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Eagle's Nest
The Kehlsteinhaus, a stone chalet built for Hitler on a summit at 1,834 meters, reached by a road and a brass elevator.
A fire largely destroyed the Kehlsteinhaus on October 23, 2026. It is closed, and Bavaria plans to restore it; no reopening date has been set.Checked November 6, 2026 · Latest
- Open
- Closed after the fire of October 2026
- Price
- Paid for the bus
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Kehlsteinhaus bus station, Obersalzberg, 83471 BerchtesgadenDirections
- Getting There
- Buses leave from Obersalzberg, near the Documentation Center.
Why Go
Built for the Nazi Party in 1938 as a place to receive guests, the house sits on the Kehlstein above Obersalzberg. Special buses climb a road blasted into the mountain, and an elevator lined with brass rises 124 meters through the rock to the summit, with views far into Austria.
Nearby in Berchtesgaden
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