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Things to do in Hamburg
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Sightlore has 44 places to explore in Hamburg, and 30 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Hamburg's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Speicherstadtmuseum
A museum documenting the construction and use of Hamburg's historic Speicherstadt, housed in a warehouse block dating from 1888.
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HafenCity
HafenCity is a quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island Grasbrook, on the former Port of Hamburg area.
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Övelgönne Museum Harbour
A mooring for museum ships and historic boats at Övelgönne in Hamburg, run by a private association.
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Elbe Tunnel
Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg.
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Chilehaus
The Chilehaus ("Chile House") is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany in the Kontorhaus District. It is an example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture.
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Binnenalster
Binnenalster or Inner Alster Lake is the smaller of the two artificial lakes formed by the Alster river in Hamburg, Germany, the other being the Außenalster. The main annual festival is the Alstervergnügen.
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Elbphilharmonie
The Elbphilharmonie, popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River.
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Hamburg City Hall
Hamburg City Hall is the seat of local government of Hamburg, Germany. It is the seat of the government of Hamburg and as such, the seat of one of Germany's 16 state parliaments.
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Treppenviertel (Stairs Quarter)
A quarter of Blankenese, about 10 km west of central Hamburg, between the Süllberg and the Elbe shore, known for its stepped lanes.
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Jenisch park
The Jenisch Park is the oldest landscaped park in Hamburg, Germany, located in the Othmarschen quarter at the Geest shore of River Elbe. Of the area of 43 ha (110 acres), 8 are a protected.
Discovery routes in Hamburg
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Hamburg: the Alster, City Hall and the main churches
From the Museum of Arts and Crafts and the Hamburger Kunsthalle to the Binnenalster and the Jungfernstieg, through the Alsterarkaden to Hamburg City Hall; then St. Peter's Church, the Chilehaus, the St. Nicholas memorial and St. Catherine's Church.
Hamburg: Speicherstadt, Elbphilharmonie and the Landungsbrücken
From the International Maritime Museum to HafenCity, the Speicherstadt Museum and the Speicherstadt, Miniatur Wunderland and the Elbphilharmonie; the ships Cap San Diego and Rickmer Rickmers, the St. Pauli Landing Stages and the Old Elbe Tunnel, St. Michael's Church, the Krameramtsstuben, the Bismarck Monument and the Reeperbahn.
Hamburg: along the Elbe to Blankenese
From the Altona Fish Market to the Altona Museum, the Övelgönne Museum Harbour and Jenischpark; then the Treppenviertel and Blankenese.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Alster Arcades
An arcade designed by Alexis de Chateauneuf on the north-west bank of the Kleine Alster in Hamburg, part of the City Hall Square ensemble.
Hamburg City Hall
Hamburg City Hall is the seat of local government of Hamburg, Germany. It is the seat of the government of Hamburg and as such, the seat of one of Germany's 16 state parliaments.
Chilehaus
The Chilehaus ("Chile House") is a ten-story office building in Hamburg, Germany in the Kontorhaus District. It is an example of the 1920s Brick Expressionism style of architecture.
Speicherstadt
The Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany, is the largest warehouse district in the world where the buildings stand on timber-pile foundations—oak logs, in this particular case.
St. Pauli Landing Stages
The St. Pauli Piers, is the largest landing site in the Port of Hamburg, Germany, and also one of Hamburg's major tourist attractions. Other English language translations include St.
Elbe Tunnel
Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel, which opened in 1911, is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg.
Altona Fish Market
A historic public market in Hamburg's Altona-Altstadt, today promoted as a tourist attraction.
Treppenviertel (Stairs Quarter)
A quarter of Blankenese, about 10 km west of central Hamburg, between the Süllberg and the Elbe shore, known for its stepped lanes.
Hamburg State Opera
The Hamburg State Opera is an opera company based in Hamburg, Germany. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt.
Ohlsdorf Cemetery
Ohlsdorf Cemetery (German: Ohlsdorfer Friedhof or (former) Hauptfriedhof Ohlsdorf) in the Ohlsdorf quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, is the biggest rural cemetery in the world.
Museums
Museum of Art and Crafts Hamburg
The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (Museum of Art and Design Hamburg) is a museum of fine, applied and decorative arts in Hamburg, Germany. It is located centrally, near the Hauptbahnhof.
Hamburger Kunsthalle
The Hamburger Kunsthalle is the art museum of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the largest art museums in the country.
International Maritime Museum Hamburg
The Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg (abbr. IMMH, International Maritime Museum) is a private museum in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany.
Speicherstadtmuseum
A museum documenting the construction and use of Hamburg's historic Speicherstadt, housed in a warehouse block dating from 1888.
