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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Kassel

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

Updated July 17, 2019

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In winter, this 590-acre Baroque park is home to sledding, skating, and romping dogs.

Kassel, Germany

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

A sprawling Baroque park with 300-year-old hydro-pneumatic waterworks.
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Kassel, Germany

Museum of Sepulchral Culture

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.
Grimmwelt Kassel.

Kassel, Germany

GRIMMWELT Kassel (Grimm World Kassel)

A modern museum dedicated to the fairytales and dictionary work of the Brothers Grimm.
Artists Necropolis.

Kassel, Germany

Artists Necropolis (Künstler-Nekropole)

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.
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Kassel, Germany

Walter De Maria's Vertical Earth Kilometer

A two-inch thick solid brass rod that extends an astounding one kilometer straight into the earth.
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Mühlenplatz

The history of German architecture is explored across this fairy-scale mini-city.
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Steeple in the lake

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The Steeple in the Edersee

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