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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Chemnitz

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

Updated January 21, 2019

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Chemnitz, Germany

Karl-Marx-Monument

One of the largest busts in the world celebrates the German city's erstwhile namesake.
Lulatsch

Chemnitz, Germany

'Lulatsch'

This giant glowing "beanpole" adds much-needed pops of color to an otherwise drab power plant.
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Waldenburg, Germany

Naturalienkabinett Waldenburg

A wonderfully versatile natural history curio cabinet preserved since the 1840s.
14 miles from Chemnitz
Museum Uranbergbau exterior.

Bad Schlema, Germany

Museum Uranbergbau

Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.
19 miles from Chemnitz
Terra Mineralia

Freiberg, Germany

Terra Mineralia

A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.
19 miles from Chemnitz

Olbernhau, Germany

Olbernhauer Reiterlein (Little Rider of Olbernhau)

Created in 1935 as a small gift for those who donated to a charity drive, this little wooden soldier became the symbol of a German town.
21 miles from Chemnitz
Colditz Castle

Colditz, Germany

Colditz Castle

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.
21 miles from Chemnitz
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