📜 Environmental station focusing on the Continental Deep Drilling Program (KTB). 🔍 Features the world's deepest borehole in hard crystalline rock, reaching 9,101 meters. # Why Go 🔬 Explore the 83-meter-high drilling rig and drilling equipment, and see geological samples. 🌍 Learn about Earth's crust, plate tectonics, climate change research, and geological processes through interactive exhibits and multimedia presentations. 💎 See mineralogical exhibitions, including Upper Palatinate fluorite. ⚡ Experience an earthquake simulator and functioning seismograph. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Educational and engaging for families and school groups. # Why Avoid 💤 May be too specialized for those not interested in geology. # Cost 💰 Adults 5.00 €, Children (6-16) 3.00 €, Family ticket 12.00 €. # Hours 🕒 Daily, hours vary by season: 10:00-16:00 (Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec), 10:00-18:00 (Apr-Oct). # 🅿️ Parking Disabled parking available. # 🚻 Toilets WC for disabled persons available. # ♿ Accessibility Partially accessible, step- and threshold-free access to public areas. # 🐕 Dog Service dogs welcome.