GEO-Zentrum an der Kontinentalen Tiefbohrung (KTB)
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Cafe
Wheelchair accessible
Information and environmental station dedicated to the Continental Deep Drilling Program (KTB), featuring exhibitions on geology, drilling technology, and Earth sciences, including the world's deepest scientific borehole in hard crystalline rock and an 83-meter-high drilling rig.

šŸ“œ Environmental station and visitor center focusing on the Continental Deep Drilling Program (KTB).
šŸ” Features the world's deepest scientific borehole (9,101 meters) and an 83-meter-high drilling rig.

Why Go

šŸ”¬ Explore the 83-meter-high drilling rig and drilling equipment.
šŸŒ Learn about Earth's crust, plate tectonics, climate change, and geological processes through interactive exhibits.
šŸ’Ž See mineralogical exhibitions, including Upper Palatinate fluorite.
āš” Experience an earthquake simulator and functioning seismograph.

Why Avoid

šŸ’¤ May be too specialized for those not interested in geology.

Cost

šŸ’° Adults 5.00 ā‚¬, Children (6-16) 3.00 ā‚¬, Family ticket 12.00 ā‚¬.

Hours

šŸ•’ Daily, hours vary by season: 10:00-16:00 (Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec), 10:00-18:00 (Apr-Oct).

šŸ…æļø Parking

Disabled parking available.

šŸš» Toilets

WC for disabled persons available.

ā™æ Accessibility

Partially accessible, step- and threshold-free access to public areas.

šŸ• Dog

Service dogs welcome.

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