Miniatur Wunderland
The Miniatur Wunderland is, according to Guinness World Records, the largest model railway system in the world. It is located at the historic Speicherstadt in Hamburg and is one of the most popular and most visited sights in Germany.
Cap San Diego
MS Cap San Diego is a general cargo ship, situated as a museum ship in Hamburg, Germany.
Rickmer Rickmers
Rickmer Rickmers is a sailing ship (three masted barque) permanently moored as a museum ship in Hamburg, near the Cap San Diego.
Grocers' Apartments
The Krameramtsstuben (Grocers' Apartments) are historic buildings on Krayenkamp, near St. Michaelis Church in the Neustadt district of Hamburg, Germany.
Altonaer Museum
Altonaer Museum is an art museum in the suburb of Altona in Hamburg, Germany. The museum association was established in 1863, when Altona was still part of Denmark.
Övelgönne Museum Harbour
A mooring for museum ships and historic boats at Övelgönne in Hamburg, run by a private association.
BallinStadt
BallinStadt is the name given to a memorial park and former emigration station in the Port of Hamburg, Germany.
Brahms-Museum
The Brahms Museum is a museum in the Composers Quarter in Hamburg-Neustadt, Germany. It is dedicated to the classical composer Johannes Brahms.
Bucerius Kunst Forum
The Bucerius Kunst Forum is an international exhibition centre in Hamburg, Germany, founded in 2002 through the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius foundation.
Deichtorhallen
The Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, Germany, is one of Europe's largest art centers for contemporary art and photography.
Panoptikum Hamburg
The Panoptikum Hamburg is a wax museum in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1879 by Friedrich Hermann Faerber, it is the country's oldest wax museum. Each wax figure takes up to two years and €40,000 to complete.
Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte
The Museum of Hamburg History is a history museum located in the city of Hamburg in northern Germany.
Places of worship
St. Peter’s Church
Saint Peter's Church in Hamburg, Germany stands on the site of many former cathedrals. It has been a Protestant cathedral since the Reformation and its congregation forms part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.
St. Catherine's Church, Hamburg
St. Catherine's Church is one of the five principal Lutheran churches (Hauptkirchen) of Hamburg, Germany.
St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg
St. Michael's Church, colloquially called Michel, is one of Hamburg's five Lutheran main churches (Hauptkirchen) and one of the most famous churches in the city. St.
Domkirche St. Marien
Domkirche St. Marien is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Sankt Georg, Hamburg, Germany, and the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg (as of 1995).
Monuments
St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg
The Church of St. Nicholas is a Gothic Revival cathedral that was formerly one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen (main churches) in the city of Hamburg, Germany.
Elbphilharmonie
The Elbphilharmonie, popularly nicknamed Elphi, is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River.
Bismarck Monument
The Bismarck Monument in Hamburg is a memorial sculpture located in the St. Pauli quarter dedicated to Otto von Bismarck. It is one of 240 memorials to Bismarck worldwide and is the largest and probably best-known of these Bismarck towers.
Hygieia-Fountain
A fountain in the inner courtyard of Hamburg City Hall, built in 1896 by the sculptor Joseph von Kramer in memory of the cholera epidemic.
Köhlbrand Bridge
The Köhlbrand Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in Hamburg, Germany, which connects the harbor area on the island of Wilhelmsburg between the Norderelbe and Süderelbe branches of the Elbe river with motorway 7 (exit Waltershof).
Nature
Binnenalster
Binnenalster or Inner Alster Lake is the smaller of the two artificial lakes formed by the Alster river in Hamburg, Germany, the other being the Außenalster. The main annual festival is the Alstervergnügen.
Jenisch park
The Jenisch Park is the oldest landscaped park in Hamburg, Germany, located in the Othmarschen quarter at the Geest shore of River Elbe. Of the area of 43 ha (110 acres), 8 are a protected.
Außenalster
Außenalster or Outer Alster Lake is the larger of the two artificial lakes formed by the Alster river in Hamburg, Germany, the other being the Binnenalster.
Tierpark Hagenbeck
The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr., a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector.
Planten un Blomen
Planten un Blomen is an urban park with a size of 47 hectares (116.1 acres) in the inner-city of Hamburg, Germany. The name Planten un Blomen is Low German for "Plants and Flowers".
Other
Jungfernstieg
The Jungfernstieg is an urban promenade in Hamburg, Germany. It is the city's foremost boulevard.
HafenCity
HafenCity is a quarter in the borough of Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany. It is located on the Elbe river island Grasbrook, on the former Port of Hamburg area.
Reeperbahn
The Reeperbahn is a street and entertainment district in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife (the other being Sternschanze) and also the city's major red-light district.
Blankenese
Blankenese is a suburban quarter in the borough of Altona in the western part of Hamburg, Germany; until 1938 it was an independent municipality in Holstein. It is located on the right bank of the Elbe river.
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