Points of Interest
- Akademischer Forstgarten Gießen
- Botanischer Garten Gießen, established in 1609, the oldest botanical garden in Germany still at its original location.
- Old Cemetery, (German: Alter Friedhof), resting place of Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and Hugo von Ritgen.
- Liebig-Museum, established in 1920, to honor the chemist Justus von Liebig.
- Mathematikum, established in 2002, offering a huge variety of mathematical hands-on exhibits.
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