The most beautiful destinations around Gengenbach
Staying active during your Black Forest Adventure
Many exciting sights and attractions await you on your Black Forest holiday in Gengenbach.
We have prepared a selection of the most beautiful and popular destinations for you.
If you like, you can put together your favorite excursions and personally ask us if you would like further suggestions of trips throughout the Black Forest.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the Black Forest.
Cities, towns and regions worth visiting
- Gengenbach – „The pearl amongst the tudor style cities" „the romanitc gem“ or „the Badish verion of Nice“, our guests say
- Zell am Harmersbach – medieval flair and tudor style romance
- Haslach –historic tudor style old town centre with winding streets
- Schiltach – quaint picturesque town with typical Black Forest atmosphere
- Baden-Baden – popular spa town with numerous interesting cultural venues, relaxing thermal baths and various shopping and dining options
- Freiburg – historic cathedral city with lots to explore and the sunniest city in Germany
- Straßburg – Alsace metropolis with beautiful downtown, La Petite France & the famous cathedral
- Elsass – Variety in landscape and history, Franco-German way of life, extraordinary culinary delights ...
Museums, Tradition & History
- Ceramics factory in Zell am Harmersbach – Insight into 200 years of ceramic craft "Rooster & Hen"
- Open air museum „Vogtsbauernhof“ in Gutach - Experience the Black Forest as it once was
- Show mine "God's Blessing" in Haslach-Schnellingen – the historic silver mine is one of the most important exhibition mines in the Black Forest
- Doretheenhütte Wolfach – One of the last standing hand blown glass factories in the Black Forest
- Heimatmuseum Fürstenberger Hof in Zell am Harmersbach - Farming museum and emblem of the valley of Harmersbach
- Puppet and toy museum in Nordrach - over 3500 dolls and stuffed animals, wooden and tin toys – nearly everything is hand made
- Railway museum and the world of cars and clocks in Schramberg – Knowledge for people interested in technology
- Museum at the Ritterhaus in Offenburg – Archaeological excavations are city historical evidence of the Middle Ages
- Children's museum „Le Vaisseau“ in Straßburg – Experience science in an extrordinary way
- Children's museum „Toccarium“ – Experience science in an extrordinary way
Natur & Tiere entdecken
- Nature trail in Oberharmersbach – Explore nature and animals along a 2 kilometer route
- Forest and adventure trail in Haslach – Let off steam, explore nature, practice skill, have fun, enjoy the scenery and hike 4 km unnoticed
- Adventure trail in Hausach – romp around, exercise, crawl and clamber to your heart’s content: the adventure trail in Haslach is a 3 km children’s trail
- Mineral gallery – large collection of minerals, fossils and gemstones
- Burgbach waterfall in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach - 2 meter free-fall waterfall, observation pavilion with views into the Burgbachtälche (castle valley)
- Brandenkopf – at 945 Meters one of the highest mountains in the central Black Forest
- Park of all the senses in Gutach – experience nature up close with all your senses
- Lake Mummelsee in Seebach - the largest, deepest and highest kettle lake of the Black Forest
- Wolf and bear park in Bad Rippoldsau-Schapbach - Alternative park with wild wolves and bears
- Nature adventure tours – healing encounters with nature, forest bathing, nature cooking courses, etc.
- Guided herbal tours
Action & Freizeitspaß
- Adventure Mini.Golf.Park in Oberharmersbach – Miniature golf for the entire family
- Europa-Park Rust – Europe's largest amusement park
- Hirschgrund Zipline Area Schwarzwald – through the air on eye level with the Black Forest
- Summer toboggan run
- High rope climbing park in Kenzingen – Climbing at unprecedented heights
- High rope climbing park in Triberg – Fun climbing at any age
- Soccerpark Ortenau in Neuried
- Escape Room Offenburg – Fun and action with the live escape game
- Segwaytours
- Lake Giffizsee
- Waterski at the Tunisee