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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Giessen

6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Giessen, Germany

Updated October 19, 2016

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Mathematikum

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.

Giessen, Germany

Gießkannenmuseum (Watering Can Museum)

An homage to the humble watering can.

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Elefantenklo

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

Giessen, Germany

Grave of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.

Giessen, Germany

The Three Gossips

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.

Giessen, Germany

Schlammbeiser Statue

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.
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Heiliger Stein (Holy Stone)

A Neolithic burial site erected around 3000 BC.
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