--- title: Museums, exhibitions and guided tours in Salzkammergut url: "https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours.html" description: "There is a lot to discover in the Attersee-Attergau region: Follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans, Celts or pile dwellers and get to know their lifestyles and history in more detail." image: "https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/fileadmin/user_upload/attersee-attergau/logos/Attersee_Attergau_Logo_80__gro%E2%94%9C%C6%92.jpg" date: 2019-01-30 modified: 2025-12-12 --- # Museums, exhibitions and guided tours in Salzkammergut Museums, exhibitions and guided tours ===================================== You would like to learn and discover something new? No problem! Exhibitions, museums and guided tours will quench your thirst for knowledge. With the extensive offer there is surely something suitable for young and old. As an alternative there are more animal adventures, wellness and thermal baths, museums, caves as well as adventure and leisure parks to discover on our [rainy weather page](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/bad-weather-program.html). To the overview for [family activities](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids.html), please click here. Regional exhibitions -------------------- There is a lot to discover in the Attersee-Attergau region: Follow in the footsteps of the ancient Romans, Celts or pile dwellers and learn more about their lifestyles and history. Find out more about the former glass production of the Freudenthal glassworks, which was very famous for the production of medical glassware, or find out about the leading fruit of the region "the plum" in the Attersee-Traunsee Nature Park permanent exhibition. [ ![Roemer couple](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Johanna Kiebler") Romans exibition Weyregg am Attersee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430023115/the-romans-the-exhibition-1800-years-of-summer-resorts-at-lake-attersee.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Johanna Kiebler Close copyright [ ![There is a lot to discover in the barrier-free, interactive and multimedia permanent exhibition.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: NUPAT_Daniela Stockinger") Nature park exhibition Steinbach am Attersee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430024014/naturepark-permanent-exhibition.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: NUPAT_Daniela Stockinger Close copyright [ ![Children"s and family hike along the Celtic Tree Trail in St. Georgen im Attergau, Salzkammergut.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: TVB Attersee-Attergau, Klaus Costadedoi") Celtic.Tree.Path St. Georgen im Attergau ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001766/celtic-tree-path.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: TVB Attersee-Attergau, Klaus Costadedoi Close copyright [ ![Pile dwelling pavilion in Attersee am Attersee, Salzkammergut.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: TVB Attersee-Attergau") Pile dwelling pavillion Attersee am Attersee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430012201/pile-dwelling-culture-pavilion-attersee.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: TVB Attersee-Attergau Close copyright [ ![Adventure pile dwelling - Seewalchen pavilion in Seewalchen am Attersee: The picture shows an information board with information on various topics. In the background you can see a wooden structure to which the board is attached. The sun shines through the structure and casts interesting shadows on the ground.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Gerald Egger") Pile dwelling Seewalchen am Attersee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430010695/pile-dwelling-culture-pavilion-seewalchen.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Gerald Egger Close copyright [ ![Gläsernes Tal Brillenschlange und Kind](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Evelina Herz mountainkid") Valley of glass Weißenkirchen im Attergau ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-tour/detail/430001767/the-valley-of-glass.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Evelina Herz mountainkid Close copyright Museums in the surroundings --------------------------- Explore one of the many museums in the area: you can get a glimpse of the future at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, for example. At the Haus der Natur in Salzburg, there's so much to discover in the Saurian Hall, the Aquarium, the Space Hall, the Public Observatory and the Ice Age Show. In the largest railway and mountain railway museum in Austria, in Ampfelwang, there are over 100 historic railway vehicles to marvel at. The Evolution Museum in Wels tells the story of the Incarnation and ventures a look where this development can still go. The Museum of Nature in Ebensee encourages its visitors to walk through our beautiful nature with open eyes. [ ![Haus der Natur / Natural History Museum](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Haus der Natur") Haus der Natur Salzburg ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430003952/haus-der-natur-natural-history-museum.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Haus der Natur Close copyright [ ![Salzkammergut Tierweltmuseum](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Freunde des Salzkammergut Tierweltmuseum") Animal World Museum Pinsdorf ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430001865/salzkammergut-museum-of-wildlife.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Freunde des Salzkammergut Tierweltmuseum Close copyright [ ![Museum](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "Museum") Museum of Nature Ebensee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430002089/nature-worlds-nature-museum-salzkammergut-ebensee.html) [ ![Ardipithecus ramidus, 4.4 million-year-old species of ape and ancestor of the human genus](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "urwald_ardipithecus-ramidus-1500x844") Museum of Evolution Wels ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430021263/schmiding-evolution-museum-a-time-travel-through-the-evolution.html) [ ![Ars Electronica Center, Linz: colorfully illuminated building with rainbow colors reflected in a river at night.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl") Ars Electronica Center Linz ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/400727/ars-electronica-center.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Ars Electronica / Robert Bauernhansl Close copyright Guided tours in the region -------------------------- Learn more about the life of the bee with the help of display boards on the educational trail of the bee farm in Attersee am Attersee. Or take a closer look at the world of herbs and plants or the life in the forest and water in the nature park Attersee-Traunsee. [ ![Bienenhof Attersee at the Attersee with beautiful views of the lake and the Höllengebirge.](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Bienenhof") Bee farm Attersee am Attersee ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430014769/bienenhof-attersee.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Bienenhof Close copyright [ ![looking into the Aurach Valley Nature Park](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg== "© Copyright: Clemens Schnaitl") Nature park Attersee-Traunsee Guided tours ](https://attersee-attergau.salzkammergut.at/en/things-to-do/kids/museums-exhibitions-and-guided-tours/oesterreich-poi/detail/430011129/naturepark-attersee-traunsee.html) © Open copyright © Copyright: Clemens Schnaitl Close copyright