Swarovski Kristallwelten

Swarovski's museum and park in Wattens, about 20 km from Innsbruck: the Wunderkammern, the Giant with its waterfall, the garden with a viewpoint and a play area for children. It has an electric shuttle bus from Innsbruck.

What it is

The Swarovski Crystal Worlds opened in October 1995 in Wattens, a village in the Inn valley in Tyrol, at Kristallweltenstraße 1. It is not a shop with an exhibition but a site designed for spending the day. The entrance is through the Giant, a grass-covered head with shining eyes and a waterfall. Inside are the Wunderkammern, the "chambers of wonder", rooms designed by international artists with crystal as the common thread. Outside there is a park with an alpine garden, open-air art installations such as the Crystal Cloud and a viewing tower. For children there is a play tower and a carousel. The company announces a new room, Dreamscape, opening on 26 November 2026. In winter it sets up the Winter Wonderland and combined tickets with the Lumagica light show.

Hours and duration

The site is open every day from 9:00 to 19:00, with last entry at 18:00. The play tower and carousel are open from 10:00 to 18:00. The playground and the maze are closed for now. According to the company, the normal visit takes an hour and a half or two hours, although many people spend the whole day among the halls, the park and lunch. The Daniels Kristallwelten restaurant is open from 9:30 to 19:00 and you can go without a ticket. There is also a Swarovski shop and a Swarovski Optik one.

Tickets and how to get there

Tickets are bought on the website and at the ticket office; online they are cheaper. Prices and discounts for children, groups and people with disabilities are on the tickets page.

From Innsbruck the E-Shuttlebus leaves, an electric bus run by Kristallwelten itself from the main station, five times a day. Published prices: return €13 for adults and €7 for children aged 6 to 17; day ticket with bus and entry €38 and €16. Under-6s do not pay for the bus. You pay on the bus, cash only, or together with the ticket. From Fritzens-Wattens railway station there is an on-demand service, RegioFlink, booked by phone or in its app. By car, parking is free during opening hours, with spaces for motorhomes, although you cannot sleep in them, and charging points.

Accessibility, dogs and languages

Almost the whole site is accessible by wheelchair or pushchair, except some steep stretches of the alpine garden. They lend wheelchairs free and there are eight adapted parking spaces next to the entrance. The lockers next to the till are free. Dogs cannot enter either the halls or the park, except assistance dogs. At the moment there is no audio guide, but with the free Wi-Fi a digital guide opens on your phone. The website is in German and English. For queries, [email protected] or +43 5224 51080.