Beach holiday is not enough for you? How good that you have chosen Wilhelmshaven! Whether culture, history, shopping or going out - you can choose from a wide range.
Coastal museum
How did the Frisians live, where did the pirates live and why do dykes break? These and many other questions are answered entertainingly in the coastal museum located in a former factory hall by means of creatively illustrative material for viewing and other multimedia technology.
Weserstraße 58
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Tel +49 44 21 / 40 09 40
Küstenmuseum
© Ganske UNESCO-natural heritage wadden sea visitors centre
The waden sea visitors centre, the nature experience centre for Jade Bay, presents the uniqueness of the „Wadden Sea“, a UNESCO natural heritage. This includes a 14-metre long sperm whale skeleton which, together with the unique presentation of the original whale organs, is a visitor magnet.
Südstrand 110 b
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Tel +49 44 21 / 91 07 33
www.wattenmeer-besucherzentrum.de
Closed until summer 2021 due to renovations.
UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe Wattenmeer Besucherzentrum
© Stöver German naval museum
Under the motto „People – Eras – Ships“, the Naval Museum presents the history of the German Navy from 1848 up to today vividly and in a modern way. A highlight of the open areal are the ships and boats, which may be boarded, such as the guided missile destroyer „Mölders“ or the submarine „U10“.
Südstrand 125
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Tel +49 44 21 / 40 08 40
Deutsches Marinemuseum
© Björn Lübbe Aquarium
The Aquarium Wilhelmshaven invites you to take a journey through prehistoric times and wonder-world of the sea. The new, exciting Prehistoric seas museums explains the miraculous historical origin of life using original fossils as evidence of times past.
Süstrand 123
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Tel +49 44 21 / 50 66 444
Aquarium
Art gallery
The oldest house for modern and present-day visual arts on the East Frisian peninsula has ensured a basic supply of culture to the northwest region for over 100 years. Presenting between four and six exhibitions a year, a comprehensive programme of events and cultural trips, the gallery is appreciated well beyond the regional borders.
Adalbertstraße 28
26382 Wilhelmshaven
Tel +49 44 21 / 41 44 8
Kunsthalle
© JadeWeserPort InfoCenter JadeWeserPort-InfoCenter
The JadeWeserPort-InfoCenter represents the visitors centre for the JadeWeserPort. Visitors of any age with the necessary interest can inform themselves in respect of port construction, port operation, container shipping and container transport etc. An interactive mixture of educational information and entertainment is provided.
Am Tiefen Fahrwasser 11
26388 Wilhelmshaven
Tel +49 44 21 / 77 19 091
www.jadeweserport-infocenter.de
currently closed due renovations