# Things to see in Rostock (Germany): 43 places and when to go

> Rostock is a city in Germany with around 203,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 43 places in and around it, mainly Nature (17), Wildlife (14), History (13). The best known are Doberan Minster, St. Peter's Church, Rostock and Rostock University of Music and Theatre. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 52 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 08. 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/rostock/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 54.0704, 12.15
- **Population:** About 203,000
- **Places:** 43 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (17) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (14) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (13) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (4) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (4) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/espiritual/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** HAM Hamburg, 150 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Rostock

The places in and around Rostock, 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.

- [Doberan Minster](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/doberaner-munster/): Church · 16 km
- [St. Peter's Church, Rostock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/petrikirche/): Church in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 2.3 km
- [Rostock University of Music and Theatre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hochschule-fur-musik-und-theater/): German music, theatre, and dance university · 2.4 km
- [Rostock Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zoologischer-garten-rostock/): Zoo in Germany · 4.3 km
- [Frieden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dresden/): 1957 cargo ship · 9.0 km
- [Großes Moor bei Dänschenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosses-moor-bei-danschenburg/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 20 km
- [Warnemünde Lighthouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/leuchtturm-warnemunde/): Lighthouse in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany · 13 km
- [Gedenkstätte für Revolutionäre Rote Matrosen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gedenkstatte-revolutionarer-matrosen/): Memorial in Rostock, Germany · 3.6 km
- [Göldenitzer Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldenitzer-moor/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 14 km
- [Kösterbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kosterbeck/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 5.9 km
- [Kuhtor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kuhtor/): City gate in Rostock, Germany · 1.9 km
- [Lünenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lunenberg/): Nature · Mountains · 29 km
- [Rhododendronpark Graal-Müritz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rhododendronpark/): Garden in Germany · 21 km
- [Ribnitzer Großes Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ribnitzer-grosses-moor/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 24 km
- [Langer Heinrich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schwimmkran-langer-heinrich/): History · 8.9 km
- [Stoltera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stoltera/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 14 km
- [Astronomische Station „Tycho Brahe“](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/astronomische-station-tycho-brahe/): Observatory and planetarium in Rostock · 5.0 km
- [Beketal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/beketal/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 24 km
- [Brooksee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brooksee/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 12 km
- [Forst- und Köhlerhof Wiethagen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/forst-und-kohlerhof-wiethagen/): Museum in Germany · 14 km
- [Heiligensee und Hütelmoor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heiligensee-und-hutelmoor/): Nature reserve in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 16 km
- [Karls Erlebnis-Dorf Rövershagen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/karls-erlebnis-dorf-rovershagen/): Amusement park in Germany · 11 km
- [Kunstmuseum Schwaan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kunstmuseum-schwaan/): Museum in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany · 15 km
- [St. Luke (Graal-Müritz)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lukaskirche/): Church building in Mecklenburg-Westpomerania · 21 km

And the other 19, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Groß Potremser Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/moor-bei-gross-potrems/), [Reppeliner Bachtal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/reppeliner-bachtal/), [Schnatermann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schnatermann/), [Teufelsmoor bei Horst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/teufelsmoor-bei-horst/), [Unteres Warnowland](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/unteres-warnowland/), [Naturlehrpfad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturlehrpfad/)
- **Diving**: [DiveCenter Rostock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/divecenter-rostock/), [Tauchsportclub Warnemünde e.V.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tauchsportclub-warnemunde-e-v/)
- **History**: [Gutshaus Neu Wendorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gutshaus-neu-wendorf/), [Hotel "Am Fischereihafen"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hotel-am-fischereihafen/), [Jugendschiff "Likedeeler"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jugendschiff-likedeeler/), [Land-gut-Hotel Hermann](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/land-gut-hotel-hermann/)
- **Hiking**: [Hauptwanderwege Rostocker Heide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hauptwanderwege-rostocker-heide/), [Jakobsweg via Baltica, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mitte) Tribsees-Bad Doberan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-via-baltica-mecklenburg-vorpommern-mitte-tribsees/)
- **Food and drink**: [Hoppen un Molt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hoppen-un-molt/), [MÆNNERHOBBY Destille](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/maennerhobby-destille/), [Rittmeister](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rittmeister/), [Trotzenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/trotzenburg/)
- **With kids**: [Miniland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/miniland-mecklenburg-vorpommern/)

## When to go to Rostock

The best time to visit Rostock is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. 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 | 7 h 40 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 28 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 29 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 46 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 44 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 52 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 24 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 38 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 12 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 11 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 08 |

In June there are 16 h 52 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 08. In June, 42 of the 43 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 Rostock

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, Hamburg), 150 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=54.0704%2C12.15)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.0704%2C12.15)

## Other towns nearby

- [Kröpelin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kropelin/): 22 places · 25 km
- [Prebberede](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/prebberede/): 12 places · 30 km
- [Güstrow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gustrow/): 18 places · 31 km
- [Saal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/saal/): 29 places · 36 km
- [Tribsees](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tribsees/): 16 places · 40 km
- [Sternberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sternberg/): 22 places · 42 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 Rostock?

The best known: [Doberan Minster](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/doberaner-munster/), [St. Peter's Church, Rostock](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/petrikirche/), [Rostock University of Music and Theatre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hochschule-fur-musik-und-theater/), [Rostock Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zoologischer-garten-rostock/), [Frieden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dresden/). In all, 43 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Rostock?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 52 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 08.

### How do you get to Rostock?

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 150 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.0704%2C12.15) opens the route on the map.

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

Create a trip with Rostock as the destination and these 43 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).