Sights & Attractions in Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic Coast

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Altfriesisches Haus For a glimpse of the rugged lives of 19th-century fishermen, visit...	Museums / Galleries	Sylt

Bergen This small town is the island's administrative capital, founded...	Towns	Rügen Island

Buddenbrookhaus Two highly respectable-looking mansions are devoted to two of...	Museums / Galleries	Lübeck

Fürstenhof The home of the former dukes of Mecklenburg stands next to the...	Castles / Palaces	Wismar

Günter Grass-Haus Near the museum is the second mansion, which is devoted to Germany's...	Museums / Galleries	Lübeck


Heilig-Geist-Hospital Take a look inside the entrance hall of this Gothic building...	Hospitals	Lübeck

Hiddensee Off the northwest corner of Rügen is a smaller island called...	Islands	Rügen Island

Katherinenkloster A former cloister, 40 of its rooms now house two museums: the...	Religious Sites	Stralsund

Kulturhistorisches Museum This museum exhibits diverse artifacts from more than 10,000...	Museums / Galleries	Stralsund

Marienkirche The impressive redbrick Gothic structure, which has the highest...	Religious Sites	Lübeck

Marienkirche The ruins of this church with its 250-foot tower, bombed in World...	Religious Sites	Wismar

The Naturschutzgebiet Kampener Vogelkoje Built in the mid-17th century, this conservation area once served...	Nature Preserves	Sylt

Neuer Markt Here, you'll immediately notice the architectural potpourri of...	Squares	Rostock

Putbus The heart of this town, 28 km (17 mi) southwest of Binz, is the...	Towns	Rügen Island

Schifffahrtsmuseum Tracing the history of shipping on the Baltic, this museum displays...	Museums / Galleries	Rostock

St. Nikolaikirche The late-Gothic church, with a 120-foot-high nave, was built...	Religious Sites	Wismar

St. Nikolaikirche The treasures of the 13th-century Gothic church include a 15-foot-high...	Religious Sites	Stralsund

St. Severin Church The 800-year-old church was built on the highest elevation in...	Religious Sites	Sylt

Sylter Heimatmuseum This small museum tells the centuries-long history of the island's...	Museums / Galleries	Sylt

Westerland The island's major town is not quite as expensive as Kampen...	Parks	Sylt

Zoologischer Garten Here you'll find one of the largest collections of exotic animals...	Zoos / Aquariums	Rostock
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