The Hochkreuz is located on the lava flow between Thür and Mendig.From here you can see far into the Pellenz. The high cross represents a covered crucifixion group.
The "Hochsimmerturm" is an 18 m high observation tower on the mountain of the same name "Hochsimmer", which rises near the municipality of Ettringen. The "Hochsimmerturm" was built between 1909 and 1911 by the "Eifelverein Mayen" and stands on the eastern tip (583.3 m above sea level) of the "Hochsimmer".
Kommern Castle was built around 1350 and until 1794 was the seat of the ducal Arenberg bailiff of the imperial lordship of Kommern, so it was an administrative building.