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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Trier

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

Updated August 24, 2021

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Trier, Germany

Porta Nigra

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

Trier, Germany

Karl Marx House

The birthplace of Karl Marx is now a museum dedicated to the communist revolutionary's life and work.
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Berdorf, Luxembourg

Hohllay Cave

This Luxembourg cave is covered in cryptic looking marks left by mining activity.
13 miles from Trier

Beidweiler, Luxembourg

Schiessentümpel

This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
15 miles from Trier

Beaufort, Luxembourg

Beaufort Castles

This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.
16 miles from Trier

Mettlach, Germany

Höckerlinie Westwall

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."
18 miles from Trier

Bernkastel-Kues, Germany

Spitzhäuschen

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.
22 miles from Trier
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Stories About Trier

In Germany, Karl Marx and Elvis Direct Traffic

East Berlin's famed Ampelmännchen has inspired a new generation of pedestrian signals that will make you stop in your tracks.
by Laura Kiniry
August 24, 2021

The Struggling Vineyards That Helped Inspire Karl Marx’s Communism

Boozed-up intellectuals of the world, unite.
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June 13, 2019

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