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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Erfurt

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

Updated September 30, 2019

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The 62 narrow houses atop Krämerbrücke make it the longest-inhabited bridge in the world.

Erfurt, Germany

Krämerbrücke

This historic stone bridge has an entire neighborhood clinging to its sides.
Bernd das Brot.

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Kika Figures of Erfurt

Beloved children's TV characters freckle the German city's streets.
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The Living Fence

Made from trees and then abandoned, this fence is still growing along a path in Germany.
16 miles from Erfurt
The building that housed the first kindergarten.

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Friedrich Fröbel Museum

The world's first kindergarten.
23 miles from Erfurt
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