The Goslar WHS inscription consists of 3 parts: (i) the town of Goslar, (ii) the Rammelsberg mine and (iii) the Upper Harz water management system.

GOSLAR: like Quedlinburg, Goslar is a small town full of half-timbered houses from different centuries. Highlights are the city hall's 'Huldigungssaal' (although only a replica room can be visited and the original room can only be seen from behind a plastic window), the cathedral remains (Domvorhalle) and the emperial residence (Kaiserpfalz). Also make sure to visit the St. Annenhaus, the town's oldest half-timbered house with a beautiful chapel.

RAMMELSBERG: we took two guided tours, 'Mining in the 20th Century' and 'The Roeder Gallery'. The first one is similar to other mine tours we have followed, but with the nice addition that the tour starts with a short ride in a mine train. The Roeder Gallery tour leads you to the older tunnels with a number of water wheels which supplied (water) power. If you only have limited time, we would go for the second tour since it's something different to what is being shown in other mine tours.

UPPER HARZ WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: this part consists of a large number of ponds and ditches which used to power a.o. the Rammelsberg water wheels. With the Rammelsberg background in mind, it sure is interesting to see the whole water power structure but as such it is only a collection of ponds which you will probably also find in your home town/country.

We also visited the former Walkenried abbey which is also part of the Upper Harz water management system WHS. Here you can visit the abbey's ruins and museum which was certainly worth the trip from Goslar (a 1h drive (one way)).