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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hanover

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hanover, Germany

Updated January 4, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Hanover

Hanover, Germany

Marktkirche

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

Hanover, Germany

The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial

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

Hanover, Germany

Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner

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

Hanover, Germany

Aegidien Church War Memorial

After this historic church was destroyed by World War II bombing, its blackened shell was left standing as a monument.

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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.

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.

24 miles from Hanover

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