What to do and see in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate: The Best Things to do

March 5, 2022 Sachiko Swiger

Idar-Oberstein is a town in the Birkenfeld district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a Große kreisangehörige Stadt (large town belonging to a district), it assumes some of the responsibilities that for smaller municipalities in the district are assumed by the district administration. Today’s town of Idar-Oberstein is the product of two rounds of administrative reform, one in 1933 and the other in 1969, which saw many municipalities amalgamated into one. The various Stadtteile have, however, retained their original identities, which, aside from the somewhat more urban character encountered in Idar and Oberstein, tend to hearken back to each centre’s history as a rural village. Idar-Oberstein is known as a gemstone town, and also as a garrison town. It is also the largest town in the Hunsrück and has a population of 32,001 (December 31, 2015).
Restaurants in Idar-Oberstein

1. Industrial Monument Jakob Bengel

Wilhelmstrasse 42a, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 27030 [email protected] http://www.jakob-bengel.de
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5.0 based on 23 reviews

Industrial Monument Jakob Bengel

The industrial heritage monument Jakob Bengel is the only authentic manufacturing plant with company flats and an industrialist mansion, which embodies the over 130 year industrial history of the city of Idar-Oberstein. In the district of Oberstein, situated below the city theatre, the Bengel company, which employed 100 people during the golden age, offers guided tours through the factory. Insights are given into the chain-, jewellery-, and accessory production with diverse technologies and numerous self developed tools. The partly antique machinery and old production processes indicate the creative power of the trade (jewellery design, engraving and the building of tools), which in the era of controlled mechanics set the prerequisites for a successful jewellery production. Since 2003 the Art Deco jewellery of Jakob Bengel of the 20’s and 30’s, is reproduced according to their own pattern books with the original tools and in the same production method in limited editions for special

2. Nahe-Felsen-Weg

Almerich, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
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5.0 based on 7 reviews

Nahe-Felsen-Weg

3. Weiherschleife

Tiefensteiner Str. 87, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 31513 http://www.edelsteinminen-idar-oberstein.de/die-weiherschleife.html
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5.0 based on 5 reviews

Weiherschleife

4. Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum

Hauptstrasse 118, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 900980 [email protected] http://www.edelsteinmuseum.de
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4.5 based on 142 reviews

Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum

Our Museum is one of the most important gemstone museums in Europe.The visitor finds a splendid exhibition of cut stones, minerals and engravings on 4 floors - in our museum you find nearly all kinds of gemstones from all over the world.

Reviewed By 697luukv

It's a great museum, well sorted and has a dutch audio tour. In combination with a visit at the Steinkaulenberg a perfect gemstone experience!

5. Felsenkirche

Kirchweg 3, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 4587315 [email protected] https://www.felsenkirche-oberstein.de/die-felsenkirche/
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4.5 based on 193 reviews

Felsenkirche

The church will remain closed until the end of 2020 because the rock has to be secured extensively.

6. Steinkaulenberg Gemstone Mine

Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany http://www.edelsteinminen-idar-oberstein.de
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4.5 based on 101 reviews

Steinkaulenberg Gemstone Mine

Reviewed By josapp64 - Wilrijk, Belgium

A very interesting tour of the mines. You get to see gemstones and minerals in their natural environment.

7. Deutsches Mineralienmuseum

Hauptstr. 436, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 24619 http://www.deutsches-mineralienmuseum.de/
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4.5 based on 44 reviews

Deutsches Mineralienmuseum

Reviewed By duncmelsmom - Hiram, United States

We stumbled upon this museum when taking a day trip and decided to check it out. It was beautiful with 4 floor of amazing pieces from all over the world. The variety of colors and sizes made this so interesting. We had a three month old with us who slept most of the time. It's a great place to visit with cameos of the US presidents, a beautiful chess set, and a crystal model of Manhatten. I really was impressed!

8. Burg Bosselstein

Am Berg, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany http://www.schloss-oberstein.de/index.php/de/schloss-oberstein/geschichte/burg-bosselstein
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4.0 based on 37 reviews

Burg Bosselstein

9. Schloss Oberstein

Schloss 3, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 24933 http://www.schloss-oberstein.de
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4.0 based on 60 reviews

Schloss Oberstein

10. Edelsteinminen

Tiefensteiner Str. 87, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany +49 6781 47400 http://www.edelsteinminen-idar-oberstein.de/
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4.0 based on 37 reviews

Edelsteinminen

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