Fascinating worlds of stalactites and stalagmites
In the middle of the unique natural scenery of the Harz, embedded in the valley of the Bode, in Rübeland they are: the dripstone caves of Rübeland.
The Baumanns Cave and the Hermanns Cave are counted among the oldest and most famous show caves in Germany. As a geological natural monument, they are unique and fascinating of their kind: about 300 steps lead you down into an adventurous underground world with colorful and fanciful stalactites and stalagmites. With a bit of imagination you can meet turtles, dwarfs, dinosaurs and much more. And with a little luck, you will also discover the unique underground fauna with bats, olms and signs and petrified bones of the now extinct Cave Bear.
![[Translate to Englisch:] In den Harzer Höhlen geht es für die Besucher über mehr als 300 Treppenstufen.](/fileadmin/media/harzer_hoehlen/galeriebilder/Baumannshoehle/Treppenaufstieg-in-der-Baumannshoehle-der-Ruebelaender-Tropfsteinhoehlen-Oben-im-Harz.jpg "The guide way trough Baumann’s cave includes a lot of stairs")
![[Translate to Englisch:] Einzigartige Aussichten in natürlich gewachsene Tropfsteinformationen erwarten die Besucher der Rübeländer Tropfsteinhöhlen.](/fileadmin/media/harzer_hoehlen/galeriebilder/Hermannshoehle/Blick-in-die-Tropfsteinwelt-der-Hermannshoehle-der-Ruebelaender-Tropfsteinhoehlen-Oben-im-Harz.jpg "A look at the stalactite backdrop of Hermann’s cave in Rübeland")
![[Translate to Englisch:] Einst war der Höhlenbär in den Harzer Wäldern und den Tropfsteinhöhlen Rübeland heimisch.](/fileadmin/media/harzer_hoehlen/galeriebilder/Hermannshoehle/Hoehlenbaer-Skelett-in-der-Hermannshoehle-der-Ruebelaender-Tropfsteinhoehlen-Oben-im-Harz.jpg "Once the cave bear lived in the Harz forests and found shelter in the dripstone caves of Rübeland")
