# Things to see in Bad Harzburg (Germany): 117 places and when to go

> Bad Harzburg is a town in Germany, and this site lists 117 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (86), Nature (13), History (13). The best known are Brocken, Mines of Rammelsberg and Harz National Park. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 26 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 33. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-harzburg/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 51.871, 10.5592
- **Places:** 117 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (86) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (13) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (13) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (11) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (4) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** HAM Hamburg, 200 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Brocken, at 1,141 m.

## What to see in Bad Harzburg

The places in and around Bad Harzburg, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Brocken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brocken/): Highest mountain of the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · 8.9 km
- [Mines of Rammelsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/world-heritage-site-rammelsberg/): Mine and mining museum in the Harz · 9.9 km
- [Harz National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nationalpark-harz/): National park of Germany · 9.9 km
- [Imperial Palace of Goslar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kaiserhaus/): Palace of the Holy Roman Empire · 9.8 km
- [Achtermannshöhe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/achtermannshohe/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Gustav Adolf Stave Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gustav-adolf-stabkirche/): Church · 15 km
- [Bruchberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bruchberg/): Nature · Mountains · 11 km
- [Harlyberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harly/): Nature · Mountains · 10 km
- [Butterberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/butterberg/): Mountain next to Bad Harzburg in the Harz, Germany · 2.1 km
- [Elfenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/elfenstein/): Nature · Mountains · 2.4 km
- [Goslar Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goslar-cathedral/): Church in Goslar, Germany · 9.7 km
- [Heinrichshöhe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heinrichshohe/): Mountain near Brocken, Harz, Germany · 10 km
- [Harzburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ruine-der-harzburg/): Castle ruin in Lower Saxony, Germany · 616 m
- [Wolfsklippen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wolfsklippen/): Mountain in Germany · 9.7 km
- [Brocken station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bahnhof-brocken/): Railway station on the summit of the Brocken, Germany · 8.9 km
- [Brocken Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brockengarten/): Botanical garden · 9.0 km
- [Ilsenburg Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kloster-ilsenburg/): Former abbey of the Benedictine Order in Ilsenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · 8.3 km
- [Königsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/konigsberg/): Hill in the Harz mountains near Goslar, Germany · 12 km
- [Scharfenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/scharfenstein/): Mountain in the Harz Mountains of Germany, near Ilsenburg · 5.2 km
- [Ilsenburg House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-ilsenburg/): Château · 8.3 km
- [Museum für Luftfahrt und Technik](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/luftfahrtmuseum-wernigerode/): Aviation museum in Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt · 15 km
- [Kaiserworth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kaiserworth/): Building in Goslar, Germany · 9.7 km
- [Stiftskirche St. Georg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/klosterkirche-st-georg/): Church building in Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany · 11 km
- [St. Johannis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-johannis-kirche-wernigerode/): Church in Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany · 16 km

