Rieskrater Museum, Nördlingen

Name: Rieskrater Museum
Address: Eugene-Shoemaker-Platz 1, Nördlingen, 86720, Germany
Telephone: +49 9081 84710

#2 among attractions in Nördlingen

Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum

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The Rieskrater Museum, sometimes known in English as the Ries Crater Museum, focuses on meteors and their collisions with Earth. The museum is housed in a 16th-century barn in Nördlingen, Germany which was part of the medieval city's center. ()

Local name: Rieskrater-Museum Established: 1990 (35 years ago)Coordinates: 48°51'14"N, 10°29'13"E

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Eugene-Shoemaker-Platz 1Nördlingen 86720 Germany

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+49 9081 84710

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Rieskrater Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bayerisches Eisenbahnmuseum, Christgarten Charterhouse, Ofnet Caves, St. Georg.

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Museum, Specialty museum
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Monastery
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Archaeological site
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Observation decks and towers, Church
St. Georg, Nördlingen
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Town
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