Sights & Excursion tipps

Daytrips from Reit im Winkl

In addition to all the things to see and do in Reit im Winkl, you shouldn’t miss the many sightseeing highlights in the outlying area. Here’s a list of nearby sights worth seeing.

Mines and Caves:

• Salt Mine Berchtesgaden,
   63 km, Phone: 08652/60020, www.salzzeitreise.de
   The Berchtesgaden Salt Mine has long been a visitor’s magnet. In
   2007 new attractions have been added to this popular sight.

• Schellenberger Ice Cave, 72 km, Phone: 08650/988830
Germany’s biggest ice cave sits at an elevation of 1570 m in
the Untersberg mountain. You can hike up which takes 3 –4 hours or you
can take the cable car.

• Schwazer Silver Mine, 81 km, Phone: +43(0)5242/72372
The biggest Silver Mine of the Middle Ages. Take the mining railroad 800 m
under the earth!

• Salt Mine in Dürrnberg Hallein, 85 km, Phone: +43(0)61322002400
An entertaining and informative trip into the salt world that
gave Salzburg its name

• Werfen Icecave, 105 km, Phone: +43(0)6468/5248
The biggest (40 km long) accessible ice cave in the world.

Family amusement parks

• Märchenpark Marquartstein, 15 km, Phone: 08641/7105
Fairy Tale theme park with summer tobbogan run and a petting zoo

• Freizeitpark Ruhpolding, 25 km, Phone: 08663/1413
Fairy Tale theme park Ruhpolding with a crystal mine

• Familienland Erlebnis Park, St. Jakob in Haus, 35 km, Phone:
   05354/88333 Family Adventure Park with rides and petting zoo

• Steinzeitdorf Siegsdorf, 35 km, Phone: 08662/498745
   Stoneage Village Siegsdorf is a combination of amusement park and
   museum.

Museums and more

• Holzknechtmuseum Ruhpolding, 20 km, Phone: 08663/639
   Logging Museum

• Glockenschmiede in Ruhpolding, 24 km, Phone: 08663/2309
   Learn the history and techniques of a blacksmith, specializing in making
   bells.

• Museum for peasant/sacral art in Ruhpolding, 24 km, Phone: 08663/5078. This museum is housed in a former Duke’s hunting castle.

• Mammutmuseum in Siegsdorf, 32 km, Phone: 08662/13316
   A natural history museum with exhibits about the local geology: rocks,
   fossils, ice age animals

• Hexenwasser in Hochsöll, 43 km, Phone: +43/5333/5260
   ”Witches Water Adventure Area” – experience water from the spring to the lake.

• Salzburger Freilichtmuseum, Großmain, 46 km, Phone: +43(0)62/850011
   Salzburg’s biggest museum is this open-air museum of old farmhouses. A
   round-trip takes you through 6 centuries of a peasant past.

• Alte Saline in Bad Reichenhall, 49 km, Phone: 08651/7002146
   Find out everything about salt, the “white gold” in this historic saline with
   salt museum

• Automobilmuseum Amerang, 50 km, Phone: 08075/8141
   Spend a day that’s worth over 100 years!

• Kehlsteinhaus Berchtesgaden, 63 km, Phone: 08652/9670
   Known also as the Eagle’s Nest; offers a magnificent viewpoint

• Haus der Natur Salzburg, 71 km, Phone: +43(0)662/842653
   natural science museum, great also for kids

• Deutsches Museum in München, 112 km, Phone: 089/21791
   Big museum with a special section for kids. The Deutsche Museum reflects
   on the technical, technological and nature-scientific accomplishments and
   the social impacts thereof.

• Bavaria Filmstudios in München, 112 km, Phone: 089/64992000
   Bavaria Movie Studios – Look behind the scenes of movies such as “The
   Endless Story” and “Das Boot.” The Bavaria Action Show and a 3-D movie
   are also worth a visit.

Ice-Skating

• Eisstadion Inzell, 30 km, Phone: 08665/98850

Summer Toboggan Runs

• Rodelbahn in Durchholzen with fun park, 17 km, Phone: +43(0)5374/5286
   Fun for the young and old.
• Rodelbahn in Oberaudorf, 26 km, Phone: 08033/30350
   New and extra long, this summer toboggan run winds down the mountain
   1100 meters

Passenger Boat Rides

• Lake Chiemsee from Prien, 31 km, Phone: 08051/6090
   Passenger boats take you to the popular destination islands Frauen- and
   Herreninsel

• Lake Königsee (St. Bartholomä), Schönau, 63 km, Phone: 08652/96360
   Bavaria’s deepest lake (192 m) is another must-see attraction.

Animals

• Haflinger Erlebniswelt Fohlenhof Ebbs, 23 km, Phone: 05373/42210
   Horses and car riages museum, sighseeing, shows, riding- and driving
   school and fun!

• Wildpark Tirol Aurach bei Kitzbühl, 39 km, Phone: +43(0)5356/65251
   Walk and relax within Tyrols biggest open-air enclosure with appr. 200 animals.

• Gut Aiderbichl in Henndorf bei Salzburg, 85 km, Phone: +43(0)214/6011
   There’s much to see and learn about heritage and tradition but the main
   attraction are the animals that were lucky enough to retire to this animal
   sanctuary.

Castles and Fortresses

King Ludwig’s castle on Lake Chiemsee, 33 km, Phone: 08051/68870
This palace was modelled after Versailles, as a "Temple of Fame" for King Louis XIV of France, whom the Bavarian monarch fervently admired. Some highlights are the State Staircase, the State Bedroom and the Great Hall of Mirrors.

Schloss Hohenaschau, 32 km, Phone: 8052/904937

Kufstein Fortress, 34 km, Phone: +43(0)5372/62207

Cave fortress in Stein an der Traun, 57 km, Phone: 08621/2501
Find out the tragic story behind robber baron Heinz vom Stein by visiting
is extensive cave fortress.

Hellbrunn Castle, Salzburg, 66 km, Phone: +43(0)662/8203720
An archbishop with a great sense of humor designed this summer palace.
It was an amusing place for his guests and the entertainment value of the
trick fountains have lost none of the fun since they were built over 400 years ago.

Movie Theaters

• Movie Theater Prien, 33 km: Mikes Kino: Phone: 08051/61199
• Movie Theater Kufstein, 34 km: Funplexx: Phone: +43(0)5372/672900
• Movie Theater Traunstein, 41 km: Casablanca: Phone: 0861/6862
Train Station: Phone: 0861/4777