Heimat- und FIS-Skimuseum Braunlage

Braunlage is regarded as the cradle of skiing in Germany, and this small museum traces how a medieval smelting village grew into one of the Harz's leading tourist resorts. Topics range from prehistory, mining and industry, with sawmills, a glassworks and mills, to forestry, quarries and everyday life in old Braunlage. Further sections cover the spa town and sanatoriums, transport history and winter sport.