DAY TRIPS

Neunkirchen Zoo

Zoostrasse 25, 66538 Neunkirchen

Adult 6€ , Child 3-16 3.5 €)

www.zoo-neunkirchen.de

Takes a few hours to see, petting zoo

Gartenshau and Dinosaur Park

in Kaiserslautern

Turnerstr. 2, 67659 Kaiserslautern

Adult 6 € Child 6-16 3€

Group & family pass available

www.gartenschau-kl.de

They have an indoor exhibit with math & science games for kids. Don't know what the hours are.

Devils Table

Teufelstisch

Hiking, Playground, minigolf, large slide

Im Handschuhteich 31

D-66999 Hinterweidenthal

Only cost is for parking and minigolf

Homburg Caves

Exploring Caves

Schlossberg-Hohen Strasse, 66424, Homburg

€5 Adults,  €3 Child (under 16), 
€11 per Family (2 adults, 1 child) (€2.50 each additional child)

Homburg Caves Link

May be better for older kids

Ludwigsburg Palace & Fairy Tale Gardens

Gardens, Castle Tour, Water Park

Adults: 6,50 €  Reduction: 3,30 €

Ludwigsburg Palace 

Schlossstraße 30  

71634 Ludwigsburg

www.ludwigsburg.de

French/German Gardens

In Saarbrucken

Gardens, boats, cable cars, Gulliver’s World

Deutschmuhlental, 66117 Saarbrucken

Price varies for activities

Heidelburg Zoo

8.20 € adults, 4.10€ child

Family passes available

Zoo Heidelberg

Tiergartenstraße 3

69120 Heidelberg

www.tiergarten-heidelberg.de

Castle and town are a fun trip as well, easy train ride from here

Vogelvoog Park

Frontier Playground

Lake and Walking Trails

Near Toys-R-Us; Vogelwoogstrasse. KL

Follow  merkurstrasse (street of Toys R Us) until it turns right 90 degrees into vogelvoogstrsse, but don’t follow the road and instead turn left and follow to the end

Excellent park for a sunny day, lots of shade

Lochmuehle Amusement Park

Lochmuehle Wehrheim, 61273 Hesse

90-12 cm 10 € 120 + cm 11.5€

group price available

www.lochmuehle.de

Not great for little kids. You get to operate the rides

Potzburg Wildlife Park

66887 Föckelberg

7€ adults, 5€ kids

Yearly family pass 55 €

http://www.wildpark.potzberg.de

Wildlife park, where the kids can feed the animals and enjoy the bird show

Great hiking trails

Bad Durkheim Natural History Museum

2€ adult, 1.30€ children

Natural History Museum

Herrmann-Schäfer-Straße 17

D-67098 Bad Dürkheim

http://www.pfalzmuseum.de

Go past the  museum on the B37,

Find parking on the right and walk back through the pedestrian area

Swimming Pools:

1.    Azul Swimbad, Ramstein-Miesenbach – Indoor/Outdoor Swimming Pools.  http://www.freizeitbad-azur.de/

2.    NaturerlebnisBad, Landstuhl – Outdoor swimming pool.  http://www.naturerlebnisbad-landstuhl.de/

3.    Monte Mare Swimbad, Kasierslaturn – Mailänder Straße 6, 67657 Kaiserslautern  http://www.monte-mare.de/de/kaiserslautern.html

4.    Freibad Waschmule – Largest outdoor swimming pool in Germany.  It can be seen from space.  http://www.kaiserslautern.de/leben_in_kl/freizeit_und_sport/schwimmbaeder/00425/index.html?lang=de

5.    Altenglan Pool, Altenglan (my personal favorite) Freibad Altenglan 66885 Altenglan

6.    In der Godersbach http://www.vg-altenglan.de/tourismus-kultur-freizeit/sport-und-freizeitbad-altenglan/

Hitcherhof Pumpkin Festival
D-66506 Maßweiler

Corn Maze, pumpkin patch, food, festival

http://english.hitscherhof.com/contact.html

Kindsbach Park & Lake

Swimming Lake, Playground

Also called Bärenlochweiher

Look for signs as you drive through Kindsbach

Luisenpark in Mannheim 

Park, waterworks, gardens, animals

Theodor-Heuss-Anlage 2, 68165 Mannheim

Adult 5€, Child 6-15 2.50€

Family pass available

www.stadtpark-mannheim.de

Calypso Pool

Saarbrucken

Deutschmühlental 7 , Alt-Saarbrücken , Saarbruecken ,  66117

Price varies by services used, time spent and ages

http://www.erlebnisbad-calypso.de/

Swimming pool with slides, lazy river, pirate ship, sauna,

Hardenburg Castle

Group price available

Along the B37,

67098 Bad Dürkheim

Park and follow the signs up.  Drive up and park by the porta potties.

