Destination

Karwendel Nature Information Centre: discovering nature at dizzying heights

photo spot
Architectural Highlight
All ages
Viewpoint
Exhibitions

There is a lot to discover when you are 2,244 metres above sea level. From the outside, the Karwendel Nature Information Centre resembles a giant wooden telescope, gazing out towards the Isartal valley.

Karwendel Nature Information Centre: discovering nature at dizzying heights

When you are 2,244 metres above sea level, there is more to see than just mountain peaks and edelweiss. From the outside, the Karwendel Nature Information Centre resembles a giant wooden telescope, gazing out towards the Isartal valley. But inside it contains Germany's highest environmental exhibition. From Mittenwald station, it's a ten-minute walk to the Karwendelbahn cable car, which takes to straight to the top to the Nature Information Centre.

For further information about the Karwendelbahn please click here.

Arrival

Karwendel Nature Information Centre
Alpenkorpsstraße 1
82481 Mittenwald

Mittenwald

Our tip: Please make sure to check your train connection and the expected capacity before you start your journey.

More destinations

Schwandorf, eine charmante Stadt im Oberpfälzer Wald, fasziniert mit ihrer reichen Geschichte und... Vilshofen an der Donau beeindruckt durch seine historische Altstadt und die einzigartige Lage am... The perfect mountain for beginners. You don’t need to be a seasoned mountaineer on a trip to the... Cham, eine charmante Stadt im Oberpfälzer Landkreis, begeistert mit ihrem historischen Marktplatz... Are you interested in wonderful forests and varied nature? Then this railway traveller's secret tip... Go on a discovery tour in Pegnitz and be enchanted by the romantic natural idyll. The Oak Leaf... Idea for a day trip with a change of scenery: the Dillberg. Enjoy the view of the Nuremberg region... This is a place where everything unites: the traditional and the modern, East and West, and the... Erlangen, eine charmante Stadt mit reicher Geschichte, besticht durch ihre barocke Architektur und... On an expedition to explore the storks. This cycle tour takes you along the Altmühl river past...