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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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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

Sankt Goarshausen, Germany

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

Mainz, Germany

Mainzelmännchen Traffic Lights

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.
16 miles from Bingen
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