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Museum of Natural History

Urwelt-Museum Oberfranken

The museum in the main pedestrian shopping area highlights the life, geology and mineralogy during the last 500 million years of Upper Franconia. In front of the museum looms a giant dinosaur statue, along the main shopping street.

Address: Kanzleistr. 1
Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00; Jul - Aug: also open Mondays
Price: €2
Website: urwelt-museum.de (opens in a new tab)

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