Destination
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Read MoreDeichtorhallen
The contemporary art and photography museum is housed in a soaring, warehouse-like space.
Elbphilharmonie, courtesy Thies RaetzkeRead MoreElbphilharmonie
Opened in early 2017 and costing nearly $1 billion, this concert hall is a contemporary marvel and the city’s top attraction. Its design (by renowned architect duo Herzog and de Meuron) is almost a metaphor for the city's mix of...
Read MoreFish Market
A Hamburg tradition, the Sunday morning fish market opens at 5am and sells the freshest catches until 10am. Revelers from nearby St Pauli (known for its many music clubs as well as red light district) often spill down to the waterfront market...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Beatles
Indagare can connect Beatles fanatics with the top Beatles tour specialist in the city, who will steer you through their old stomping grounds in the St Pauli district, from the apartment where they first lived to the site of one...
LaeiszhalleRead MoreIndagare Tours: Classical Music
Indagare can arrange specialized tours that trace the rich classical musical history in Hamburg with visits to the Johannes Brahms museum and the churches where Georg Philip Telemann and Carl Bach acted as musical directors.
Read MoreKunsthalle
The flagship art museum of Hamburg and one of the biggest in Germany, the grand Kunsthalle building holds over 700 years worth of European masterpieces. Divided into the galleries of Old Masters, 19th- century art, Classical Modernism and Contemporary art, the institution...
Read MoreLake Alster
This expansive lake is lined with elegant villas and creates a beautiful, natural oasis in the city. Fleets of sailboats flit around the tranquil basin, which is ringed with a path for runners and bikers.
Read MoreMiniatur Wunderland
A favorite with children, Miniatur Wunderland is the world's largest model railway exhibit with miniature recreations of several European cities and model trains running throughout.
Read MoreSpeicherstadt
Hamburg is a city of canals and wandering around this World Heritage UNESCO site is enchanting (especially at night when the most beautiful aspects are illuminated). These former warehouses are now offices or studios for artists and designers. Don’t miss Chilehaus, an...
Read MoreSt Michaels Church
St Michaels is a truly spectacular Baroque church with soaring, white marble interiors and five magnificent organs. The church holds daily organ concerts at noon.
Read MoreSylt
A short flight or train ride from Hamburg is the sophisticated and windswept isle of Sylt, an arc-shaped spit of sand lying in the North Sea. A favorite summer enclave of Hamburg residents, the island boasts long stretches of pristine...
