Lichtenhain

Worth seeing in and around Lichtenhain

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Jena

   The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is counted among the ten oldest universities in Germany.

   1.6 km · university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   JenTower

   The JenTower is a skyscraper in Jena, Germany.

   1.7 km · skyscraper in Jena, Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld

   The Ernst Abbe Sportfeld is a sports facility in Jena, Germany. The main stadium at the sports facility is the ad hoc arena.

   800 m · Football Stadium · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Trams in Jena

   The Jena tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Jena, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany. Opened in 1901, the network is currently operated by Jenaer Nahverkehr, and is integrated in the Verkehrsverbund Mittelthüringen.

   900 m · tram system · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Optical Museum Jena

   The Deutsches Optisches Museum Jena is a science and technology museum displaying optical instruments from eight centuries. It gives a technical and cultural-historical survey of the development of optical instruments.

   1.4 km · museum · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Jena Observatory

   Astrophysikalisches Institut und Universitäts-Sternwarte Jena is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Friedrich Schiller University of Jena. It has two main locations in Jena, Germany and the neighbouring village of Großschwabhausen.

   1.3 km · astronomical observatory · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Planetarium Jena

   The Zeiss-Planetarium in Jena, Germany, is the oldest continuously operating planetarium in the world. Engineered by German engineer Walther Bauersfeld, the building was opened on 18 July 1926.

   2.1 km · planetarium in Jena, Thuringia, Germany · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

   The Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology is a research institute of the Max Planck Society dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the interactions between humans and the Earth system across deep time. The institute integrates archaeology, anthropology, Earth system science, ecology, and computational modeling to investigate the long-term coevolution of human societies, environments, and technologies.

   500 m · German research institute · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Phyletic Museum

   Jena Phyletisches Museum is a museum in the German town of Jena. It was established by the scientist Ernst Haeckel, as an institute dedicated to explaining evolution to the public.

   1.3 km · natural history museum in Jena · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Botanischer Garten Jena

    The Botanischer Garten Jena is the second oldest botanical garden in Germany, maintained by the University of Jena and located at Fürstengraben 26, Jena, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.

    2 km · botanical garden in Jena, Germany · Wikipedia

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Getting to Lichtenhain

Airports

Erfurt-Weimar (ERF), 43 km · Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), 73 km · Karlovy Vary (KLV), 124 km

Stations

Jena-Göschwitz railway station, 3.9 km · Jena Saalbahnhof railway station, 2.8 km · Jena West railway station, 900 m

• Erfurt → Lichtenhain

  38 km · quickest by road, 59 min · €4.5–7
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• Schkeuditz → Lichtenhain

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · €10–13
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• Dresden → Lichtenhain

  152 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · €18–25
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