A museum for all the senses
Gentle dunes, romantic beaches, forests, rustic coastal areas with nature shaped by wind and sea - the Darßer Ort lighthouse is nestled in this multifaceted landscape. Since 1991, the lighthouse and its outbuildings have housed the NATUREUM natural history museum.
As one of four locations of the German MeeresmuseumIt uses exhibitions and aquariums to convey the diversity, dynamism and need for protection of nature in a coastal landscape that has been little influenced by humans. This natural history museum in the "Vorpommern Boddenlandschaft" National Park houses exhibitions on the natural area of Darßer Ort, the Baltic coast and the animals of the Darß region. The recreated scenario "Darßwald at night" with crepuscular animals in the basement of the former lighthouse keeper's house is particularly fascinating.
Some Baltic Sea aquariums, a beach and dune garden and a wetland biotope are also part of the NATUREUM. The walk-in lighthouse offers a wonderful view over the land and the Baltic Sea. At a height of 30 metres, you are rewarded with a fantastic panoramic view of the Baltic Sea and the Darß landscape on the viewing platform of the lighthouse, built in 1848. The scent of the forest, the wide view, the sounds of the diverse animal world, the wind on your skin - the NATUREUM and its surroundings offer delightful impressions for all the senses in every season.
After climbing the tower, it is worth visiting the museum café at the lighthouse, which is connected to the NATUREUM and is reserved for museum guests. (Not a public excursion café.)
The NATUREUM can only be reached on foot, by bike or horse-drawn carriage through the Darß "primeval forest".
Opening hours
- November to April: Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 to 16:00
May, September, October: daily from 10:00 to 17:00
June to August: daily from 10:00 to 18:00
