Adventure technology

The Mendel funicular railway from Kaltern / St. Anton

Enjoy together with your parents a trip with the funicular railway from Kaltern to the Mendel! In about 9 minutes you will experience a difference in altitude of 800 m. Prepare yourself to discover mountain alps with lots of animals like horses and cows!

Info
Open:	from mid-December to mid-November
Opening times:	8:00 - 12:10 h and 13:10 - 19:00 h
Distance from Meran:	approx. 30 km

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The “Rittner-Bahnl” railway in Oberbozen on the Ritten plateau

A unique trip on the Ritten plateau from Oberbozen to Klobenstein! Enjoy the simply amazing journey on this characteristic railway with nice wooden electric railcars on a length of 6.8 km and a running speed of 30 km/h! Don’t miss this unforgettable experience!
Departures: every full hour from Klobenstein,
each hour at 35 past the hour from Oberbozen
Distance from Meran: approx. 35 km

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Train journey ...Bozen – Klausen

If you would like to travel faster than by car and have a lot of fun, then go for a train journey from Bozen to Klausen! Experience this spectacular and everything but boring trip: a subway in the train station of Bozen, a long tunnel in Blumau, a small and idyllic railway station in Klausen. An old BLACK STEAM LOCOMOTIVE next to the station invites you to have a closer look and to discover its history!
Travel time: 20 minutes

Departure times: at approx. 8.00 h and 9.30 h from the train station of Bozen and every hour in the afternoon.

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“Peter Mitterhofer” Typewriter Museum on the Kirchplatz in Partschins

In the most beautiful typewriter museum in the world you will find out all about the birth of the typewriter and its inventor! And there is a quiz afterwards so that you can see how attentive you were during the tour…

Info
Open:	From the beginning of April to the end of October
Opening times:	Monday: 15:00 - 18:00 h Tuesday to Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 h and 15:00 - 18:00 h Friday: 15:00 - 18:00 h Saturday: 10:00 - 12:00 h
Distance from Meran:	approx. 10 km
Telephone	+39 0473 967581

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The Naval Museum in Leifers

On a surface of 200 m² young and young-hearted captains may get to know the secrets of the seafaring history as well as the biggest ship models in Europe.

Info
Open:	Spring to Autumn
Opening times:	Daily: 16:00 - 20:00 h Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays
Distance from Meran:	approx. 35 km
Telephone	+39 0471 950202

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Mining Museum in Steinhaus and mine in Prettau

in the Ahrntal Valley (a side valley of the Pustertal Valley)

The visit of the Prettau mine exhibition includes a ride on the 1,000 m long mining rail which leads to the shaft of the copper deposits.

You will find the Mining Museum in the “Kornhaus”, the former granary and administrative seat of the Prettau mine.

Info
Open:	From the beginning of April to the end of October
Opening times:	Mine exhibition Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 - 16:30 h Closed on Mondays Mining Museum Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 - 16:30 h Thursday 9:30 - 22:00 h Closed on Mondays.
Distance from Meran:	approx. 140 km

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Mining Museum Ridnaun-Schneeberg (near Sterzing)

The Schneeberg mountain, the highest mine in Europe, features a comprehensive view of 800 years of lasting mining history.

Distance from Meran: approx. 100 km

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