The Museum für Natur und Umwelt - Museum of Nature and Environment - offers fascinating insights into the natural history of Schleswig-Holstein and the rich flora and fauna of the Lübeck area. Unique to Europe are the fossil whales, dating from the Miocene over 10 million years ago and found at nearby Pampau. In a glazed extension to the museum vou can see the 14-metre long skeleton of a sperm whale, which stranded on the Danish island of Römö in December 1997. The new interactive exhibition "Im Reich des Wassermanns" - In Merman´s Realm - presents Lübeck's rivers, Trave and Wakenitz and the nearby Baltic sea in an enthralling way.
Tips
The cathedral and numerous other historical buildings of the old part of Lübeck are in the close vicinity of the museum.
Arrival by Car
By car: via Wallstraße, Mühlendamm; parking facilities in front of the house (liable to charges)
approx. a 15-minutes walk from the train station
adults 6,- €, reduced 3,- €
children and adolescents (6-18 years) 2,- €
free admission for children unter 6 years
family ticket 7,- €
Fascinating insights into the natural history of Schleswig-Holstein and its rich flora and fauna. The prominent exhibitions include fossilised skeletons of whales found in Pampau, which lived in the Miocene Sea over 10 million years ago and are unique in Europe. The large, interactive exhibition on the Trave and Wakenitz rivers is called “In the Realm of Aquarius”.
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