
  • © TMV/Gohlke

    Visitor centre “Flatterhus Kratzeburg“

    • Dorfstraße, 17237 Kratzeburg

    The visitor information centre called “Kratzeburger Flatterhus“ houses an exhibition about the mysterious hunters of the night: the bats.

    Read more: "Visitor centre “Flatterhus Kratzeburg“"
  • 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.

    Read more: "SEA MUSEUM Stralsund"

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Experience Nature from new Perspectives

  1. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Family hike "Animal sleepyheads in the forest"

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  2. © Nationalparkamt/K.Bärwald

    Between the Baltic Sea and the Bodden

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  3. © Lucia Zust

    Bodden in view

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  4. © Diego Zendeh

    Beautiful wild winter night - puppet theater in the Müritzeum

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  5. © BÄRENWALD Müritz | Manuela Klier

    Winter guided tour in the BÄRENWALD Müritz

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  6. Feeding: Penguins

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  7. © C.Wolff

    New Year's hike Dornbusch

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  8. © L. Storm

    Excursion coastal dynamics

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  9. © Zoo Schwerin

    Of penis bones and vaginal plugs

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  10. © NZK-Lehmann

    Easter rally at the Königsstuhl

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  11. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Family hike "Searching for traces in spring".

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  12. Red mug with coffee with a Christmas background and graphic elements, © Zoo Schwerin

    Advent café at Schwerin Zoo

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  13. © Michael Henneberger

    Rabbits do not whistle

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  14. © puppen-etc

    Mr. Eichhorn and the first snow

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  15. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Winter workshop "Make your own bird food" & cozy puzzle time

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  16. © Nicole Weißbrodt

    Frau Holle - a storytelling theater with objects from the bakery

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  17. Tidal pool (Photo: OZEANEUM Stralsund), © Deutsches Mmeeresmuseum

    Feeding: Intertidal zone

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  18. © Müritzeum

    Müritzeum closed

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  19. The theater in the PAHLHUUS in Zarrentin am Schaalsee., © Tandera Theater, Testorf

    Theater in the PAHLHUUS

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  20. © NZK

    Firebowl, stick bread and story time

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  21. © K. Bärwald

    National Park guided tour Barhöft

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  22. © Müritzeum

    Advent workshop at the Müritzeum

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  23. © Biosphärenreservat Südost-Rügen

    Hands-on day for the Geo Day of Biodiversity

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  24. © K. Bärwald

    Wintery Bodden landscape

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  25. © J. Bassek

    High sky, wide land

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  26. © Maren-Winter

    Island ahoy or come on, let's build a ship

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  27. © NPA Vorpommern

    On the trail of nature - family tour

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  28. Attention! - Title of the winning picture of the Pölking Award by Zhu Xingchao, © fpa-zhu-xingchao

    Highlights 2024 - special exhibition

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  29. Feeding: Aquarium "Open Atlantic"

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  30. Winter safari at Schwerin Zoo. Get to know the zoo and its inhabitants after regular closing time on an exclusive winter safari., © Zoo Schwerin

    Winter safari at Schwerin Zoo

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  31. © Katrin Bärwald

    The thorn bush - the special view

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  32. © Zoo Schwerin

    Patron and sponsor party

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  33. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Photo exhibition: Jürgen Reich "Habitat.chalk"

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  34. © Deutsches Mmeeresmuseum

    Feeding: River mouth

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  35. © K. Baerwald

    Wild forest by the sea

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  36. West Beach Winter, © Katrin Bärwald

    New Year's hike

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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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