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667 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Germany

Updated May 26, 2023

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  18. Dusseldorf
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  22. Frankfurt (Oder)
  23. Freiburg Im Breisgau
  24. Garching Bei München
  25. Garmisch Partenkirchen
  26. Giessen
  27. Goslar
  28. Göttingen
  29. Haigerloch
  30. Halle (Saale)
  31. Hamburg
  32. Hanover
  33. Heidelberg
  34. Karlsruhe
  35. Kassel
  36. Koblenz
  37. Königswinter
  38. Landsberg Am Lech
  39. Leipzig
  40. Lemgo
  41. Lübeck
  42. Mainz
  43. Munich
  44. Nuremberg
  45. Oranienburg
  46. Passau
  47. Potsdam
  48. Regensburg
  49. Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber
  50. Schwangau
  51. Schwerin
  52. Siegen
  53. Sindelfingen
  54. Stuttgart
  55. Trier
  56. Tübingen
  57. Ulm
  58. Waldeck
  59. Wiesbaden
  60. Worms
  61. Wuppertal
  62. Xanten
  63. Zossen

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A commemorative head, part of the so-called Benin Bronzes, which were looted from the royal palace in Benin City in 1897. The image was taken in December 2022 in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, when the piece and several other objects were formally repatriated from Germany to their homeland.

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Though the mettigel is popular now, chefs have been crafting mock hedgehogs from food for centuries.

Meet the Mettigel, Germany's Hedgehog Sculpted From Meat

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Part of the breeding herds from the Auerrind Project.

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After a decade, scientists are getting close to bringing back the massive wild cattle.
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The punch is equal parts delicious drink and light show.

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Many escape tunnels were dug under the Berlin Wall in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood, including the famous Tunnel 57.

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The cookies "calm all bitterness of the heart and mind."

Eat Like a Medieval Saint With Her Recipe for 'Cookies of Joy'

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