A well-preserved small monastery on a hill. A popular hiking and cycling destination for locals. There is a beer garden and a restaurant. It is also a concert venue.
elefant's toilette
The most known view in Gießen seems to be the E-Klo, a "masterwork" of the questionable urban planning policy from the late 1960s. It is a massive pedestrian overpass found at Selterstor. The popular name is due to the three large octagonal openings in the concrete slab. This says a lot about what is there to see in urban Gießen.
An interactive museum of math and physics just down the road from the main train station.
A museum dedicated to the chemist Justus Liebig and chemistry in Liebig's original laboratory. It offers lectures with demonstrations of chemical reactions. Due to a fire in 2022 its opening hours are limited during the reconstruction.
With temporary art exhibitions.