The memory of religious games from the time of the six-grade ruins of the Latin school (1680–1722) was the cause of the construction of a unique open air theatre in Slovenia. The open air theatre is an amphitheatre, has wonderful acoustics and can accept up to 1500 spectators.
Along the railway line Ruše-Fala, at the milestone 15.3, in the stable gneiss wall, there is a permanent benchmark with a Latin inscription. Of all the benchmarks in the former Austria-Hungary, only this one was preserved in the territory of Slovenia. It is still used today to determine land movements over a longer period of time (over 100 years) and to determine precise altitudes. The permanent benchmark in the Smolnik settlement in the Municipality of Ruše is the starting point of the height surveying network in the Republic of Slovenia. Due to its location right next to the railway line, the Smolnik benchmark is probably less known and is poorly promoted as a tourist facility, despite its huge historical value.
In 1913, the construction of the first hydroelectric power plant on the Drava river began, which was at the same time the largest hydroelectric power plant in the Eastern Alps. It was designed with the idea of supplying the network of an industrial basin in the middle Styria with Graz. The break-up of the Austro-Hungarian state and the new state border thwarted their plans. At the end of the First World War, the power plant was upgraded, but it was not properly equipped and lacked sufficient transmission lines to the consumer centers, but at that time electricity was very little used. In the area of the oldest hydroelectric power station on the Drava River, which was renovated and is still in operation today, the monumental space of the original engine room with a preserved horizontal Francis turbine is arranged for visitors. A renewed turbine with a partially open turbine lid provides insight into the mode of operation of the power plant, and how the energy of water is transformed into electricity. In their museum you can walk through the history of the Fala HPP.
The water tower is part of the former Nitrogen Factory of Ruše and was built for its needs in 1917. It has two reservoirs of a capacity of 220 m3 and 130 m3. The height of the tower is 43 meters.
The Railway Viaduct on Smolnik is one of three preserved objects on the route of the Carinthian Railway. It was built in 1862 when the Maribor-Klagenfurt-Villach railway was constructed. The Railway Viaduct with three tall arches is made of large granite squares. Due to the typical technique of building bridges in the 19th century, and due to the natural material from which the railway viaduct is made of, this viaduct on Smolnik is classified as a technical monument.
Ruše, a small town, developed on the higher Drava's terrace below Pohorje, on the foundations of prehistoric and later Roman settlements. The town square is a core of the settlement with the central Mary's church from 1387 and the houses from the end of the 19th century.
The six-grade Latin school was founded in 1645 on the initiative of the local inhabitant, vicar Jurij Kozina. It was called the Ruše High school. The school was very precious for the town at that time since during the time of its operation, until 1758, Ruse became the cultural and educational center for many villages. It was attended by descendants of well-known noble families (Attems, Herberstein, Tattenbach, Thurn, etc.). 6,600 students attended the school in 113 years.
Lovrenc na Pohorju z okolico je del severnovzhodnega Pohorja, ki leži na vršaju Radoljne in se prvič omenja leta 1091.
A beekeeper’s home was built along with a forest and beekeeping learning path for 75th anniversary of the beekeeping organization, in 1996. The forest learning trail shows the indigenous plant species of Pohorje. The path of honey plants is also presented. The beekeeping educational trail demonstrates the historical development of beehive systems (Kranjic, Kirar's hive, AŽ hive, LR hive). Glass is used on the hives so you can look inside the hive. There is also a forest and bee learning paths.
Between the parish church of St. Lovrenc and the cemetery there is a “pajštva”- a drying room for fruit and flax. The building is partly made of bricks, partly wooden and covered with a gable roof. The fruits were dried in the interior on special branches, and the fire was made outside. Pajštva is an ethnological monument. It is 727 cm long and 337 cm wide. It is partly made of brick, partly wooden, the roof is covered with old brick. The roofing is assembled and connected without nails, only with wooden wedges or "CVEKI". The interior is divided into two parts: to the anteroom and drying room. According to old people, it is said to be over two hundred years old.