Unusual and sustainable

Go on a climate-friendly trip around the world in Bremerhaven:

In the Klimahaus Bremerhaven 8° East, visitors learn all about climate zone development by means of a fictitious journey along the longitude 8° 34' East.

Experiment with old handicraft techniques at the Hessenpark:

At the Hessenpark open-air museum, visitors can experience old craft skills and ways of life up close, in over 100 historic buildings with exhibitions and festivals.

Bid farewell to summer in the Allgäu at the Viehscheid (Cattle Fair):

When the cows return from their summer retreat in the alpine meadows, they are traditionally welcomed with a big folk festival in the villages.

Interactively discover the challenges presented by climate change:

The Climate Arena covers 26,000 m2 and provides information on the basics of climate change: from transportation to lifestyle to consumer behaviour. One special highlight: a glimpse into the "City of the Future"!

On the Trail of the Secrets of the Forest:

In this captivating multimedia exhibition, you can learn everything about the complex interrelationships of the forest habitat - and enjoy a unique treetop view from the 34-metre-high observation tower.

The Forest is Coming to the City:

A Wood Library and hundreds of tree seeds, butterflies, bird feathers, animal tracks - in Hamburg's Wälderhaus you can discover at some 80 exciting stations how the forest influences our entire eco-system.

Island of Ecological Diversity:

Not far from Lake Plaue is Mecklenburg's largest medicinal herb garden featuring a North German farm garden, garden café, a playscape, and an ensemble of unique experimental clay and straw-bale houses.

Fun with Renewable Energies:

Here, the diversity of the topics of "renewable energies, sustainability, environmental protection" can be experienced in a child-friendly way: in a special Earth resource chamber and with many action-packed environmental attractions.

Experience Sustainability, Live Sustainably

This information centre in the UNESCO biosphere reserve of the Palatinate Forest North Vosges offers a wide range of ecological activities for children and adults. They provide help in integrating a sustainable lifestyle into one's own everyday life.

Sustainability in the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve:

Here, young and old can discover the Elbe-Havel river system with its floodplain landscapes and the habitats of native flora and fauna. Includes a beautiful outdoor area and a great water playground.

Experience the Wild Forest:

Fallen trees, washed-out paths, tree mosses, colourful mushrooms, blossoms and bizarre lichens: in the primeval forest on the doorstep of Saarbrücken, you can experience the forest and its fauna as it once used to be.

The humane alternative to a zoo:

At the Arche Warder landscape animal park, you can get up close to rare breeds of domestic and farm animals. Whether donkeys, cattle, horses, geese, ducks or pigs: on this tour, you can feel the special relationship between humans and domestic animals.

Sustainable, renewable rail travel:

This listed Oberweissbach mountain railway makes the production of energy a tangible experience. On the descent through the beautiful landscape of the Schwarzatal, it generates its own electricity, which is then used again for the ascent.

An ancient castle with a modern porcelain exhibition and a fresh sustainability concept:

The Leuchtenburg Foundation is not only dedicated to the preservation of old masonry as well as the cultural revival of the entire complex - they also make a major contribution to the protection of the wonderful nature in the surrounding area.

Let nature just be nature again:

A former open-cast mining area has become a green and flourishing natural paradise again in recent years. There are around 2,000 hectares of pristine restored nature to discover via a panoramic hiking trail.

Here, the sustainability clock is ticking a little faster:

Germany's first energy self-sufficient village featuring an energy mix of 55 wind turbines, 9,844 photovoltaic modules plus biogas and biomass. Tour guides provide information about the operation of the plant, as well as its construction and financing.