Attraction · Messel · Updated on 1 November 2026.
UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel is an attraction in Messel, Hesse. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 490 m you'll find a bench.
Audio tour · UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel
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You're standing at the Messel Pit, an old mine near the village of Messel, not far from Darmstadt. It might look like just a big hole in the ground. But this is one of the richest fossil sites in the world, and since 1995 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
Nov 16-Mar 14: We-Su, PH 10:00-17:00; Mar 15-Nov 15: Mo-Su, PH 10:00-17:00; Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 26, Dec 31, Jan 01 off (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
When you stand at UNESCO Weltnaturerbe Grube Messel, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
Find the nearest pitstop, navigate there, listen to audio tours, earn XP and make routes and lists together.
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