Jura Museum

The Jura Museum, a museum located in Willibaldsburg castle in the town of Eichstätt, Germany, is a natural history museum that has an extensive exhibit of Jurassic fossils from the quarries of Solnhofen and surroundings, including marine reptiles, pterosaurs, and one specimen of the early bird Archaeopteryx.

Opening hours:
April—September: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
October—March: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
January 1st: closed
November 1st: closed
December 24th—25: closed
December 31st: closed
Type: Museum
Description: natural history museum at the Willibaldsburg in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany
Also known as: “Jura-Museum”, “Jura-Museum Eichstaett”, and “Jura-Museum Eichstätt”
Address: Burgstraße 19, Eichstätt, 85072

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte and Willibaldsburg.

Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte

Museum

Photo: Chrisi1964, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Willibaldsburg

Castle

Photo: Joe MiGo, CC0.

The Willibaldsburg is a spur castle, built around the year 1353, in Eichstätt in Upper Bavaria. Until the middle of the 18th century, it was the representative castle and seat of Eichstätt's prince-bishops.

Privatbrauerei Hofmühl

Brewery

Privatbrauerei Hofmühl is the sole brewery located in Eichstätt, Germany. The brewery was founded in 1492 by Wilhelm von Reichenau. Hofmühl is recognized as an eco-friendly brewery and saves about 60% of its yearly energy consumption through the "Merlin" beer technique and solar energy. Privatbrauerei Hofmühl is situated 190 metres south of Jura Museum.