Best places: Things to dos in Meßstetten, Germany

Strikingly designed viewing tower accessed by spiral stairways rising through ring-shaped platforms.

Quirky car & toy museum housing vehicles, motorcycles & bikes, plus vintage children's games.

Scenic & dramatic waterfall in a forest, with a 37m sheer drop, accessible only by footpath.

Nature park in the steep-sided Danube Valley, known for its cycle path, clifftop castles and forts.

👍👍 Visiting the Festungsruine castle was an extraordinary journey through time, even though the castle itself is 90% gone. The remnants of this once-majestic structure tell a poignant story of history and resilience that left a profound impact on me. Despite the castle's diminished state, its charm and...

This underground show cave known for emitting fog has long halls of stalactites & stalagmites.

👍👍 Mein zweiter Besuch nach 4 Jahren. Echt toll. Hat sich schon einiges getan. Scheune errichtet. Die Handwerker sind echt gut und können auch alles erklären. Die Techniken im 9Jh waren interessant. Es wurde genau erklärt wie Holz bearbeitet wurde. Freue mich schon auf den nächsten Besuch. Der Marktpla...

12th-century monastery, later used as a hunting castle, with half-timbered architecture & gardens.

Nature preserve comprised of a bog surrounded by a wooden walking path with benches.

👍 it is a place where heros comes together to celebrate their happiness. great chairs and seats for seeing the lake with many ships.

👍👍 Very, very beautiful up there. Easy to reach on foot from the car park, about 1.5 minutes away. Always fun!

👍👍 A real fairy tale town probably a place you can travel finish within 2 hours. You wont find souvenir shops there but rather a nice river where you can watch the ducks goes by, traditional gummy bear shop, never felt the air more amazing elsewhere and some of the heart felt restaurant that i have bee...

Hilltop ruins of an 11th-century stronghold, with hiking trails & a waterfall in surrounding forest.

👍👍 We went there as a group of more than 100 people for a wedding and reserved few 'Stocherkahn' and had a great riding together with the couple. It was absolutely an amazing experience for all of us including our children! It takes about 1.5 hours and around 1km is the normal round. If it rains, you c...

👍 Anne Scher tip for a holiday in Germany: Close to the natural places in The 1.5 km long is the only entrance to the lake - a great way to learn about the swamp habitat. There are many hiking and cycling tours around such as the nature adventure trail in the Federsee museum, on a visit to the pile dw...

👍👍 Really worth a visit and the entrance fee of 6.50 is well worth it and totally reasonable. You get to see a lot on 5 floors! Vehicle lovers and connoisseurs will get their money's worth here.