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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tübingen

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tübingen, Germany

Updated January 22, 2020

Unusual Attractions in Tübingen

Tübingen, Germany

Pi-Chacán

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

Tübingen, Germany

Tübingen University Paleontological Collection

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

Tübingen, Germany

Steinkind von Leinzell

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.

Tübingen, Germany

Silcher Monument

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.

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Schlosslabor

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."

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Powerline dead since the 1980s despite appearances.

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Spreuerhofstrasse

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

7 miles from Tübingen

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