MergelRijk - de leukste grot van Limburg — Attraction in Valkenburg aan de Geul

Very nice place to visit with kids there is a tour where the kids leave in an educational and playful way a lie of the local history. All the local mining great explained and a lot of information about dinosaurs. The kids can search for remaining of dinosaurs, they will find thoots of ancient sharks in the ground. What also very funny to do is to carve a piece of soft stone into your favourite designs. The kids can bring that to home of they like. Since valkenburg is a very touristic city parking can be challenging even while there is a parking at tbe the opposite side of the road. Don't worry. Valkenburg is a small place so tbe other parking are at walking distance we had a very good afternoon with the...

Awesome experience! Very fun to be walking around a few feet underground and learning a thing or two about how the mineworkers got to work there. There's plenty to learn about dinosaurs (although some information is a bit outdated). The sculptures in the walls made by university students, about ten years ago, and on the displays are absolutely amazing to look at and there's some interactivity as well! You can carve out your own piece of rock and there's a section where you get to draw on the walls (if you dare to enter as it is dark and spooky!). Definitely recommended. It is quite the walk up the hill from Valkenburg, so I recommend leaving on time. Sometimes if you're a little earlier...

A very informative, educational but above all impressive experience. Mergelrijk gives an interesting insight into the mining operations in Limburg, allowing you to have an idea of what that must have been like. It also explains why the mining could happen there, why those resources were there to begin with. Which of course leads to dinosaurs, with some excellently set up dioramas and statues. Finally, the multitude of art pieces makes for beautiful intermezzo's. As adults, we spent about two hours in there, but we also saw enough to entertain kids for some time. We'll probably return in a year or two with...