Attractions

Experience time travel through 4 million years of human history - in Neanderthal museum! 

The exhibition shows the traces of mankind - from its long journey from the savannahs to the big cities today. The focus is on the Neanderthals. 

In addition to the museum, you will visit outdoors :

• the site where the Neanderthal was found
• the ice age game preserve with rare ice age animals
• the unique Stone Age adventure playground
• or discover the 10 unique works of art about nature and man on the art trail. 

Or explore on foot or by bike the exciting nature and the unique cultural experience inNEANDERLAND- the green tourism region between the Rhineland, the Ruhr Area and the Bergisches Land.

Düsseldorf - the city on the Rhine, is the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia. International, interactive, impulsive and full of encounter. Discover and enjoy your time with culture, sports, events and shopping. Enjoy the carefree, parking fee-free direct bus connection 780 to Düsseldorf - Altstadt only in 150m from the Hotel Garni Unterfeldhaus. You can reach the international fair Düsseldorf in 25 minutes by car from Hotel Garni Unterfeldhaus.

With more than one million inhabitants, Cologne is the most populous city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth largest city in Germany. From the Hotel Garni Unterfeldhaus in Erkrath you can reach the Rhine metropolis with its world-famous Cologne Cathedral or with international fair in only 35 minutes by car. It is worth it!

The city of Erkrath, with 44,000 inhabitants, is located in the middle of the green Rhine region near the site where the Neanderthal was found in the valley of the Düssel, known for the first railroad line built in the west of Germany and the steepest in Europe. Directly from the Hotel Garni Unterfeldhaus you can start your hiking or biking routes into the Neanderland. Visit the Einzetliche Wildgehege near the Neanderthal Museum, the nature conservation center Bruchhausen, the observatory Neanderhöhe, the museum Lockschuppen and in summer or in winter the Neanderbad. Numerous gastronomic offers, small stores in the Alt - Erkrath are waiting for you.