Discover and understand nature

Over 30 experience centers offer fascinating insights

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

Petrified hedgehogs, trees fleeing from the wind and wandering dunes - as they can also be seen in our film - this is how Mecklenburg-Vorpommern welcomes its guests. But you can also marvel at the wonders of nature in all the other regions of the vacation state.

In more than 30 adventure centers, young and old explorers learn to see this fascinating nature with different eyes. In the interactive exhibition of the Müritzeum, it bubbles and rushes from the giant screens in the entrance area of the multimedia museum, before it goes on a discovery tour through the habitat of storks and moray eels on a total of 2,000 square meters.

At the Rügen Natural Heritage Center, the path leads from the bottom of the lake up to lofty heights: in addition to a spectacular view from the treetop path, guests can also enjoy a multimedia exhibition and numerous hands-on opportunities in one of the center's craft workshops.

At Schwerin Zoo, on the other hand, you can immerse yourself in the Red List Center and experience the topic of species conservation, or travel through the realm of the great apes at Rostock Zoo. You can dive into an otherwise hidden universe in unique aquarium landscapes of the Ozeaneum in Stralsund and in the bear conservation center Bärenwald Müritz you can catch exciting insights into the life of brown bears on a forest hike. By the way, a relative of today's brown bears, the cave bear, lived in the time of the mammoth. If you want to learn how nature ticks, the adventure centers are just the right place.

Events and Tours

Experience Nature from new Perspectives

  1. © J. Bassek

    High sky, wide land

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  2. © Udo Hopp

    Vernissage

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  3. © NZK-Christian Thiele

    Family Forest Festival at the UNESCO World Heritage Forum

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  4. © Erlebnis Akademie AG/Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

    Wanderfrühling 2025 - The Prora - Secrets of the forest

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  5. Figures from the puppet theater play Goose the Bear, © Haik Büchsenschuss

    Goose the bear

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  6. © Markus Tschakert

    Armored protégés

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  7. © Katrin Leißner_canva

    Garbage, garbage, does what it wants - out and about as garbage detectives

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  8. Whale watching at the OZEANEUM

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  9. © Foto: Nationalparkamt Müritz

    Hike into the new year

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  10. © Biosphärenreservatsamt Südost-Rügen

    Rügen Hiking Spring 2025: Experience the Thiessow nature trail

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  11. © Müritzeum

    A colorful morning of games

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  12. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    WeitSicht - Green forest on white chalk

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  13. © K. Bärwald

    Wintery Bodden landscape

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  14. © K. Bärwald

    National Park guided tour Barhöft

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  15. © M.Rahn

    Gordon and Tapir

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  16. © K. Baerwald

    Wild forest by the sea

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  17. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Romantic days at the Königsstuhl

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  18. © Dan Petermann

    Short tour for young and old

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  19. © Zoo Rostock/ World of Lights

    ZooLightMagic

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  20. © Lucia Zust

    Bodden in view

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  21. © Müritzeum

    Games evening at the Müritzeum

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  22. © NZK-Häfner

    Night at the museum

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  23. © Dan Petermann

    Short tour for young and old

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  24. from the play Little woman with great courage, © Klaus Schiebold

    A small woman with great courage

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

    Theater in the PAHLHUUS

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  26. © Mareike Wauer/Müritzeum

    Animals through the seasons

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  27. © BÄRENWALD Müritz | Manuela Klier

    Winter guided tour in the BÄRENWALD Müritz

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  28. © NZK-Lehmann

    UNESCO World Heritage exhibition "Ancient Beech Forests"

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  29. Dive in the "Open Atlantic"

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  30. © Spranz, Henrik

    Highlights 2023

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  31. © Foto: Nationalparkamt Müritz

    From tree to forest glass - a bike tour

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  32. © Ulrich Meßner

    Through the winter forest - family tour

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  33. three forest views, © Matthias Schwabe, Müritz-Nationalpark

    National park forests - a living life insurance policy?"

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  34. © Dan Petermann

    Short tour for young and old

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  35. © NPA Vorpommern

    On the trail of nature - family tour

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  36. © NZK-Lehmann

    Easter rally at the Königsstuhl

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  37. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Krax's diary - "New Neighbors" adventure rally

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  38. Highlight tour at the MEERESMUSEUM

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  39. © C.Wagner

    Between the Baltic Sea and the Bodden

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  40. © NZK

    Firebowl, stick bread and story time

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  41. © Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    Short tour for young and old

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  42. © Erlebnis Akademie AG/ Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

    Wanderfrühling 2025 - On the prowl with the hunter

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  43. © Erlebnis Akademie AG/ Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen

    Wanderfrühling 2025 - In the footsteps of the former district forester Konstantin Hahnel

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  44. © NZK

    Forest bathing for women

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  45. © Zoo Schwerin

    Winter safari at Schwerin Zoo

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  46. © NZK-Lehmann

    UNESCO World Heritage Day

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  47. © AndeasDuerst/Werk3

    Diving operation in the deep pool

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  48. © Nationalparkamt Vorpommern

    World Heritage tour of the Victoria View

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  49. © NZK

    Special exhibition "From the Königsweg to the Skywalk - a building history"

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  50. © L. Storm

    Excursion coastal dynamics

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  51. © Puppen etc Berlin

    When Jan dances with Auguste!

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  52. © NZK

    Men's Day at the UNESCO World Heritage Forum

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  53. Deer concert on the eastern shore of the Müritz in the morning

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  54. © NZK

    Family hike "Animal sleepyheads in the forest"

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  55. © Erlebnis Akademie AG/NEZR

    Magic lights on the treetop walk

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  56. West Beach Winter, © Katrin Bärwald

    New Year's hike

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Nature Experience Tips at a Glance

The Experience Centres show how Nature ticks

30 Ergebnisse
  • © Foto: 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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  • Exterior view of the OZEANEUM from the harbour side, © Foto: Anke Neumeister/Deutsches Meeresmuseum (Motiv aus der Ausstellung „Riesen der Meere“: Martin Harms/Deutsches Meeresmuseum

    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"
  • © 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"
  • © 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.

