State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe

The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe traces its collection back to the 18th-century natural history cabinet of Landgravine Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt. Its exhibitions on geology, palaeontology and zoology fill a 19th-century building on Friedrichsplatz and draw about 150,000 visitors a year.

When to go

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MonClosed

Tue09:30–17:00

Wed09:30–17:00

Thu09:30–17:00

Fri09:30–17:00

Sat10:00–18:00

Sun10:00–18:00

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Botanischer Garten Karlsruhe

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Schlossgarten Karlsruhe

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Karlsruhe Zoo

zoo

ZKM Center for Art and Media

cultural venue

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