The habitat scenes
Animals shown inside recreations of their real surroundings, rather than in rows of glass cases.
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At the other branch, the Museum am Löwentor, which is close enough to walk to. This branch covers living creatures. If dinosaurs and fossils are your aim, go straight there or buy the combined ticket.
Yes — one of the better family options in Stuttgart. The habitat scenes hold their attention and the museum is small enough not to tire them. Add the park afterwards to burn off energy.
The Wilhelma, a large zoo and botanical garden, a short walk across the park. With the museum it makes a full family day.
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Rosenstein Castle is a nineteenth-century neoclassical building set in a large park north of central Stuttgart. Today it holds the biology side of the state natural history museum: mounted animals, plants, and a display on the variety of life on earth. The exhibits are arranged by habitat — forests, deserts, seas, mountains. Animals are shown in scenes close to their real surroundings, which makes far more sense to children than rows in glass cases. There is also a section on the local wildlife of southern Germany. The museum has a second branch nearby called the Museum am Löwentor, which holds the dinosaurs and fossils. If you are with children who love dinosaurs, that is the branch you want, and a combined ticket covers both. The park around the castle is free and pleasant to walk.
Animals shown inside recreations of their real surroundings, rather than in rows of glass cases.
A nineteenth-century neoclassical palace with columns and tall halls — an unusual setting for a natural history collection.
A large free park around the castle, connecting on foot to the well-known Wilhelma gardens.
Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart