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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Giessen

7 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Giessen, Germany

Updated July 20, 2026
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Escherian geometry

Giessen, Germany

Mathematikum

This peculiar museum offers hands-on interaction with seemingly intangible principles of mathematics.
The Giesskannenmuseum (Watering Can Museum).

Giessen, Germany

Gießkannenmuseum (Watering Can Museum)

An homage to the humble watering can.
Elefantenklo

Giessen, Germany

Elefantenklo

An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.
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“Die drei Schwätzer”, the three gossips in Giessen, Germany

Giessen, Germany

The Three Gossips

A statue beloved by—and named by—the local townsfolk it represents.
Grave of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Giessen, Germany

Grave of Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Final resting place of the humble physicist who discovered X-rays, and made the invisible visible.
The “Schlammbeisser” Statue in Giessen

Giessen, Germany

Schlammbeiser Statue

Commemorating a unique medieval profession: men who collected feces.
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Giessen, Germany

Grave of Stefan Bellof

Last resting place for the Formula 1 Racing Driver who was the idol of legendary racing driver Michael Schumacher
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