Harzer Schmalspurbahn

Take a steam train sometime, you can do that directly from Benneckenstein. From here you can reach the Brocken mountain, Wernigerode or Nordhausen.

St. Laurentius Church

The church in Benneckenstein is a church with a special feature. It is located near the Wilhelm-Schmidt-Park in the town center.

Ostdeutsches Fahrzeug- & Technikmuseum

A nostalgic journey through time. Two-wheelers, caravans, cars, toys, everyday objects and military technology from past times await the visitor on over 1700 m² of exhibition space.

Wilhelm-Schmidt-Park with gondola pond

In the middle of the center of Benneckenstein, guests and residents will find a place to relax and unwind: the Wilhelm-Schmidt-Park with a gondola pond.

Waldbühne Benneckenstein

The Waldbühne in Benneckenstein lay in a deep slumber for many years. In 2013 the association Kulturrevier Harz was founded. Their aim was to bring the idyllic forest stage to life and breathe new life into it.

They succeeded in doing this with the THEATERNATUR.
Every year in the summer months, THEATERNATUR offers a top-class cultural program with the Festival of Performing Arts.

Rotes Sofa Harz

It is bright red and shines from a distance towards the hiker between Benneckenstein and Hohegeiß. It is a real eye-catcher and a special postmark location for the Harzer Wandernadel.

Playground

For our little guests we have a great playground by the gondola pond.

There is a lot of space to play and run around there.

Wild plant school /-park

First edible wild plant park in Benneckenstein

The offers of the Wild Plant School range from meditation courses, healing hikes, wild plant tours and collections to wild plant courses and the edible wild plant park.

Survivaltours

Are you in the mood for a very special adventure in the great outdoors?
Then experience the SURVIVAL adventure up close

The offer ranges from an 8-hour trial course to a 48-hour survival adventure.

Mountain meadow nature trail

The mountain meadow nature trail around Benneckenstein is a family and buggy-friendly themed and circular hiking trail. The diversity of the mountain meadows is described in harmony with people and nature on various display boards / stations and an accompanying booklet. Children can get to know the typical Harz mountain plants and animals as well as the healing powers of some meadow herbs.

Events

All events of the Harz town of Benneckenstein can be found here.

Horse-drawn sleigh and carriage rides

How about a romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the Harz winter landscape or a Kremser ride with family, friends or colleagues through the Harz mountains?

Book your very own horse-drawn sleigh / chariot or carriage ride at Kalles Reiterhof.