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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Aachen

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

Updated February 23, 2022

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Aachen, Germany

Printen Museum

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.
The Toaster at night.

Aachen, Germany

The Toaster

A distinctive former power plant turned university lecture hall looks like it could make you breakfast.

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Kleine Wache

A former customs station on the border of Germany and the Netherlands.
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A 14th-century painting of Saint Corona by the Master of Palazzo Venezia Madonna.

Is Saint Corona a Guardian Against Epidemics?

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March 31, 2020
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After Five Years of Living in Trees, a Protest Community Is Being Evicted

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September 21, 2018

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