Mainz State Museum
One of the oldest museums in Germany
The state museum’s collection covers the art and cultural history of the region from the Stone Age to the present day.
Landskron castle ruins
The crown of the Upper Rhein lowlands
The castle has been converted into a palace and has served as a royal residence many times over the centuries.
Schwabsburg castle ruins
Alone amid the vineyards
The medieval fortress served to protect and preserve the Hohenstaufen power in and around Nierstein and Oppenheim.
Frauenburg castle ruins
Loretta’s refuge
These well-preserved ruins, which were the home of the fearless widow Loretta of Sponheim, have an idyllic location in the forest.
Altenbaumburg castle ruins
Ancestral Castle of the Raugraves
The castle belongs to the former fortified triangle around Bad Münster am Stein.
Other monuments
Following in the footsteps of many a traveller through the Mainz, Rhenish Hesse and Hunsrück region.