Art meets nature - artists throughout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern open their studios between the blossoming countryside and the vast coastline. KunstOffen combines creative encounters with excursions into the countryside - ideal for pausing, marveling and being inspired.
Time for vacation


- Read more: "Harbour of Lauterbach"
©© Sebastian Götte Harbour of Lauterbach
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18581 Lauterbach
Lauterbach municipal harbour is located on the Rügen Bay in the south-east of the island of Rügen. With the narrow-gauge railway " Racing Roland" at the Lauterbach pier, it is an ideal starting point for excursions across the island. Restaurants and cafés offer a wide range of culinary delights.
- Read more: "Putbus castle park"
©© TMV/Gohlke Putbus castle park
- Wreechener Weg, 18581 Putbus
Although Putbus Castle, the former manorial seat of the Princes of Putbus, was razed to the ground as early as 1962, the beautiful castle park is still a reminder of this magnificent time. Magnolias and sequoias adorn the garden, which is laid out in English style.
- Read more: "Rescue tower Binz"
©© Binzer Bucht Tourismus Rescue tower Binz
- Strandpromenade (Strandzugang 6), 18609 Ostseebad Binz
A romantic place for "yes" sayers. The rescue tower at beach access 6 in Binz on the island of Rügen.
- Read more: "Museum Rungehaus"
©© TMV/ Krauss Museum Rungehaus
- Kronwiekstraße, 17438 Wolgast
The museum Rungehaus is the birth house of the painter and romantic artist Philipp Otto Runge (1777-1810). Alongside Caspar David Friedrich, he is regarded as one of the most important painters and graphic artists of the German Romantic period.
- Read more: "Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)"
©© Erlebnis Akademie AG / Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen Natural Heritage Centre Rügen (Naturerbe Zentrum Rügen)
- Open today
- Forsthaus Prora, 18609 Ostseebad Binz OT Prora
The Natural Heritage Centre Rügen with treetop path and experience exhibition is open 364 days a year so that you can experience and get to know nature all year round.
- Read more: "SEA MUSEUM Stralsund"
©© Anke Neumeister/Deutsches Meeresmuseum SEA MUSEUM Stralsund
- Open today
- Bielkenhagen, 18439 Stralsund
The MEERESMUSEUM in Stralsund's old town is currently closed. The museum is expected to open in 2024 after extensive modernization work.
- Read more: "Darßer Ort lighthouse and NATUREUM"
©© Arndt Gläser Darßer Ort lighthouse and NATUREUM
- 18375 Prerow
The NATUREUM, a natural history museum in the National Park of Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft, is located on the Darß peninsula near Prerow, right next to the accessible Darßer Ort lighthouse and is one of several locations of the German Maritime Museum. The diversity, dynamics and need for protection of the unique Darß landscape are presented here.
- Read more: "Mirow Castle"
©© SSGK M-V / Timm Allrich Mirow Castle
- Open today
- Schlossinsel, 17252 Mirow
The present palace was built under Adolf Friedrich III according to plans by Christoph Julius Löwe between 1749 and 1752 as a widow's residence for his stepmother Elisabeth-Albertine.
- Read more: "Tree top walk Usedom"
©© Erlebnis Akademie AG/Baumwipfelpfad Usedom Tree top walk Usedom
- Open today
- Am Bahnhof, 17424 Heringsdorf
At treetop level, the Usedom treetop path winds its way through the Heringsdorf forest over a total length of 1,350 meters (incl. ramp in the tower). At up to 23 meters, guests walk through the island's typical beech and pine forest - past numerous information and adventure stations.
- Read more: "Pier Binz"
©© TMV/Gohlke Pier Binz
- 18609 Binz
The Binz pier on the Island of Rügen, with a length of 370 meters, is the second longest pier on Rügen after the Sellin pier.
- Read more: "Heringsdorf spa and healing forest"
©© Andreas Dumke Heringsdorf spa and healing forest
- Freely accessible at any time
- Bansiner Landweg, 17424 Heringsdorf
Europe's 1st spa and healing forest offers a unique natural environment. Visitors can enjoy a walk through the tree-rich forest, try out the numerous exercise machines or attend one of the various events directly in the forest.
- Read more: "Heringsdorf Pier"
©© TMV/Fischer Heringsdorf Pier
- Strandpromenade, 17424 Seebad Heringsdorf
The 508 m long sea-bridge is built in the style of the modern era. The steel and glass superstructures are unique, in particular the restaurant on the bridgehead that looks like a UFO from a distance.
- Read more: "Tropical House Bansin"
©© Tropenzoo_Bansin_Marcel_Piper Tropical House Bansin
- Open today
- Goethestraße, 17429 Seebad Bansin
In the Tropical House Bansin palm trees, tropical landscapes and exotic animals can be viewed and experienced.
- Read more: "BÄRENWALD Müritz"
©© Thomas Oppermann BÄRENWALD Müritz
- Open today
- Am Bärenwald, 17209 Stuer
Brown bears – all of which came from improperly kept habitats – live in Western Europe’s largest bear sanctuary in the Mecklenburg Lakes. It is open all year round!
- Read more: "Flint fields in the nature reserve Schmale Heide"
©© Tourismuszentrale Rügen Flint fields in the nature reserve Schmale Heide
- Freely accessible at any time
- 18546 Sassnitz OT Mukran
North of the Baltic resort Binz, between Prora and Mukran, the flint fields are located in the nature reserve of the Schmalen Heide.
- Read more: "State Museum Schwerin"
©© Foto: G. Bröcker, Staatliches Museum Schwerin State Museum Schwerin
- Temporarily closed
- Alter Garten, 19055 Schwerin
In a prominent location on Schwerin Lake, visitors will find a top collection of Dutch paintings, as well as paintings from the 16th to the 21st century and works of handicrafts and graphic art.
- Read more: "Käflingsberg Tower"
©© TMVoutdoor-visions.com Käflingsberg Tower
- Freely accessible at any time
- 17192 Speck
The observation tower on the 100 m high Käflingsberg is located in the Müritz National Park southeast of the village Speck. It can be reached on foot, by bike or with buses of the National Park Ticket.
- Read more: "Treetop path Ivenacker oaks"
©© Landesforst MV Treetop path Ivenacker oaks
- Tiergarten, 17153 Ivenack
The accessible treetop trail is 620 meters long. The highlight is the 40-meter-high observation tower with elevator and visitor platforms. The facility is located in the Ivenack Zoo.
- Read more: "Neustrelitz Palace Gardens"
©© SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative Neustrelitz Palace Gardens
- Freely accessible at any time
- An der Promenade, 17235 Neustrelitz
The ducal Palaca Garden in Neustrelitz is a gem of 18th and 19th century garden art. In all seasons it invites you to stroll and discover.
- Read more: "Museum of the History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar in the Schabbell"
©© TZ Wismar, Christoph Meyer (paperheroes) Museum of the History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar in the Schabbell
- Open today
- Schweinsbrücke, 23966 Wismar
The "Schabbell", one of the earliest Renaissance buildings in the Baltic region, the neighboring building at Schweinsbrücke 6 and the associated courtyards were reopened in December 2017 after extensive and careful renovation and now serve as exhibition and event space for the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Wismar.