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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Berchtesgaden

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Berchtesgaden, Germany

Updated February 10, 2016

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Unusual Attractions in Berchtesgaden

The Eagle’s Nest

Berchtesgaden, Germany

The Eagle's Nest

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Berchtesgaden Salt Mine

Berchtesgaden, Germany

Berchtesgaden Salt Mine

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

The German War Graves of Berchtesgaden

Berchtesgaden, Germany

The German War Graves of Berchtesgaden

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

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The Water-Powered Mechanical Theater with nearly 200 moving wood carvings

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Schloss Hellbrunn

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

9 miles from Berchtesgaden

Marionettes.

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The World of Puppets Museum

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

11 miles from Berchtesgaden

Main altar.

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The Catacombs of St. Peter's Abbey

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

11 miles from Berchtesgaden

One of the lavishly decorated dining rooms.

Salzburg, Austria

St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

11 miles from Berchtesgaden

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