And the other 93, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Town hall Wernigerode](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/city-hall-wernigerode/), [gothic house in Wernigerode](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gothisches-haus/), [Hotel Niedersächsischer Hof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/niedersachsischer-hof/)
- **With kids**: [Kräuterpark Altenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/krauterpark-altenau/), [Harzplanetarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzplanetarium/), [Schlangenfarm Schladen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schlangenfarm-schladen/)
- **Hot springs**: [Bad Harzburger Sole-Therme mit Sauna-Erlebniswelt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-harzburger-sole-therme-mit-sauna-erlebniswelt/)
- **Hiking**: [Harzklub-Weg 10E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-10e/), [Harzklub-Weg 10F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-10f/), [Harzklub-Weg 10G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-10g/), [Harzklub-Weg 11C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-11c/), [Harzklub-Weg 11D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-11d/), [Harzklub-Weg 11G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-11g/), [Harzklub-Weg 11H](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-11h/), [Harzklub-Weg 11K](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-11k/), [Harzklub-Weg 12B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-12b/), [Harzklub-Weg 12C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-12c/), [Harzklub-Weg 12D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-12d/), [Harzklub-Weg 15D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-15d/), [Harzklub-Weg 16E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-16e/), [Harzklub-Weg 17K](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-17k/), [Harzklub-Weg 17L](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-17l/), [Harzklub-Weg 17M](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-17m/), [Harzklub-Weg 17O](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-17o/), [Harzklub-Weg 17P](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-17p/), [Harzklub-Weg 17Q](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-17q/), [Harzklub Weg 18A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18a/), [Harzklub-Weg 18B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18b/), [Harzklub-Weg 18C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18c/), [Harzklub-Weg 18E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18e/), [Harzklub-Weg 18G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18g/), [Harzklub-Weg 18H](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18h/), [Harzklub-Weg 18J](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-18j/), [Harzklub-Weg 19B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-19b/), [Harzklub-Weg 19C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-19c/), [Harzklub-Weg 19D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-19d/), [Harzklub-Weg 19E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-19e/), [Harzklub-Weg 19F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-19f/), [Harzklub-Weg 1F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-1f/), [Harzklub-Weg 1G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-1g/), [Harzklub-Weg 20A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-20a/), [Harzklub-Weg 20B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-20b/), [Harzklub-Weg 20E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-20e/), [Harzklub-Weg 20F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-20f/), [Harzklub-Weg 21C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-21c/), [Harzklub-Weg 22A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-22a/), [Harzklub-Weg 22B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-22b/), [Harzklub-Weg 23A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-23a/), [Harzklub-Weg 23B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-23b/), [Harzklub-Weg 23G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-23g/), [Harzklub-Weg 23J](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-23j/), [Harzklub-Weg 25E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-25e/), [Harzklub-Weg 25F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-25f/), [Harzklub-Weg 25G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-25g/), [Harzklub-Weg 25H](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-25h/), [Harzklub-Weg 2E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2e/), [Harzklub-Weg 2F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2f/), [Harzklub-Weg 2G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2g/), [Harzklub-Weg 2J](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2j/), [Harzklub-Weg 2O](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2o/), [Harzklub-Weg 2P](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2p/), [Harzklub-Weg 2Q](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-2q/), [Harzklub-Weg 31H](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-31h/), [Harzklub-Weg 35E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-35e/), [Harzklub-Weg 35F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-35f/), [Harzklub-Weg 35L](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-35l/), [Harzklub-Weg 35M](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-35m/), [Harzklub-Weg 50A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-50a/), [Harzklub-Weg 50B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-50b/), [Harzklub-Weg 50C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-50c/), [Harzklub-Weg 50D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-50d/), [Harzklub-Weg 50E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-50e/), [Harzklub-Weg 50F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-50f/), [Harzklub-Weg 55B](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-55b/), [Harzklub-Weg 55C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-55c/), [Harzklub-Weg 55D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-55d/), [Harzklub-Weg 6F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-6f/), [Harzklub-Weg 6G](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-6g/), [Harzklub-Weg 6J](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-6j/), [Harzklub-Weg 6K](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-6k/), [Harzklub-Weg 6L](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-6l/), [Harzklub-Weg 7E](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-7e/), [Harzklub-Weg 7F](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-7f/), [Harzklub-Weg 7K](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-7k/), [Harzklub-Weg 7M](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-7m/), [Harzklub-Weg 8D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-8d/), [Harzklub-Weg 9C](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-9c/), [Harzklub-Weg 9D](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/harzklub-weg-9d/), [Heinrich-Heine-Wanderweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heinrich-heine-wanderweg/), [HK 55: Oehrenfeld - Drei Annen Hohne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hk-55-oehrenfeld-drei-annen-hohne/), [Rundwanderweg Rehberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rundwanderweg-rehberg/), [Rundwanderweg Sonnenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rundwanderweg-sonnenberg/), [WdKuK - Vom Kaiserweg zur Pfalz Bodfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wdkuk-vom-kaiserweg-zur-pfalz-bodfeld/)

## When to go to Bad Harzburg

The best time to visit Bad Harzburg is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 02 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 40 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 38 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 25 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 26 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 01 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 26 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 20 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 30 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 33 |

In June there are 16 h 26 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 33. In April, 117 of the 117 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Bad Harzburg

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, Hamburg), 200 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.871%2C10.5592)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.871%2C10.5592)

## Other towns nearby

- [Osterode am Harz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/osterode-am-harz/): 84 places · 21 km
- [Oberharz am Brocken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/oberharz-am-brocken/): 136 places · 22 km
- [Salzgitter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/salzgitter/): 24 places · 29 km
- [Bad Sachsa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-sachsa/): 67 places · 31 km
- [Huy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/huy/): 10 places · 32 km
- [Schöppenstedt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schoppenstedt/): 22 places · 34 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Bad Harzburg?

The best known: [Brocken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brocken/), [Mines of Rammelsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/world-heritage-site-rammelsberg/), [Harz National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nationalpark-harz/), [Imperial Palace of Goslar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kaiserhaus/), [Achtermannshöhe](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/achtermannshohe/). In all, 117 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Bad Harzburg?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 26 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 33.

### How do you get to Bad Harzburg?

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 200 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.871%2C10.5592) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Bad Harzburg as the destination and these 117 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).