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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bremen

8 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bremen, Germany

Updated June 1, 2022

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One of the mummies contained in the crypt.

Bremen, Germany

Bleikeller

Eight naturally mummified bodies in glass coffins are housed in an underground crypt.

Bremen, Germany

Bremer Ratskeller

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.
Drop Tower at night.

Bremen, Germany

Bremen Drop Tower

The only microgravity tower in Europe can produce nine seconds of weightlessness.
Bells atop Böttcherstraße (Flickr/Eva Freude)

Bremen, Germany

House of the Glockenspiel

Böttcherstraße's bells, extolling Nordic virtues and the great conquerors of the world.
The western part of the bunker with the bomb-damaged roof sections.

Bremen, Germany

Bunker Valentin Memorial

Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.
The spit stone in Bremen.

Bremen, Germany

Spuckstein Gesche Gottfried

A spitting ode to a German serial killer.
Himmelssaal inside Haus Atlants.

Bremen, Germany

Atlantis House

One room inside this building mesmerizes all with its parabolic dome.
View of the entrance in 2017

Bremen, Germany

Der Lichtbringer (The Bearer of Light)

A stunning gilt bronze relief denounced by Hitler as "degenerate art"—even though it was dedicated to the Nazi leader.

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Bremer Ratskeller

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