Exhibition Fascination of the Rock, Visitor Information & Shop

The 21 m high tower offers a breathtaking panoramic view. Twenty-one 2,000 m peaks can be seen in clear weather: Totes Gebirge, Sengsengebirge, and Haller Mauern seem almost close enough to touch. In the national park shop, you can purchase helpful hiking companions such as maps, hiking guides, and nature identification handbooks as well as toys and nice souvenirs. 

The best way to reach the Wurbauerkogel is by riding the chair lift from the town of Windischgarsten, on foot via marked hiking paths, by bike, or by car.  

The National Park Panorama Tower is handicapped-accessible!

Opening Times & Admission

Visitor Information

At the panorama tower, you will receive expert information about:
• hiking destinations and excursion tips in the region
• mountain-bike tours
• guided national park tours
• interactive school programs
• programs for clubs and businesses
• opening times for huts and hill farms

Exhibition Fascination of Rock

The "Fascination of Rock" exhibit presents the extraordinary, the special, and the unique of the plant and animal world above the tree line.
Do you know the fastest bird in the world, that can reach up to 300 km/hr. in a breathtaking head-first dive? Or have you already heard of the "Bergmandl", the alpinist among amphibians, and do you know who is referred to as the "pine gardener" of the mountains? You will learn which animals have especially sharp eyes and which ones are the best rock climbers. We will show you 3-D insights into the fascinating nature and the largest karst spring in Upper Austria at the origin of the Pießling.

The 15 min. film "Paradise of Stone" shows the mountainous world of the Kalkalpen National Park region in all its beauty and with exceptional aerial shots of golden eagles and wallcreepers. 

The 21 meter high tower offers a breathtaking panoramic view. On a clear day, you can see twenty-one 2,000 m high peaks: the Totes Gebirge, Sengsengebirge, and Haller Mauern seem almost close enough to touch.

Free Audioguide! Fascination of Rock at Panorama Tower Wurbauerkogel - Deutsch - English - český