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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Salzburg

14 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Salzburg, Austria

Updated May 29, 2023

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The Water-Powered Mechanical Theater with nearly 200 moving wood carvings

Salzburg, Austria

Schloss Hellbrunn

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

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St. Sebastian’s Cemetery

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Salzburg, Austria

Zwerglgarten (Dwarf Garden)

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Main altar.

Salzburg, Austria

The Catacombs of St. Peter's Abbey

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.
Said to be Mozart’s Skull

Salzburg, Austria

Mozart's Skull

Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.
Salzburg Almkanal, Städtischer Arm

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Almkanal of Salzburg

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

Salzburg, Austria

'Gurken'

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.

Salzburg, Austria

Dom Museum's Kunst und Wunderkammer

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.
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'Gurken'

Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
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St. Peter Stiftskulinarium

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.
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