    Read more: "Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)"
  • Exterior view of the UNESCO World Heritage Forum in Sassnitz, © Gesine Häfner / Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL

    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"
  • © D. Foitlänger, Biosphärenreservatsamt Schaalsee-Elbe

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

    • Open 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"
  • © 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"
  • © 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.

    Read more: "National park house on Hiddensee"
  • © TMV/Bodieschek

    Visitor information centre of the National Park “Serrahn“

    • 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“"
  • © Nationalparkamt Müritz

    Boek Manor House / National Park Information

    • Temporarily closed
    • Boeker Straße, 17248 Boek

    Accessible exhibition "The fishermen of Boek

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  • © 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"
  • The Darss west beach is adorned by a lighthouse, which is part of the NATUREUM., © 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"
  • © PAHLHUUS/Dornblut

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

    • 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.

    Read more: "“PAHLHUUS“ – Visitor centre of the UNESCO biosphere reserve “Schaalsee“"
  • © TMV/Gohlke

    Nationalpark-Information Schwarzenhof

    • Schwarzenhof, 17192 Kargow

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

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  • © Nationalparkamt Müritz

    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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  • © J.Bengs

    Visitor centre of the Nature Park “Insel Usedom“

    • Closed 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.

    Read more: "Visitor centre of the Nature Park “Insel Usedom“"
  • © K. Bärwald

    National park visitor centre in Barhöft

    • Haus Norden Am Barhöfter Kliff, 18445 Barhöft

    Visitor centre of the National Park “Vorpommernsche Boddenlandschaft”

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  • © Kur- und Tourist GmbH Darß

    Nature park and guest centre “Darßer Arche“

    • Open today
    • Bliesenrader Weg, 18375 Wieck a. Darß

    The national park and visitor centre “Darßer Arche“ is located in the old school of Wieck, which was supplemented by a generous extension. The guest information and accommodation bureau welcomes you in the foyer and in the hull-looking new building of the “Darßer Arche“ you will experience the national park exhibition “Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft“.

    Read more: "Nature park and guest centre “Darßer Arche“"
  • Penguins in the polarium at Rostock Zoo, © Zoo Rostock/Braun

    Rostock Zoo

    • Open today
    • Barnstorfer Ring, 18059 Rostock

    At Rostock Zoo, the best zoo in Europe, experience 4,200 animals in 430 different species from all over the world in just one day. In the DARWINEUM, you will embark on a spectacular journey through evolution. The heart of the living museum beats in the Tropical Hall - home to the gorillas and orangutans. Open daily from 9 a.m.

    Read more: "Rostock Zoo"
  • © TMV/Gohlke

    Naturparkausstellung zum Naturpark "Feldberger Seenlandschaft" im Haus des Gastes

    • Open today
    • Strelitzer Straße, 17258 Feldberger Seenlandschaft

    Im südöstlichen Bereich der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte zwischen den Städten Fürstenberg, Woldegk und Neustrelitz befindet sich der 36.000 Hektar große Naturpark Feldberger Seenlandschaft. Neben zahlreichen Seen und Kesselmooren sind hier mit etwas Glück See- und Fischadler oder Biber zu bewundern.

    Read more: "Naturparkausstellung zum Naturpark "Feldberger Seenlandschaft" im Haus des Gastes"
  • © Bildarchiv Biosphärenreservatsamt-Südost-Rügen

    The “Granitzhaus“ and exhibition

    • 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"
  • © G. Marin-Ziegler

    Small exhibition of the Nature Park “Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See“

    • Wargentiner Straße, 17139 Basedow

    The exhibition about the nature park “Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See“ in Basedow can be found in the cafe “Alter Schafstall“, on the right side of the guest room. It displays land and people of the region.

    Read more: "Small exhibition of the Nature Park “Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See“"
  • © NZK | T. Allrich

    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"
  • © 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“"
  • © J. Lippke

    Visitor information centre of the Nature Park “Sternberger Seenland“

    • Am Markt, 19417 Warin

    The visitor information centre in Warin is the ideal starting point in order to inform oneself about the different destinations and experiences the nature park offers. One can learn something about the landscape’s formation and the way the human’s occupation influenced its development. The unique flora and fauna of the nature park greatly fascinate the visitors. Borrow a backpack at the visitor centre and discover the nature park in your own way.

    Read more: "Visitor information centre of the Nature Park “Sternberger Seenland“"
  • © 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)"
  • Penguins feeding time, © © Roeder

    Schwerin Zoological Garden

    • Waldschulweg, 19061 Schwerin

    A green oasis lies in the centre of Schwerin, which is characterised by a 3 ha large bird meadow as well as semi-natural animal enclosures, which are a second home to the 650 animals from 120 species. Schwerin zoo is one of the most beautiful in Germany.

    Read more: "Schwerin Zoological Garden"
  • © TMV/Gohlke

    Karower Meiler Culture and Information Center

    • Ziegenhorn, 19395 Karow

    The central contact point for nature lovers and guests of the Nossentiner/Schwinzer Heath Nature Park is the Karower Meiler Culture and Information Center. In addition to a permanent exhibition on the development of this cultural landscape since the last cold period, five to six special exhibitions by artists and photographers on topics of nature and landscape are shown annually.

    Read more: "Karower Meiler Culture and Information Center"
  • © Thomas Oppermann

    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"

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