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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Koblenz

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Koblenz, Germany

Updated July 12, 2017
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The Augenroller.

Koblenz, Germany

Augenroller (Eye Roller)

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.
The Spitting Boy

Koblenz, Germany

Schängelbrunnen

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.
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Lahnstein, Germany

Burg Lahneck

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.
3 miles from Koblenz
Andernach Geyser

Andernach, Germany

Andernach Geyser

The highest cold-water geyser in the world.
10 miles from Koblenz
Emerging from the wintry fog in all its grandeur, this 80-room castle has remained in the same family for 33 generations

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Eltz Castle - Burg Eltz

This medieval castle overlooking the Elzbach river looks just like it did hundreds of years ago.
15 miles from Koblenz
Statue of Loreley

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Statue of Loreley

A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
15 miles from Koblenz

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Burg Pfalzgrafenstein

Tiny castle in the middle of the Rhine made you pay to pass.
20 miles from Koblenz
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