A huge monument of 20th century industrialization - a dead body of a large ironworks factory. Well organized, attractive, educating place to learn some history, some basics on ironworking technology. A business story. Get surprised by its size, height, shape, smell. More

Volkingen Ironworks is a UNESCO World Heritage Site well worth a visit. Even for non German speakers, it is easy to do a self-guided tour as there are very good English signs and informaiton boards. For someone who has never worked in ironworks before, this would be a great experience to be able to work around and appreciate the vastness... More

if you are the kind of person that loves wandering and discovering things on your own and not holding the hand of a tour guide the whole day, and at the same time has a fasination for technical things, than this place is a must see. there are plagues with explanations for everything you see, and almost everything is open... More

I spent 3 days at Volklinger Hutte in mid-may for research purposes with my work, and was blown away! I won't go into the history here [-------------------], but the place is well worth the admission fee of 8 euros. We had a guide (mani) who was excellent, he used to be the foreman so had some amazing insights - I... More