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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bingen

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bingen, Germany

Updated June 29, 2017

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Hidden faces in the trees.

Bingen, Germany

Stockschleifern

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.
Mauseturm Tower

Bingen, Germany

Mouse Tower

Legendary site where an evil bishop was devoured by rodents.
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Front of the monument from the ground

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Niederwald Monument

Hilltop monument to the victory of a new nation in the Franco-Prussian War.
1 mile from Bingen
Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina with six violins.

Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany

Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

This marvelous array is one of the largest collections of mechanical instruments in Europe.
1 mile from Bingen

Oberwesel, Germany

Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
10 miles from Bingen
Statue of Loreley

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Statue of Loreley

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
14 miles from Bingen

Mainz, Germany

The Chagall Windows of St. Stephan’s

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.
16 miles from Bingen
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