Altona Fish Market
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+7
Sundays 5–9:30 — fish, eel, hollering hawkers, followed by breakfast in the old auction hall.
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Culture in Hamburg
Hamburg's culture spans centuries of maritime history and a vivid contemporary scene. The City Hall anchors the historic centre, while St. Nicholas Church stands preserved as a memorial and St. Katharinen reflects the city's medieval past. The Old Elbe Tunnel, completed in 1911, runs beneath the river as a feat of early engineering. The Bucerius Kunst Forum hosts rotating exhibitions in the city centre, and the Altona Fish Market remains a storied gathering place. Molotow represents Hamburg's grassroots music culture, and Ohlsdorf Cemetery is a remarkable green landmark. Tierpark Hagenbeck, the submarine U-434, Hamburg Stadtpark, and Millerntor Stadium add further depth to the city's cultural fabric.
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Altona Fish Market Old Elbe Tunnel 
Google · Andreas BuergeltOld Elbe Tunnel
Hamburg
architecturehistoryoutdoor activities+6Pedestrian tunnel under the Elbe, 426 m long, with vintage lifts that once carried horses and cars.
Bucerius Kunst Forum Bucerius Kunst Forum
Hamburg
architecturehistorylocal gems+3Private foundation art space on Rathausmarkt, three to four high-caliber rotating shows a year from antiquity to classical modernism.
Hamburg City Hall Hamburg City Hall
Hamburg
architecturehistoryfamily outings+41897 sandstone palace with 647 rooms, seat of the Hamburg senate and parliament.
Hamburg Stadtpark 
Google · Kai WiechersHamburg Stadtpark
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+5Designed as a 1914 people's park — summer open-air concerts, the Planetarium and an awful lot of Hamburgers with grills and blankets.
Millerntor Stadium Millerntor Stadium
Hamburg
architecturehistoryoutdoor activities+4Cult stadium on Heiligengeistfeld, 29,500 seats — skull flags, antifascist home games, weekday stadium tours.
Molotow Molotow
Hamburg
historylocal gemsReeperbahn institution for indie concerts, relocated multiple times, still the meeting point for bands and fans off the big stages.
Ohlsdorf Cemetery 
Google · Hanse FreddyOhlsdorf Cemetery
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+5389 hectares of park-cemetery since 1877 — mausoleums, ponds, sculptures, bus lines crossing through — unusually peaceful.
St. Katharinen St. Katharinen
Hamburg
architecturehistorylocal gems+1One of Hamburg's five main churches, 14th-century Gothic nave with a Baroque tower top — right by Speicherstadt.
St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg
Hamburg
architecturehistoryfamily outings+4Tierpark Hagenbeck Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+5U-434 U-434
Hamburg
Blankenese Stairs Quarter 
Google · Enrico EwaldBlankenese Stairs Quarter
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+6Western Hamburg district with nested captain's houses on steep stairs, Strand Promenade by Süllberg and Elbe views.
Landungsbrücken 
Google · Jürgen LauerLandungsbrücken
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+6Floating piers with U- and S-Bahn stops, harbor tours, the tide gauge and souvenir kiosks.
Allee-Theater Allee-Theater
Hamburg
Altonaer Museum Altonaer Museum
Hamburg
historyfamily outingsAltonaer Theater Altonaer Theater
Hamburg
family outingsAltona Volkspark Altona Volkspark
Hamburg
natureBallinStadt BallinStadt
Hamburg
historyfamily outingslocal gemsBarclays Arena Barclays Arena
Hamburg
architectureoutdoor activitieslocal gemsBeek Beek
Hamburg
local gemsBischofsturm Bischofsturm
Hamburg
historylocal gemsknowledge+1Bismarck Mausoleum Bismarck Mausoleum
Hamburg
architecturehistorylocal gems+3BLEICHEN BLEICHEN
Hamburg
historylocal gemsknowledgeBrahms-Museum Brahms-Museum
Hamburg
historylocal gemsknowledgeCap San Diego Cap San Diego
Hamburg
historyfamily outingslocal gems+1Chilehaus Chilehaus
Hamburg
architecturenaturehistory+4Fritz Höger's 1924 office building shaped like a ship's bow, 4.8 million bricks — UNESCO heritage.
Congress Center Hamburg Congress Center Hamburg
Hamburg
historylocal gemsDampfeisbrecher Stettin Dampfeisbrecher Stettin
Hamburg
historyDas Schiff Das Schiff
Hamburg
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