Museums and technology
- Ostdeutsches Fahrzeug- und Technikmuseum Benneckenstein: vehicles, toys, everyday objects and military technology from the times of the GDR.
- Freiland-Grenzmuseum Sorge: original fragments of the GDR border security
- Kleines Grenzmuseum Sorge: exhibits from the everyday life of the East German border troops and the residents of the border area
- Freilandmuseum Schwedenschanze near Stiege: reconstructed military rampart with replicas of cannons, ramparts, etc.
- Köhlereimuseum der Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus: exciting insights in the history of charcoal burning in the Harz region
- Blumenau-Museum Hasselfelde: Life and work of the chemist and emigrant from Hasselfelde, Hermann Blumenau
- Rübelandbahn: Pure nostalgia, on a ride on the steepest regular-gauge adhesion railway in Germany that is still in operation.
Experience traditions Up in the Harz
- Harzköhlerei Stemberghaus: exciting insights in the old tradition of Harz charcoal burning
- Schaubergwerk Büchenberg: deep underground you get fascinating impressions of the former life as a miner
- Brockenbauer Tanne: everything you need to know about the Harzer Rote Höhlenvieh
- Diakonissen-Mutterhaus Elbingerode: impressive insight into the Bauhaus style in Elbingerode
- Heimatstuben Benneckenstein, Elbingerode, Hasselfelde, Königshütte, Tanne, Trautenstein, Elend: insights in the local history (further information about the opening hours you can get in the tourist information offices)
Palaces, castles and ruins
- Ruine Königsburg: offers a fantastic view over Königskütte into the Harz National Park, stamping point of the Harzer Wandernadel
- Castle of Stiege: sits enthroned on the banks of the Stieger lake and overlooks the idyllic landscape
- Elendsburg ruins: is located in the middle of the Harz forests, approx. 700m upstream from Elend on the left bank of the river Kalte Bode
- Castle ruins with Park Elbingerode: idyllic park in the center of Elbingerode with numerous ruins that show a once imposing building
Idyllic parks
- Goethepark Elbingerode: once a horse pond, which was converted into a park in 1924; there is a playground for children.
- Wilhelm-Schmidt-Park with gondola pond in Benneckenstein: idyllically situated in the town center, with an adjoining playground.
- Cave park in Rübeland: directly opposite the Baumanns Cave, invites you to relax before or after visiting the dripstone caves of Rübeland.
- Kirchwiese Elend: in the center of Elend with a view of the small wooden church, which is a popular photo subject