City: Hamburg
Top Things to do in Hamburg
The 10 Best Things to do Good for Kids in Hamburg, Germany
Second only to Berlin in size and population, the city of Hamburg is home to one of the biggest harbors in Europe. A stroll along its many waterways and canals illustrates why it has been called the "Venice of the North." Don't miss a trip to the local fish market (Fischmarkt), the Merchants District (marked by its imposing red-brick architecture), a fine dining experience along the river or a night out in the university quarter. And did we mention the Reeperbahn (red light district)? It's quite famous for its… red lights.
Restaurants in Hamburg
1. Miniatur Wunderland
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5.0 based on 22,346 reviews
Miniatur Wunderland is the world’s largest model train exhibit, and still growing. See trains running through recreations of Hamburg and the coast, Austria, the Grand Canyon and Scandinavia.
Reviewed By mctedo - London, United Kingdom
We stayed for 3 hours and thoroughly enjoyed our stay, there's lots of little details to see in the scenes and the airport with planes taking off and landing is impressive. The venue gets quieter later, it was a bit too full when we arrived at 2:30pm, and there are reduced price tickets near closing time. There's a cloakroom (50 cents) before the entrance, or lockers with returnable 1€ in the café. They ask you not to take rucksacks into the exhibition.
2. Loki Schmidt Garten Botanical Garden
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5.0 based on 55 reviews
The Botanic Garden Hamburg: location, map, opening times Free admission, opening times: daily from 9:00 a.m. to about 1 1/2 hours before sunset (closed on dec. 24 and dec. 31 and in case of icy walkways in winter). How to get there: S-Bahn line S1, station: Klein Flottbek. Bus line 21 and Metrobus 15 terminal stop. We kindly request to leave your dog outside the garden. A garden guide in english language is available at the entrance.
Reviewed By JindyJohn
I visited Loki Schmidt to see the Japanese garden and I was not disappointed. It is laid out faithful to the Japanese style, though it is not maintained to meticulous Japanese standards. The Chinese garden next to it is also laid out in Chinese style. Most of the garden is more typical of a botanical garden, set out in geographic zones, with the plants labelled. Even so, beauty arises here too. The rock garden is a surprising feature. Entrance is free but donations are welcome. Access is easy with Klein Flottbek S-bahn station and several bus routes on its doorstep.
3. Panik City
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5.0 based on 347 reviews
The Panik City is a unique multimedia experience about the life and work of Udo Lindenberg - one of Germany’s most prolific, famous and successful performing artists. Situated in the St. Pauli Klubhaus at the heart of Hamburg’s entertainment district on the Reeperbahn. Visitors are invited to take a 90 minute tour through Panik City in groups of up to 20 people. Tours start every half hour and are held in German language only. Through multivision storytelling, 270° video projection, singing with a virtual Udo, augmented reality, interactive painting and virtual reality, visitors get to touch, hear and see Udo as they have never seen him before in six rooms over 700m². Panik City reveals the personal and political side of the man behind the rock legend and is designed for all age groups, fans and anyone interested in rock n’ roll, pop music, art, culture and German history.
4. St. Michael's Church
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4.5 based on 4,244 reviews
This huge 18th-century cathedral is Hamburg's best known architectural landmark.
Reviewed By Trac4 - Howell, United States
The Michel is a beautiful old and historic church. When we visited there was a Christmas market in the basement - pretty, but very crowded as well. The church itself is a beautiful place to just sit, reflect, and admire. Outside in front of the church was another Christmas market with booths and vendors, plus a Kemmsche Braune Kuchen bus which sold the famous cookies. I was thrilled to find it there. Definitely worth a visit to this beautiful church at any time of the year!
5. Binnenalster
6. Alster
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4.5 based on 1,516 reviews
Hamburg's outer port area provides visitors an escape from the crowds of the downtown area, featuring a number of recreational paths.
Reviewed By JesperRed - Copenhagen, Denmark
We made the walk on a sunny September Sunday. So nice. Plenty of nice places for food or coffe. Nice view. Take care of the bicycles.
7. Jungfernstieg
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4.5 based on 1,133 reviews
This street is famous for its concentration of quality fashion stores.
Reviewed By curiosityseeker19
A must! with lots of food, wine/beer and vending booths all lite up with Christmas lights and trees all in front of the beautiful town hall. Large market starts at the HaupBahnhof.
8. Tierpark Hagenbeck
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4.5 based on 2,402 reviews
The Hamburg Zoo, opened in 1863, has a new elephant pavilion and new tropical aquarium. Animals are in naturalistic enclosures.
Reviewed By Echologist - Hamburg, Germany
I would suggest to move more or less straight to the large building housing penguins, sea lions, polar bears and birds. There is so much to see - and afterwards exploring the rest of the Park is lots of fun!
9. Speicherstadt
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4.5 based on 4,972 reviews
Reviewed By WLae - Hamburg, Germany
This historic part of the ancient harbour warehouse area is an impressive view as well as a cool place with lots of museums (minatur wondeland, ship-paintings, tee ....), amusement (Hamburg Dungeon, Dinner in the dark, ...). Further it is very close to the Elbphilharmonie which has been built on top of a former warehouse in that area. Special boat tours are available at Landungsbrücken to have a look at the old buildings from the waterside.
10. Alster Lakes
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4.5 based on 1,058 reviews
You can take a guided boat tour of the lake, or rent a canoe. There are running/walking paths through the park, along with bars and cafes.
Reviewed By PieterImhof1 - Hoevelaken, The Netherlands
These two lakes are a place for relaxation, sporting, walking and joy. In the center of Hamburg city these lakes provide scenery to and from the Altstadt and the rest of the city. An easy trip to cycle around these lakes and get various impressions of hamburg, since the districts around the lake are quite different
