The historic viewpoint high above Berchtesgaden (1,834 metres) offers an overwhelming panoramic view. The Eagle's Nest road is closed to private traffic. Visitors are chauffeured to the viewing platform in special buses, from where a 124 metre long tunnel leads to a brass-clad lift.

The Eagle's Nest Road is a globally unique masterpiece of architecture and engineering, as the access road from Obersalzberg to the Eagle's Nest overcomes the enormous difference in altitude of 700 metres in a single bend. It crosses the steep north-west side of the Kehlstein twice. Its history is also impressive: the 6.5 kilometre long road was completed in 1938 after a construction period of just 13 months.