We really had a blast here! My family (2 grandparents, 2 parents, and 2 kids aged 3-5) went in…read moreevery room. There are small, medium, and large music boxes that you can put a coin in and they play and some of them have moving parts and animation - the kids loved it! There are old clocks, traditional clothing from long ago, and a fake mine shaft with gems and stones. There is a nice little cafe and clean restrooms.

One of our favorite stops during our visit to the Black Forest! We highly recommend visiting this…read moretreasure during your stay.

From the owner: Nach fast 2-jähriger Planungs- und Bauzeit wurde das Museum Welt der Kristalle im März 2011…read moreeröffnet. In einem interessanten und auch architektonisch außergewöhnlichen Museums-und Ausstellungsgebäude können die wohl weltweit größte Amethystdruse, ein über 4m hoher und 100 Millionen Jahre alter mit Amethystkristallen bewachsener vulkanischer Hohlraum, ein 220 Millionen Jahre alter versteinerter Wald mit Originalstämmen aus dem Petrified-Forest Nationalparkgebiet in Arizona, viele einzigartige versteinerte Saurierskelette und weitere große Fossilien, sowie beeindruckende bis über 3000 Kg schwere Riesenkristalle aus aller Welt bestaunt werden. In einem Dokumentationsfilm, von Herrn Alexander Müller auf seinen zahlreichen Reisen in die Fundgebiete Südbrasiliens gedreht, erfahren die Besucher vieles über Land und Leute, die Minen und den Abbau sowie über die Verarbeitung der Mineralien und Kristalle. Ganz nach dem Museums-Moto: Naturwunder entdecken, Vergangenheit erforschen, Zeitgeschic

This place is simply amazing. It's literally a collection of all kinds of Black Forest homes that…read morehave all be relocated to this very site for touring. My wife, who studied historic preservation, said it's the best museum she's probably ever seen. We spent hours here looking around and would absolutely come back again.

If you've never been to a German Freilichtmuesum, they are essentially a collection of historic…read morebuilding brought together to give visitors an idea of everyday life in bygone times. This Freilichtmuseum situate in the Gutach valley is designed to give you a glimpse into life in the Black Forest during the late Middle Ages. The collection of local houses and other structures is an interesting window into earlier times. The tour that we took was informative in helping us understand the life of ordinary people then. One unpleasant aspect was the amount of cheap tourist shops surrounding the museum. There wasn't much authentic about this consumerist aspect. I will say though that this type of museum is not for everyone. If you're of school age or just love history, this is a great place to spend an hour or two. If not, it would probably be more interesting to spend your day somewhere else in this gorgeous region.