5 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Bern - Atlas Obscura

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Bern, Switzerland

The Child Eater of Bern

A nearly 500 year old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Bern, Switzerland

Einsteinhaus

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

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Bern, Switzerland

Bärengraben

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Bern, Switzerland

Naturhistorisches Museum

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

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Bern, Switzerland

Museum of Communication

Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.

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Ostermundigen, Switzerland

Psychiatrie-Museum Bern

Small psychiatric museum displays a collection of outsider art and scale models of past "treatments" for mental illness such as "centrifuge therapy."

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Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

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