The Atlas Obscura Guide To Magdeburg

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

Updated October 10, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Magdeburg

Magdeburg, Germany

Grüne Zitadelle (Green Citadel)

The architect of this fanciful complex called it an "oasis for humanity and nature in a sea of rational houses."

Magdeburg, Germany

Guericke-Einhorn (Magdeburg Unicorn)

This 17th-century "unicorn" was cobbled together from the skull of a rhinoceros, the legs of a mammoth, and the horn of a narwhal.

Jahrtausendturm (Millennium Tower)

Magdeburg, Germany

Jahrtausendturm (Millennium Tower)

A six-story, asymmetrical tower filled to the brim with scientific experiments.

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Mummy at St. Nicholas Church

Gommern, Germany

St. Nicholas Church

The resting place of 18th century German mummies.

8 miles from Magdeburg

View from West onto the static inverter hall of the Wolmirstedt HVDC-back-to-back plant. (Wikimedia Commons)

Wolmirstedt, Germany

Wolmirstedt Converter Hall

Where the interconnection of German power grids should be.

10 miles from Magdeburg

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