Jura-Museum, Eichstätt

#4 among attractions in Eichstätt

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The Jura Museum located in Willibaldsburg castle in the town of Eichstätt, Germany, is a natural history museum that has an extensive exhibit of Jurassic fossils from the quarries of Solnhofen and surroundings, including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and one specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx. The latest acquisition of the museum is the well preserved skeleton of the coelurosaur Juravenator. The museum also has an aquarium, with several large tanks showing tropical fish and corals, as well as Nautilus. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°53'42"N, 11°10'7"E

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Burgstraße 19Eichstätt Germany

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Day trips

Jura-Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt, Eichstätt Cathedral, Willibaldsburg, Diözesanmuseum.

0.7 miE
Cinema, Nightlife
Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt, Eichstätt
20 min walk • Altes Stadttheater Eichstätt is a theatre in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany.
0.7 miE
Church, Town, Gothic architecture
Eichstätt Cathedral, Eichstätt
19 min walk • Eichstätt Cathedral, properly known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Willibald and St. Salvator is an 11th-Century Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Eichstätt, Bavaria, in Southern Germany.
~320 ftSE
Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Willibaldsburg, Eichstätt
2 min walk • The Willibaldsburg is a spur castle, built around the year 1353, in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the representative castle and seat of Eichstätt's prince-bishops.
0.7 miE
Specialty museum, Art museum, History museum
Diözesanmuseum, Eichstätt
19 min walk • The Eichstätt Cathedral Treasury and Diocesan Museum in Eichstätt is the diocesan museum of the Diocese of Eichstätt.
0.8 miNE
Park
Altmühl Valley Nature Park, Eichstätt
20 min walk • The Altmühl Valley Nature Park is a nature park, 2,962 km² in area, in the south German state of Bavaria. The area of the park is almost coextensive with that of the natural region major unit of the Southern Franconian Jura.
~70 ftS
Museum
Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Eichstätt
1 min walk • The Museum of Prehistory and Early History at Willibaldsburg Castle is an archaeological museum in Willibaldsburg Castle in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria.
0.8 miE
Church
Church of the Redeemer, Eichstätt
20 min walk • The Church of the Redeemer in Eichstätt is an Evangelical Lutheran church in the district and university town of the Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt and in the Evangelical Lutheran Deanery of Pappenheim.
1 miSE
Park
Hofgarten, Eichstätt
26 min walk • Hofgarten Eichstätt is located in Eichstätt in the district of the same name in Upper Bavaria. Its size is 22,480 m².
0.7 miE
Church, Historical place, Historic walking areas
Klosterkirche St. Walburg, Eichstätt
17 min walk • St. Walburg Abbey is an abbey of the Benedictine nuns in Eichstätt in the Bavarian diocese of Eichstätt.
0.6 miE
Church
Maria-Hilf-Kapelle, Eichstätt
16 min walk • The Mariahilf Chapel in the western suburbs of the episcopal city of Eichstätt is a baroque furnished sacred building that served as a craftsmen's and pilgrimage chapel.
0.8 miSE
Church, Park
Frauenbergkapelle, Eichstätt
20 min walk • The Frauenberg Chapel is located on the 500 meter high Frauenberg above Eichstätt.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Jura-Museum?

Nearby attractions include Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Eichstätt (1 min walk), Willibaldsburg, Eichstätt (2 min walk), Maria-Hilf-Kapelle, Eichstätt (16 min walk), Klosterkirche St. Walburg, Eichstätt (17 min walk).

How to get to Jura-Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Jura-Museum:

Bus

Elias-Holl-Straße / Oettingenstraße • Lines: 140 (5 min walk)
Gundekarstraße / Elias-Holl-Straße • Lines: 140 (6 min walk)

Train

Rebdorf-Hofmühle (5 min walk)
Eichstätt Stadt (13 min walk)