City on the Elbe: Top 12 places to see in Hamburg

Hamburg Kunsthalle

The Kunsthalle Hamburg is the largest art museum in Germany. Its area covers 15 thousand square meters. The collection is so large and versatile that it seems a bit chaotic at first.

The best children of German creators have undoubtedly found their place here. In the Kunsthalle gallery there are paintings by Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto Runge.

Three buildings, built in different historical times, from afar impress passers-by with their size. For example, the Engraving Room alone contains a treasure trove of 100,000 sheets. The collection of the museum mainly consists of exhibits from the 19th century, but there are separate halls dedicated to modernism.

Hamburg Town Hall

Like almost any ancient European city, Hamburg has its city hall, crowning the main square of the Old Town.

The Town Hall, and at the same time the main historical landmark of Hamburg, is an elegant building, at the head of which stands the legendary clock tower. Thanks to the special sky-colored roof of the building, the Town Hall attracts a huge number of visitors to the city.

St. Michael's Church

The late Baroque St. Michael's Church, Hamburg's main Protestant church and one of the city's symbols, is simply impossible to miss. With its 132-meter bell tower it juts into the sky, and from the observation deck, located at a height of 106 meters, offers a magnificent view of the entire city.

The church hall is shaped like a cross and has a seating capacity of 2,500. Legendary composers Johann Mattheson and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach are buried in the crypt of the church.

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Miniature Wonderland

In the hotly debated topic of "where to go in Hamburg", the Miniature Wonderland takes the place of honor. The museum, whose hallmark is its status as an exhibition center with the largest railroad layout in the world, will provide the tourist with childlike vulnerability and emotionality.

The Wonderland collection features many layouts: trains, automobiles, architectural structures, railroad elements, and more. The history of this Hamburg attraction is quite ordinary. Talented constructors-engineers Brown brothers created a real work of art, which gathers millions of tourists every year.

Port of Hamburg

Strategically important center, "Germany's Gateway to the World", developed port station — these are the characteristics and reviews of the most popular place in Germany — the Port of Hamburg.

Historically, it was the Port of Hamburg that gained priority importance during the development of the German state. In terms of the port's production capacity, it receives hundreds of thousands of merchant ships every year, as well as tourist liners traveling around the world. The river gateway, uniting more than 300 berths, occupies one tenth of the city. The port district of Hamburg, in turn, is divided into several neighborhoods, each of which is interesting in its own way.

St. Nicholas Church

The Church of St. Nicholas is something that is definitely worth seeing in Hamburg in one day. The church, the peak of which rises high into the sky, is built in an amazingly beautiful architectural style — neo-Gothic. Unfortunately, the Second World War irrevocably destroyed the structure. Nowadays St. Nicholas Church is primarily a memorial to the victims of the devastating war of the 20th century. In 2005, an elevator was launched, with the help of which you can climb high up under the bell of the structure, from where you can enjoy a picturesque panorama of one of the largest cities in Germany.

International Maritime Museum

You could get lost in this Hamburg museum for half a day, and if you tried to tell about it even in a very abbreviated form, a book might not be enough.

The museum is located in a former harbor building built in 1878. The exhibits are housed on nine floors-decks, each dedicated to a specific subject. The museum covers 3,000 years of shipping history around the world.

Eckholt Wildlife Park

It is one of the most picturesque parks in Germany and is home to more than 700 different species of animals. The park was founded in 1970.

It is one of the most well-maintained and beautiful parks in the country, with a total area of 67 hectares. All the animals here are very well-groomed and feel great about themselves. Feeding them is not recommended as it can be dangerous. Predators and herbivores, insects and dangerous giant animals are what the attraction is worth visiting for.

Heide Park Amusement Park

This is not just a big amusement park for the whole family, but a giant place of laughter and joy. The park is spread over 850,000 square meters! It is a real phenomenon, ready to surprise its many visitors every time. More than 50 attractions for different age categories offer entertainment for every taste.

More than 2 million visitors go to the "adrenaline world" of Northern Germany every year. What a roller coaster with lots of flips and loops!

The old tunnel under the Elbe

This outstanding engineering masterpiece from the early 20th century will amaze tourists with its scale and internal volume. The tunnel running under the legendary Elbe will leave you with a vivid impression.

Four giant elevators on each side of the tunnel, which have been in operation for over a hundred years since its opening, lower pedestrians and cars to a depth of 24 meters. As the tunnel could not withstand the increasing traffic flow in the 1960s, the decision was made to build a new tunnel. Since 2003, the old tunnel has been protected as a historical and architectural treasure.

Elbe Philharmonic Hall

The jewel of Hamburg's architectural art — a philharmonic hall and at the same time a concert hall rises on the roof of a former goods warehouse, built in the 60s of the XX century.

The Elbe Philharmonic Hall is not just a concert hall, but a cultural complex designed to breathe new life into Hamburg's unpopular industrial district. The new building on the Elbe houses a concert hall for 2,100 people, a chamber music hall for 550 listeners, a five-star hotel with 244 rooms, apartments, restaurants, a fitness room and a conference center.

Reeperbahn Street

Each of Hamburg's neighborhoods is interesting in its own way. But we conclude our selection with the bright and bustling St. Pauli district with Reeperbahn Street, where in the evenings loud music plays, a number of entertainment venues open and the so-called red light district begins its work.

The famous Reeperbahn can rightfully be called the center of Hamburg's nightlife — historically, sailors who came off their ships here in search of bread and spectacle went in search of entertainment. Since then the street has gained fame as a hot spot, and to this day there is a huge number of drinking establishments, nightclubs, sex theaters, cabarets, intimate stores, etc., there are also establishments for persons with non-traditional orientation and S&M club.

But besides that, Sinful Mile has four theaters, a wax museum, and the famous Beatles once performed on the street.