As the former home of the important Brilon entrepreneurial family Hövener from the coal and steel industry, Museum Haus Hövener invites visitors on a journey through Brilon's economic, social and cultural history. The last owner and founder of the "Brilon Eisenberg and Trades - Brilon City Museum" foundation, Wilhelmine Hövener, hardly changed anything in the house or its furnishings during her lifetime, meaning that the house has been largely preserved in its 1910 condition. The owner family, who worked in the mining and iron and steel industry for over four centuries, left behind an extensive inventory of furniture, an ancestral gallery, business archives and a specialist library. This gives visitors a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the history of a mining region. A highlight in Haus Hövener is the interactive model of the town, which gives visitors an insight into Brilon town life in past centuries.

The regional geological history also has a special feature to offer. The original bones of the dinosaur Iguanodon, discovered in a quarry near Brilon Nehden in 1978, as well as a skeletal reconstruction and a dinosaur model are exhibited in the historic vaulted cellar.

Station 10 Old town tour

Site of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit for four centuries, first mentioned in a document in 1346. Destroyed by fire in 1742. Construction of the current building in 1803. 1999 Donated to the citizens of the town by Wilhelmine Hövener, the last owner. Since 2011 Museum Haus Hövener with an interactive model of the town, containing detailed information on the town's history.