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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Tübingen

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Tübingen, Germany

Updated January 22, 2020

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Anatomical collection at Tübingen University.

Tübingen, Germany

Steinkind von Leinzell

The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.
Pi-Chacán

Tübingen, Germany

Pi-Chacán

This giant statue of a vulva became internationally famous after an American exchange student got stuck in it.

Tübingen, Germany

Tübingen University Paleontological Collection

One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."

Tübingen, Germany

Silcher Monument

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
The lab.

Tübingen, Germany

Schlosslabor

The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."
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Last pylon of “Anlage 0704” close to Nehren substation. (Alpha/Atlas Obscura)

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Anlage 0704

Powerline dead since the 1980s despite appearances.
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Spreuerhofstrasse

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Spreuerhofstrasse

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.
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