Excursions nearby
- Renthendorf: Alfred Brehm Museum (museum)
- Neustadt/Orla: town hall, Buteilepark (museum), Fleischbänke historical building), Lutherhaus (house of Martin Luther)
- Neunhofen: Wehrkirche (church)
- Oppurg: Jahreszeitenschloss (palace of seasons)
- Pößneck: town hall, Stadtmuseum (city museum), Bilke (historical building)
- Ranis: Burg Ranis (castle), Wisentgehege (bison enclosure)
- Linda: Holländermühle (windmill)
- Plothen: Hausteich (lake)
- Ziegenrück: Wasserkraftmuseum (museum), Fernsicht (viewpoint)
- Schleiz: Münze (museum), Schleizer Dreieck (racetrack)
- Burgk: Schloß Burgk (castle) und Saaleturm (tower)
- Saalburg: shipping on the reservoir, enchanted forest, Summer toboggan run
- Weida: Osterburg
- Gera: Otto Dix Geburtshaus (house of birth), Orangerie, Hofwiesenpark, theatre, zoo
- Hohenleuben: Burgruine Reichenfels (ruined castle)
- Greiz: Oberes Schloss (upper palace), Unteres Schloss (supper palace), Sommerpalais (summer palace)
- Zeulenroda: Stadtmuseum, vivarium