Baden-Württemberg's largest open-air museum, with more than 75 historic buildings, heritage livestock breeds and gardens spanning almost 500 years of rural life.
13 juli 2026 – 10 november 2026
Traveling exhibition by southern German open-air museums on rural livestock keeping – from home slaughtering and pasture to barn construction and veterinary medicine, in the barn from Bühlerzimmern.
The Hohenloher Freilandmuseum association was founded in 1979, and in June 1983 the museum opened in Wackershofen, a district of Schwäbisch Hall. It has been growing steadily ever since: historic buildings from Württembergisch Franken are dismantled at their original sites, re-erected in the museum with as much original fabric as possible, and furnished with historic furniture or faithful replicas.
With more than 75 buildings, it is now the largest open-air museum in Baden-Württemberg. The houses are arranged in groups such as the Hohenlohe village, the winegrowers' village, the Waldberge (wooded hills), the mill valley and the newest group on the 20th century. They represent all social classes – from a wealthy farmer's 16th-century house to day laborers' cottages and a poorhouse, a prefabricated house and a residential barrack – and tell of the changes in how people lived and worked. Among them are a 1715 country inn from Riedbach, a mill from 1687 and a barrack that recalls forced labor in the Nazi era.
Heritage livestock breeds such as Limpurg cattle and Coburg Fox sheep, fields, gardens and historic fruit varieties complete the picture of rural life. The museum is run by the association Verein Hohenloher Freilandmuseum e. V. and supported by many volunteers; its branch site is the Hammerschmiede Gröningen (hammer mill) near Satteldorf.
| Volwassenen | € 12 |
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| Met korting | € 10Visitors arriving by bus or train (show your ticket), apprentices, university students, people with severe disabilities (degree of disability 50 or higher), children and young people aged 6 to 17 |
| Kinderen & jongeren | € 10gratis t/m 5 jaar · Children and young people aged 6 to 17 pay the reduced price. |
| Mensen met een beperking | € 10With a degree of disability of 50 or higher. |
| Studenten | € 10Also apprentices. |
| Groepen (vanaf 15 pers.) | € 11 p.p.Reduced €9 per person, children under 6 free. Themed tours (about 90 minutes, max. 20 people) €75 per group plus admission. |
| Gezinnen | € 25Day ticket for families with children up to age 17; one parent with children €14. When arriving by bus or train €21 or €12, respectively. |
| Afternoon ticket | € 6Peak season from 16:30, off-season from 15:30; not on days with evening events |
| Adult season pass | € 35reduced €28 |
| Family season pass | € 60Children up to age 17; reduced €55 |
| School classes (per person aged 6 and up) | € 3 |
Different admission prices apply for some events.
Because of how they were built, most historic buildings are not wheelchair-accessible, and upper floors are usually not accessible; stairs are often steep and doorways low. Accessible restrooms in the timber storage hall at the entrance (building 1e), in the Weidnerhof (building 11), in the barn of the Teurershof and in the Sommerkeller (building 53). The media guide shows 360° panoramas of inaccessible rooms.
Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen
| Toegang kinderen | gratis t/m 5 jaar |
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| Gezinsticket | € 25 · Day ticket for families with children up to age 17; one parent with children €14. When arriving by bus or train €21 or €12, respectively. |
Two playgrounds, in the winegrowers' village (new adventure play area made of local wood since July 2026) and in the vineyards; a playhouse for children on selected days, a summer holiday program and children's events such as a fairy-tale day. Children's birthday parties for elementary school children (1.5–2 hours, up to 8 children, €110 incl. admission) with activities such as soap making, churning butter or laundry day. Children's restroom with baby changing table in the timber storage hall.
Wackershofen Freilandmuseum
City bus line 7 or train to the “Wackershofen Freilandmuseum” stop; reduced admission when you show your ticket.
Parkeerplaats aanwezig
Visitor parking lot (GPS: Moorwiesenweg, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall-Wackershofen); spaces are limited, especially in rainy weather.
By bike via turnoffs from the Kocher-Jagst cycle route from Untermünkheim and Schwäbisch Hall; bike racks in front of the ticket building and at the grain storehouse. Cycling is not allowed on the museum grounds.
Route plannenMuseum inn “Zum Roten Ochsen” (reservations directly with the inn), a Besenwirtschaft (seasonal wine tavern) in the winegrowers' village on Sundays during the season, the Sommerkeller beer garden (May to October Sat/Sun), a snack stand on the village square on Sundays, public holidays and event days, and the “Lädle” shop with coffee, drinks and sweets. Picnic meadow for your own food. Museum shop in the ticket building.
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
| Rondleidingen | ja · duur ca. 1,5 uur |
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| Audiotour | ja |
| Aanbod voor scholen | ja |
| Fotograferen | Photography for private use is allowed; commercial photography only with prior written agreement from the museum management. |
| Goed om te weten | Museum app (best downloaded before your visit, as reception is patchy) as well as media guide and audio guide devices available at the ticket desk for a deposit. Themed tours for groups on request, also in English. Wear your admission sticker visibly; leashed dogs are allowed, please do not feed the animals. |
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