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: "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: "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: "UNESCO World Heritage Forum"
©© Gesine Häfner / Nationalpark-Zentrum KÖNIGSSTUHL UNESCO World Heritage Forum
- Open today
- Waldhalle, 18546 Sassnitz
The hiking base near the port town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen is dedicated to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage idea. Nature lovers can learn about the phenomenon of ancient beech forests here or simply linger in the greenery, fortify themselves and unwind.
- 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: "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: "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: "Darßer Ort lighthouse and NATUREUM"
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: "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: "OZEANEUM Stralsund"
©© Anke Neumeister/Deutsches Meeresmuseum OZEANEUM Stralsund
- Open today
- Hafenstraße, 18439 Stralsund
With its five exhibitions and 46 aquariums, the OZEANEUM Stralsund invites you on an extraordinary underwater journey beneath the northern seas. Visit Humboldt penguins on the roof terrace, "Niki" the female sand tiger shark in the 2.6-million-litre pool "Open Atlantic" and the giants of the sea - real life replicas of whales.
- Read more: "Thermal bath Usedom"
©© Mandy Knuth Thermal bath Usedom
- Lindenstraße, 17419 Seebad Ahlbeck
Bathing and sauna pleasure for the whole family! Water fall, massage jets and a water garden offer an unforgettable bathing experience for all ages. Thanks to a constant water temperature between 30 and 34° C the experience can be enjoyed all year round.
- 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: "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 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.
- Read more: "Kummerow Castle"
©© Alexander Rudolph Kummerow Castle
- Am Schloss, 17139 Kummerow
The baroque palace on the shores of Lake Kummerow was renovated to the highest standards of historic preservation. The castle houses a private collection of modern art with a focus on international photography.
- Read more: "Ahlbeck Pier"
©© TMV/Fischer Ahlbeck Pier
- Dünenstraße, 17419 Seebad Ahlbeck
The Ahlbeck pier is considered the landmark of the island of Usedom and, like most of the nearby spa architecture villas, dates from the century before last.
- Read more: "Schwerin Palace"
©© SSGK MV / Timm Allrich Schwerin Palace
- Open today
- Lennéstraße, 19053 Schwerin
Schwerin Palace is located on an island in Lake Schwerin and is among the most important historicism edifices in Europe.
- Read more: "St. Nikolai Cathedral Greifswald"
©© Gudrun Koch St. Nikolai Cathedral Greifswald
- Domstraße, 17489 Greifswald
Greifswald Cathedral is one of the most beautiful sacred buildings in northern Germany. With its 100 m high tower, it towers over the Hanseatic City of Greifswald. From its tower gallery, you have an impressive view as far as the Island of Rügen.
- 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: "Rasender Roland - Rügen narrow-gauge railway"
©© Tourismuszentrale Rügen Rasender Roland - Rügen narrow-gauge railway
- Bahnhofsstraße, 18581 Putbus
For more than a hundred years now, the narrow-gauge railway "Rasender Roland" has been driiving in the scenic south-east of the island of Rügen and offers a special kind of experience on the narrow gauge track.