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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Waldeck

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

Updated October 18, 2016

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Ruins of the old Berich Ironworks

Waldeck, Germany

The Drowned Convent and Village of Berich

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.
Steeple in the lake

Waldeck, Germany

The Steeple in the Edersee

A century-long search for a church that was never there.
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Liebesinsel at low tide.

Edertal, Germany

Love Island and Castle Bring

Medieval ruins on a tiny island amid a flooded lake offer romantic respite to lovers seeking privacy.
3 miles from Waldeck
In winter, this 590-acre Baroque park is home to sledding, skating, and romping dogs.

Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
16 miles from Waldeck
Artists Necropolis.

Kassel, Germany

Artists Necropolis (Künstler-Nekropole)

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
17 miles from Waldeck
collection of painted coffins

Kassel, Germany

Museum of Sepulchral Culture

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
19 miles from Waldeck
Grimmwelt Kassel.

Kassel, Germany

GRIMMWELT Kassel (Grimm World Kassel)

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.
19 miles from Waldeck
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