🦖🌟 Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Holidays: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | Monday: closed 💫 🦕

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The parking lot stairs take you to the primeval quarry.

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  • 1. Interactive course and quarry

    The new course enables fossils and the work of paleontologists to be explained using interactive games and activities. At the end, equipped with a hammer and chisel, you can find your own 180 million year old fossils in the quarry. Become the Indiana Jones of your own adventures!

  • 2. Gallery of natural beauties

    The new admission-free gallery invites visitors to explore the fascinating world of works of art created by nature. The gallery is filled with a variety of fossils, minerals, meteorites and fossils from around the world that are up to 250 million years old.

  • 4. Museum exhibition

    Our exhibition is currently under construction and will open in the next few months. It will present a variety of impressive world sensations. Be excited about this unique exhibition experience!
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  • opening hours

    • Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
    • Holidays: 10am - 6pm
    • Monday: Closed (during holidays, open all day)

  • Directions

    • Only 45 minutes from Stuttgart and 2 hours from Munich.
    • By car: Via the A8, Aichelberg exit
    • By public transport: You can reach us with the S-Bahn S1 from Stuttgart HBF to Kirchheim/Teck. From Kirchheim train station, take the bus to the Seestraße Holzmaden stop
    • Free parking spaces available, including for buses
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Quarry day tickets - Buy online

The interactive course and quarry

🎟️ Day tickets for the course and quarry are available at the entrance and online

  • Child (between 4 and 16 years): € 6.00
  • Adult (from +16 years): € 9,00
  • Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children): € 28.00
  • Child group rate (from 10 people): € 5,50
  • Adult group rate (10 people or more): € 8.50

⚒️ Hammers and chisels are available for rental on site.

🏆 All fossils found are included in the price.

☀️ Tables, benches and parasols available for warm summer days.

🧃 Refreshments and snacks available.

Give the gift of an adventure full of natural history!

With our gift vouchers you can purchase admission tickets to the quarry (and soon the exhibition) or buy minerals , fossils and much more in our museum shop - also possible online.
A gift for all ages to share the fascination .

Gift vouchers - Buy online

The museum shop

💰 Free entry to the museum shop.

🌍 Fossils, minerals, meteorites, petrified wood and treasures from all over the world.

🛍️ Collectibles, gift ideas, games and decorative objects.

👀 Relaxation area with a view of the quarry.

Purchase authentic fossils, meteorites, and minerals of the highest quality that are millions of years old!

Enrich your collection with extraordinary finds, such as a meteorite from space, a fossil millions of years old, or a mineral from the depths of our planet. Explore the beauty and mystery of natural history !

Fossils and Minerals - Buy Online

The Gallery of Natural Beauties

💸 Free admission to the gallery.

🎨 Fascinating works of art and design objects created by nature

🕰️ Fossils, minerals, meteorites and fossils from all over the world that are up to 250 million years old.

🤩Pure enthusiasm for art lovers and those interested in science

The museum exhibition - currently under construction

💎 Fascinating sensations from around the world like you've never seen before.

🕵🏼 Unique experience through interactive demonstrations and a variety of unique activities.

Contact

Urweltsteinbruch, Aichelberger Str. 75
73271 Holzmaden, Germany

Tel: +49 (0)70 23 29 91
Email: info@urweltsteinbruch.de

The online shop: Discover our treasure trove

Our partners

  • Stuttgart Natural History Museum

    We have entered into a partnership with the Stuttgart Natural History Museum to jointly advance scientific research.

  • Prehistoric community of Holzmaden

    Dive into one
    fascinating world of prehistoric treasures. Together we are committed to preserving and promoting our region.

  • AlbCard card member

    The Swabian Alb guest card offers access to around 160 attractions, including the Urweltsteinbruch in Holzmaden.