Wonderland
Forest wilderness

The large diorama brings the diversity of the wild forest indoors. On display are lynx, roe deer, badgers, and foxes, as well as forest birds and even the tiniest insects in the twigs and under the tree bark. Hidden beneath wooden flaps are the feeding traces of the European spruce bark beetle and other pests, and you’ll learn the difference between wood-eating insects and the predators that feed on them. You’ll learn how tall the largest tree in the national park is and how old trees can get if they’re allowed to live as long as nature intends. We’ll introduce you to the “bush drummers” of the forest wilderness, and on the woodpecker xylophone, you can try drumming as fast as a woodpecker.

At the Forest Cinema, the captivating nature film "On the Way to the Forest Wilderness" immerses you in the fairy-tale landscape of the Reichraming Hintergebirge: secluded gorges, diverse forests, and featuring the black stork, bear, and lynx as the main characters.

The "Wildlife Beneath the Soil" interactive exhibit is located in the outdoor area. Here, you can immerse yourself in a hidden world just three centimeters below the surface. You’ll come face to face with soil creatures magnified a hundredfold: predatory ground beetles, peaceful earthworms, woodlice, and pill bugs—all there for you to touch, if you dare!

Special Exhibition from July 13 to September 20, 2026: "Botanical Treasures of the Northeastern Limestone Alps"