Castle ruins—bring a flashlight!

Castle is not stroller-friendly, sheer drops with no bars

Hardenburg_Castle_Ruin_Link

Barfusspfad ~ Barefoot Path

In Bad Sobernheim

Barefoot Hike

Bahnhofstrasse 4, 55566 Bad Soberheim

Adult 3€ Child 1.50€

Group price available

www.bad-sobernheim.de/freizeit/barfusspfad 

You walk through mud, so go on a warm day and wear swimsuits/shorts

Bostalsee

Lake, beach, paddle boats

Seehafen, 66625 Nohfelden Bosen

http://www.bostalsee.de/frameset.htm

Swim, rent paddleboats

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Medieval walled city, museums and lots of shopping

Just north of the intersection of the A8 along the  A7.  follow signs to parking

Rothenburg Tourist Website

Rothenburg_ob_der_Tauber

3 hour drive with construction.

Fun Christmas market and medieval festival

Idar oberstein

Precious Stone Mine Steinkaulenberg 

Kids can tour the mine, and even dig for their own stones. 

Prices just changed

http://www.edelsteinminen-idar-oberstein.de/precious-stone-mine.html

The town is a fun visit especially if you like jewelry, plus the church in the rock, etc

Sankt Wendel

Christmas and Easter festival with animals, rides great for little kids

http://www.sankt-wendel.de/en/culture/markets/

Go during the week, it’s crazy packed on the weekends

Ruedesheim Lovely Christmas market, fun town

Gondwana Praehistorium

10 € children, adults 15€

D-66578 Schiffweiler

Landsweiler-Reden

www.gondwanapraehistorium.de Excellent for a rainy day, kids of all ages & adults had a good time. To find via GPS navigation system please enter "Landsweiler-Reden, Bildstockstrasse".

Burg Lichtenberg

(Kusel castle)

Longest castle ruin in Germany, music and natural history museums with family pricing

71720 oberstenfeld

Ruins are free

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Lichtenberg_(Palatinate)

Picnic area was redone this year, good place to let kids run—fun medieval festival at the end of the summer and at Christmas

Dynamikum Gondwana Praehistorium-

A dinosaur museum with moving dinosaurs!

9€ adults, 7.50€ kids

Im Rheinberger

Fröhnstraße 8

66954 Pirmasens

www.dynamikum.de/en/ 

Trier

City full of Roman ruins and great shopping, market day is fun for adults and ampitheatre has free parking and good for kids to run

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trier 

Medium-sized Christmas market, nice Easter market, good size for kids, great destination if you want to combine shopping and historical site.

Burg Eltz

Burg Eltz  56294 Münstermaifeld, Germany 02672 95-0500

Burg-eltz.de

Castle has been in the same family for 850 years,

Hike AROUND the hill (dirt path)

Mercedes Benz Museum

15-17 4€, adults 8€, children free

Mercedesstr. 100

70372 Stuttgart

www.mercedes-benz-classic.com/

Favorite museum of many of our friends

Under 14 get in free and free audio guides

Sea Life Museum

14.50€ adults, 9.5€ kids—

Speyer

Im Hafenbecken 5, 67346

http://www.sealifeeurope.com/

Smallish aquarium, tickets online are much cheaper

Legoland

Family ticket online 4 people 109€

LEGOLAND Allee,

89312 Günzburg

http://www.legoland.de/en/

Theme Amusement Park.

Print your tickets online to avoid lines at the park. 

Europa Park

ages4-11 33€, 11+ 37.50€

Europa-Park-Straße 2, 77977 Rust, Germany 

http://www.europapark.de/

Theme Amusement Park in the Black Forest near Freiburg. 

