Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Hanover - Atlas Obscura

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Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

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Hanover, Germany

Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner

An extraordinary mechanical calculator designed by the mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Leibniz.

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Hanover, Germany

The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."

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Hildesheim, Germany

The Thousand-Year Rose

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

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18 miles from Hanover

Hamelin, Germany

Glockenspiel of Hameln

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

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24 miles from Hanover

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Hidden Berlin: Exploring the City’s Abandoned & Underground Spaces

Aug 26—Aug 31, 2019

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