Visit Usseln (5 min) with the unique milk museum and open air swimming pool.

Willingen (10 min) attracts with many leisure facilities such as the laguna swimming bath, the ice rink, cable car, wildlife and amusement park, summer toboggan run and many more. And there are a lot of events like ski jumping and the mountain-bike-festival, too.

Close-by you find no less than 3 barrier lakes of which everyone is worth a visit: The Diemelsee (10 min), the Twistesee (30 min) and the Edersee (50 min). On all lakes you can do various water sports and on the Diemelsee and the Edersee there are ships cruising taking you on a round trip.

The medieval Hanseatic city of Korbach (15 min) invites you to a promenade through the historic district and to a shooping tour in the pedestrian zone.

In the Hanseatic city of Brilon (20 min) you can marvel at the oldest town hall of germany build arround 1250.

A trip to Winterberg and to the Kahlen Asten (35 min) and espicially to the adventure park Fort Fun (50 min) are always worth the while.

In the baroque town of Bad Arolsen (35 min) the castle of the fürst of Waldeck and Pyrmont is worth a visit.

In Marsberg (35 min) an open-for-visits mine with mine railways awaits you.

Or do you prefer to taste some international spaw town air in Bad Wildungen (60 min)?

A ten tower town hall from 1509 may be visited in the historic city of Frankenberg (60 min).