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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Salzburg

14 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Salzburg, Austria

Updated May 29, 2023

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The Water-Powered Mechanical Theater with nearly 200 moving wood carvings

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Schloss Hellbrunn

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

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St. Sebastian’s Cemetery

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

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Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden)

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Main altar.

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The Catacombs of St. Peter's Abbey

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Said to be Mozart’s Skull

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Mozart's Skull

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.
Salzburg Almkanal, Städtischer Arm

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Almkanal of Salzburg

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

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'Gurken'

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

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Dom Museum's Kunst und Wunderkammer

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
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'Gurken'

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
One of the lavishly decorated dining rooms.

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St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.
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