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About The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

A Third Reich-era building erected atop the summit of the Kehlstein, a rocky outcrop that rises above the Obersalzberg mountainside retreat near the town of Berchtesgaden. It was used exclusively by members of the Nazi Party for government and social meetings. It was visited on 14 documented instances by Adolf Hitler, who disliked the location due to his fear of heights, the risk of bad weather, and the thin mountain air.

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Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

Dokumentationszentrum Obersalzberg

2.25km from The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

A museum in the Obersalzberg resort, providing historical information on the use of the mountainside retreat by Nazi leaders, especially Hitler who regularly vacationed in this area beginning in 1928.

Salt Mine Berchtesgaden

Salt Mine Berchtesgaden

3.44km from The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

Oldest active salt mine in Germany. Visitors can checkout a portion of this mine, the track length of the visitor mine is about 1400 meters.

Stille Nacht Museum Hallein

Stille Nacht Museum Hallein

8.58km from The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

This beautiful museum is located in the former sacristan's and choir regent's house, where Franz Xaver Gruber lived and worked for 28 years. The focus is also on the history of the origins and distribution of “Silent Night! Holy Night!".

Keltenmuseum

Keltenmuseum

8.89km from The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

The Keltenmuseum in Hallein near Salzburg was founded in 1882 and was housed in the Bürgerspital and it contains major discoveries from the La Tene period of the Iron Age which come from burials in the area surrounding the nearby Hallein Salt Mine, at Dürrnberg.

Kleiner Barmstein

Kleiner Barmstein

9.02km from The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

Kleiner(Small) Barmstein and the nearby Großer(Great) Barmstein are two rock towers in the border of Austria and Germany, raising above the Austrian town of Hallein. They are each about 841 and 851 meters above sea level. Both the rock pinnacles are popular with climbers and also be climbed using rock steps with railings and secured cables. In order to reach the towers, a 2 to 3 hour hike is required through the beautiful lower Alps mountains.

St Bartholomew's Church

St Bartholomew's Church

9.08km from The Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus)

A Roman Catholic pilgrimage church named after Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of alpine farmers and dairymen. It can only be reached by ship or after a long hike across the surrounding mountains.

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