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Unusual Attractions in Colmar

Statue of Liberty, Colmar

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

Bartholdi Museum

The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.

The Isenheim Altarpiece

This unusual piece of Renaissance art depicting the bodily horror of crucifixion and skin disease may have been inspired by fungus-induced hallucinations.

Museum of Natural History and Ethnography

A charming little museum founded by the designer of the Statue of Liberty.

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NaturOparc Stork Reintroduction Center

Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.

7 miles from Colmar

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Haut-Kœnigsbourg Castle

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.

11 miles from Colmar

L'œil de la Sorcière (The Witch’s Eye)

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

21 miles from Colmar

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