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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Potsdam

14 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Potsdam, Germany

Updated March 7, 2024

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An Alexandrowka house.

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Alexandrowka

A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Originally built as a summer palace, Sansoucci is also exceedingly palatial in winter.

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Sanssouci Palace

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Einsteinturm

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Einsteinturm

Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Grave of Frederick the Great

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Grave of the Potato King

If you visit the burial place of King Frederick the Great, you'll likely find a couple of potatoes sitting on his tombstone.
Dampfmaschinenhaus (The Royal Pumphouse)

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Dampfmaschinenhaus (The Royal Pumphouse)

Designed to resemble foreign architecture, this mosque-looking structure was used to pump water to a royal fountain.
Great Refractor Potsdam

Potsdam, Germany

Großer Refraktor (Great Refractor)

One of the largest refracting telescopes in the world, and the first built specifically for studying astrophysics.
Potsdam Pirschheide in 2013

Potsdam, Germany

Potsdam-Pirschheide Train Station

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Platz

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Hiroshima-Nagasaki Platz

A memorial commemorating the place where Truman gave the order to deploy the first nuclear bombs on Japan.
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