Gutenberg Museum

5€ adults, 3€ children

Liebfrauenplatz 5

55116 Mainz

http://www.gutenberg-museum.de/

Exhibits on printing, Gutenberg bible

Park at the rathaus or mall, museum is on the walkplatz. 

Burg Rheinfels

Schlossberg  56329 Sankt Goar, Germany 06741 7753

4 € adults, 2 € children

http://www.st-goar.de/

Cochem Castle

Reichsburg Cochem GmbH

Schloßstraße 36

56812 Cochem

5 € adults, 3€ children

http://www.burg-cochem.de

Bit of a hike, there is shuttle bus. Originally built in the 11th century, was destroyed in 1689 and rebuilt in the 1800’s

Rhine River Road

Take a cruise down the river to see all the castles along this section of the rhine.  Several companies offer cruises, there are several ferry crossings if you choose to drive

There are many castles between Rudesheim/Bingen and Koblenz, the road is scenic the whole way.  Great day trip by train/boat

Kurbis Fest (pumpkin festival)

http://www.kuerbisfest.at/kuerbisfest/

Military Cemeteries  http://www.abmc.gov/home.php

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Gen Patton's Grave

Val du Scheid, 2517 Luxemburg stad, Luxembourg
http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/lx.php

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial
St. Avoid, France

http://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries/cemeteries/lo.php

Technick Museam, Speyer- In & Outdoor Museum. 

A large collection of aircraft, classic cars, locomotives and fire engines, an original BURAN space shuttle, the largest space flight exhibition in Europe, a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet, the U9, a former German Navy submarine and a gigantic Russian Antonov AN-22 cargo plane. In the Museum Wilhelmsbau you can admire a unique collection of automatic musical instruments and much more.

Am Technik Museum, D-67346 Speyer

http://speyer.technik-museum.de/node/649

Taunus Wunderlkand, near Wiesbaden
Amusement Park with rides and a water slide.  

Taunus Wunderland

Freizeitpark GmbH,

65388 Schlangenbad. 

www.taunuswunderland.de

Kurpfalz Park, near Bad Durkheim
Large Nature Amusement Park with animals, rides, shows,

children’s world, picnic area, etc.

Kurpfalz-Park, D-67157 Wachenheim

http://www.kurpfalz-park.de/

K1 High Ropes Course, Mehlingen

(ages 5 and up) Slide and climb among the trees from platform to platform with safety equipment on different grades of difficulty.

Werner-Liebrich-Strasse,

67678 Mehlingen

http://k1-waldseilpark.de

Burg Nanstein Castle, Landstuhl 
Nanstein is one of the most famous castles in the Pfalz, this is due to a spectacular siege in 1523 when the lord of the castle Franz of Sickingen died. The fall of Nanstein is a symbol for a final end of the decline of the castles in the Pfalz.. 

http://www.landstuhl.de/

Bonanza Horse Ranch, Katzweiler
Indoor and nature horse riding, riding courses, riding tournaments, orientation rides and fox hunts, covered wagon, birthday parties, special events and shows. 
http://www.bonanzaranch.de/

Great Info:

http://www.romantic-germany.info/

http://www.kaiserslautern.de/index.html?lang=en

Ruedesheim

Stunning German village on the Rhine. So many things to do here, including one of the highest rated hiking trails in the country.

Here is their website: http://www.ruedesheim.de

Basket Factory

in Dahn -The basket factory offers much more than baskets; you can decorate your home with the latest trends in seasonal articles, at very reasonable prices too. 

GPS: Longitude: 007º46'08"E Latitude: 49º09'32"N

I have put in "Dahn" and found it.

The basket factory accepts VAT forms for purchases over €50

Shoe Strasse in Hauenstein

Find the latest shoe fashions for less.

Alte Bundesstrasse 1. D-76846

Hauenstein Öffnungszeiten

Pottery Shops, Soufflenheim, France

25 Rue De Haguenau

67620 Soufflenheim

Tel: 03 88 86 64 69

Streissel Pottery

Tripsdrill Erlebnispark

Theme park to include a stay in a treehouse.

Treffentrill 1  

74389 Cleebronn

http://tripsdrill.de/en/

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