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With Kids in the Saarland
Family-friendly places to visit.
Attractions (20)
Merzig
Werner Freund Wolf Park
One of the world's largest wolf enclosures near Merzig, where researcher Werner Freund lived among several packs.
St. Wendel
Lake Bostal
Lake Bostal is one of the best sailing areas in Germany, so in fine weather you will see plenty of sailors out on the water. It is the largest leisure lake in southwest Germany.
Merzig
Weiskirchen Wildlife Park
The Weiskirchen Wildlife Park is free to enter and open daily all year round.
St. Wendel
Hermeskeil Aviation Museum
Just across the Saarland's border into Rhineland-Palatinate you will find this large open-air aircraft museum.
Perl
Roman Villa Borg
If you are heading toward Luxembourg, this reconstructed Roman excavation site is well worth a detour - a fully rebuilt villa with baths, gardens and a Roman tavern.
St. Wendel
Peterberg Observatory near Braunshausen
In Braunshausen the stars feel within reach. Above the ski-lift station on the Peterberg stands the observatory, opened in 1997 by the Saarland's amateur astronomers.
St. Wendel
Nonnweiler Reservoir
A circular hike of 12.5 km leads around this scenic reservoir in the northern Saarland.
Saarlouis
Niedaltdorf Dripstone Caves
This dripstone cave is around 18,000 years old.
Homburg
Schlossberg Caves Homburg
In Homburg you can visit the largest man-made sandstone caves in Europe.
Homburg
Roman Museum Schwarzenacker
The open-air museum at Schwarzenacker is well worth a visit: here the remains of a Roman settlement destroyed in 275 AD have been uncovered and partly rebuilt.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Botanical Garden
The whole site covers 3.3 hectares, with around 1,400 m² under glass, of which some 600 m² are open to visitors as show houses.
Saarbrücken
Franco-German Garden
In the southwest of Saarbrücken, right on the French border, the Franco-German Garden was laid out in 1960 on former Westwall fortifications.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Zoo
Saarbrücken Zoo offers an encounter with around 800 animals in a wooded valley setting.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Wildlife Park
A free-to-enter wildlife park in the Saarbrücken city forest with 25 species - red, fallow and wild boar, bison, mouflon and ibex.
Blieskastel
European Cultural Park Reinheim-Bliesbruck
The small village of Reinheim plays an outstanding role in the archaeological record of the Saarland - a cross-border park with a Celtic princess's tomb and Roman baths.
Mettlach
Saar Loop Treetop Walk
A 1,250-meter path through the canopy with a 42-meter viewing tower above the Saar Loop.
Saarbrücken
Saarland Thermal Spa
A wellness and adventure spa in Rilchingen-Hanweiler with an oriental hammam and an extensive sauna landscape.
St. Wendel
Gondwana - The Praehistorium
A journey through 4.6 billion years of Earth's history with life-sized dinosaur models - a favorite family attraction.
St. Wendel
Reden Adventure Site
A former colliery in Landsweiler-Reden - now a park, the 'Zoo of the Minis', the Gondwana entrance and an adventure landscape.
Saarbrücken
Velsen Adventure Mine
A walk-in show mine in Saarbrücken-Klarenthal with an original pit railway.
Events (17)
Saarbrücken · August
Saarspektakel
The Saarland's biggest city festival along the Saar, with dragon-boat races, live stages and fireworks.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Old Town Festival
Three days of live music, street food and a program around the St. Johanner Markt.
Saarbrücken · November / December
Saarbrücken Christmas Market
The scent of mulled wine and a glow of lights on the St. Johanner Markt - one of the loveliest Advent markets in the greater region.
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken Festival of Lights
Illuminations in the Franco-German Garden with concerts and fireworks.
Saarbrücken · December
Saarbrücken New Year's Eve Run
A traditional city run on December 31 through Saarbrücken's old town.
Saarbrücken
Franco-German Farmers' Market
Regional producers from the Saarland and Lorraine - cheese, wine and charcuterie by the palace.
Saarlouis
Saarlouis Fortress Festival
A historical festival around the Vauban fortress with encampments, music and pyrotechnics.
Saarlouis
Emmes Saarlouis
A big popular festival on the Vauban island square with concerts and fairground rides.
Mettlach
Saar-Hunsrück Trail Run
A trail-running event in the nature-park landscape around the Saar Loop.