Brockenhaus

Harz Mountains


The Brockenhaus, at the summit of the Brocken, has a cafe, interactive displays and a viewing platform. From May to October, rangers conduct one-hour tours of the Brocken plateau, departing from here and including the Brockengarten alpine garden, which contains around 1500 specimens of high-altitude plant species from around the world.


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1. Grosser Burgberg

5.38 MILES

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2. Harzmuseum Wernigerode

7.56 MILES

This delightfully crooked little local-history museum has a neat collection of exhibits on geology, town history and half-timbered houses.

3. Oberpfarrkirchhof

7.58 MILES

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4. Rathaus

7.6 MILES

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5. Marktplatz

7.61 MILES

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6. Breite Strasse

7.63 MILES

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7. Schloss Wernigerode

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Originally built in the 12th century to protect German Kaisers on hunting expeditions, Schloss Wernigerode was enlarged over the years to reflect late…

8. Harz National Park

8.31 MILES

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