The Afelskreuz (Ablasskreuz) stands on an old Roman military road. For centuries pilgrims have been pilgrimage from Bonn-Cologne to the grave of the Apostle Matthias in Trier.
The access to the brewery employees evangelical creeds around 1850 the building of the church in the Heidenstockstraße by the Niedermendiger master builder Laubenthal.
In 1877 the so-called Kaiserbahnhof was built in Mendig. It is considered to be one of the most beautiful historical buildings in the Mendig region. The building was named because Kaiser Wilhelm II is said to have used it as a starting point for visits to Eifel maneuvers.