excursion destinations
There's something to see here
Go on a discovery tour and see what the region around your vacation destination has to offer. We have put together a few suggestions for you that you are sure to enjoy.
City of Lüneburg – Impressive architecture in the old town (30-minute drive), a historic cargo crane at the harbor (20-minute drive), and the Libeskind Auditorium (25-minute drive).
Museums – East Prussian State Museum (25 minutes' drive), Lüneburg Museum (20 minutes' drive), the German Salt Museum (25 minutes' drive), Lauenburg Elbe Shipping Museum (20 minutes' drive) and the Hitzacker Archaeological Museum (50 minutes' drive).
Castles & palaces – Winsen Castle (35-minute drive), Lüdersburg Castle (2-minute drive), and Lüneburg Castle (20-minute drive).
Culture & festivals – Theater Lüneburg (25 minutes' drive), Claassen Art Collection (25 minutes' drive) and music festivals such as the Lüneburg Culture Summer (25 minutes' drive) or the lunatic Festival (25 minutes' drive).
Cities in the surrounding area – Hamburg (approx. 60 kilometers), Lübeck (approx. 75 kilometers), and Schwerin (approx. 90 kilometers).
Fun and games – Scharnebeck climbing forest (7-minute drive), Salü Lüneburg thermal baths (25-minute drive) and the Lüdersburg nature and hunting school (2-minute drive).
Middelfart – Bridgewalking on the Lillebælt Bridge (20 minutes on foot), whale safari on the Little Belt (20 minutes on foot) and the hanging gardens at the harbor.
Museums – CLAY Ceramic Museum (5-minute drive), Strib Automobile Museum (15-minute drive), Trapholt Museum of Modern Art and Design (25-minute drive), Brandts Art Museum (45-minute drive), Railway Museum (50-minute drive), Viking Museum (1-hour drive), Langelandsfortet Museum about the Cold War (1.5 hours' drive), Marstal Maritime Museum (2 hours' drive), H. C. Andersen's House (45 minutes' drive), Den Fynske landsby Open Air Museum (40 minutes' drive) and Naturama Natural History Museum (1 hour's drive).
Castles & palaces – Hindsgavl Castle (20-minute walk), Koldinghus (30-minute drive), Egeskov Castle (1-hour drive), and Valdemar's Castle (1-hour drive).
Culture & festivals – KulturØen culture island, Middelfart Jazz Festival [link to], Strib Vinterfestival [link to], Rock under broen Festival (10-minute drive), Heartland Festival (1-hour drive), Tinderbox (1-hour drive).
Nearby cities – Middelfart (5-minute drive), Fredericia (5-minute drive), Vejle (25-minute drive), Kolding (25-minute drive), Odense (45-minute drive), Aarhus (75-minute drive), Copenhagen (2-hour drive).
Zoos and animal parks – Givskud Zoo (1 hour drive), Vissenbjerg Terrarium (30 minutes drive) and Odense Zoo (40 minutes drive).
Fun and games – Escape Room (15 minutes' drive), Fyns Sommerland (25 minutes' drive), Legoland (50 minutes' drive), Lego House (50 minutes' drive) and Gorillapark Climbing Park Vejle (30 minutes' drive).
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