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Admission prices

An overview of our admission prices (as of November 2015):

* Reduced*: Receive discounted admission Schoolchildren, students and People with disabilities** upon presentation of a valid ID.

You can reach us by phone at (09602) 6 16 39 10 or Email vulkanerlebnis@parkstein.de

** Our museum is barrier-free and has an elevator and a barrier-free WC. The banquet hall and Steinstadl are also accessible barrier-free with an elevator. Guests with handicap can park directly in front of the entrance.

Anfahrt
Volcano experience Parkstein
Schlossgasse 5
92711 Parkstein

The market Parkstein is located in the northeast of Bavaria, in the northern Upper Palatinate, near the city of Weiden. The museum is located in the center of the community in second row to the marketplace with access via the Schlossgasse.

Parking is available along the market square 100 meters from the museum. If you want to combine your visit to the museum with a tour of the entire Parkstein Volcano Experience, we recommend the parking lot at the basalt wall. From here you can easily reach the museum on foot in a distance of 300 meters.

Directions from Regensburg/Munich

Directions from Regensburg/Munich
Coming from Regensburg or Munich, the fastest way to reach Parkstein is via the A93. Take the exit Weiden West, continue on the B470 in the direction of Grafenwöhr and after approx. 8 km turn right in the direction of Parkstein. After another 4 km you will reach the beginning of Parkstein. Follow the Pressather Straße and turn right into Klostergasse before the turnoff to Schwand. After you have passed the steep alley, you will find the market place with parking facilities on the left and the museum in the second row of the market place in the Schlossgasse.

Approach from direction Nuremberg

If you are coming from Nuremberg, either take the A9 in the direction of Berlin. Take the Pegnitz/Grafenwöhr exit and drive on the B470 via Pegnitz and Eschenbach in the direction of Weiden i. d. Opf. Approx. 8 km before Weiden turn right in the direction of Parkstein. After another 4 km you will reach the beginning of Parkstein.
Or you can take the A6 from Nuremberg in the direction of Prague, change at the Oberpfälzer Kreuz to the A93 in the direction of Weiden/Hof and then take the Weiden West exit. From here, continue on the B470 in the direction of Grafenwöhr and after about 8 km turn right in the direction of Parkstein. After another 4 km you will reach the beginning of Parkstein. Here you follow the course of Pressather Straße and turn right into Klostergasse before the turnoff to Schwand. After you have passed the steep alley, you will find the market place with parking facilities on the left and the museum in the second row of the market place in the Schlossgasse.

Approach from direction Berlin

Coming from Berlin, take the A93 via Hof, Marktredwitz in the direction of Regensburg. Take the exit Altenstadt, Parkstein and continue on the B22 in the direction of Erbendorf and Bayreuth. Already after 2 km turn left to Parkstein. After another 4 km you are in Parkstein. Follow the course of the Neustädter Straße. At the church turn left into the market place and follow the street to the old town hall. There is parking along the market square. The museum is located in the second row next to the old town hall with access via Schlossgasse.

Arrival by train

From the destination station Weiden you have the possibility to come to Parkstein by bus at certain times. Since there is no bus connection on weekends, you have the possibility to come to the museum with "Henrys-Taxi". The single trip, up to eight persons, is 18 Euro. Henrys-Taxi can be reached under the phone number 0173/9604100.

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