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Not to be missed
Fantastic visitor centre which is both interactive and informative where you get to see some amazing fossils. There is also a lookout to complete your visit of the pit - once you access, it takes you...
There are 2 places of interests here: the Visitor Center and the actual site. The Visitor center has a nice education presentation of the site. You will have a chance to see around 20-30 actuals fos...
Geology and Paleontology... interesting Visitors Center
If you are expecting to see thousands of fossils, this is not the place for you! Grube Messel is a very interesting and detailed exhibition of the geological past of the pit, where coincidentally many...
Don't miss the nearby Fossilien und Heimatmuseum if you are into fossils
I got there after they closed so I didn't get inside the visitor center. However, I did see the nearby Fossilien und Heimatmuseum which claims to have more fossile on display than the Fossil Pit site...
We were looking forward to visiting Grube Messel as we heard quite a bit about it and were aware that it was a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, the visitor centre was disappointing given the...
Not to be missed
Fantastic visitor centre which is both interactive and informative where you get to see some amazing fossils. There is also a lookout to complete your visit of the pit - once you access, it takes you...
Interesting fossils
There are 2 places of interests here: the Visitor Center and the actual site. The Visitor center has a nice education presentation of the site. You will have a chance to see around 20-30 actuals fos...
Geology and Paleontology... interesting Visitors Center
If you are expecting to see thousands of fossils, this is not the place for you! Grube Messel is a very interesting and detailed exhibition of the geological past of the pit, where coincidentally many...
Don't miss the nearby Fossilien und Heimatmuseum if you are into fossils
I got there after they closed so I didn't get inside the visitor center. However, I did see the nearby Fossilien und Heimatmuseum which claims to have more fossile on display than the Fossil Pit site...
Disappointing
We were looking forward to visiting Grube Messel as we heard quite a bit about it and were aware that it was a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unfortunately, the visitor centre was disappointing given the...