The countryside between the wayside stations of Leinemühle and Gartenhaus, a road toll known as chausseegeld was collected in former times, consists of mixed woods, farmland and pastures in the Schwennecke valley.

[2] Built from rubble stone, the church of St. John and the vicarage, one of the few surviving timber-framed houses in the village, are listed buildings.

The village scene is dominated by the former manor estate (Rittergut) of the Counts of Falkenstein.

On the terrain of the old sheep farm stands a monument which recalls the events of the 1848 year of revolution.

In another spot is a list of names and a memorial to the victims of the two world wars Additional sights are: Falkenstein Castle, the site of Alter Falkenstein, the legendary Klusberg, the ruins of Anhalt Castle, the seat of the House of Anhalt, and the country park of Degenershausen at Wieserode to the northeast.