From the owner: Port des Lumières ist Hamburgs neuer Ort für spektakuläre immersive Erlebnisse aus Licht, Klang und…read moreBewegung. Im Herzen der HafenCity – im Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier – beginnt eine digitale Reise, die alle Sinne anspricht. Auf 3.200 Quadratmetern Fläche und zehn Meter hohen Wänden entfaltet sich eine faszinierende Welt, in der Bilder lebendig werden und Musik den Raum durchdringt. Modernste Projektionstechnik, eindrucksvolle Sounds und eine besondere Architektur verschmelzen zu einem immersiven Erlebnis für alle Sinne. Ob pulsierende Farben, ikonische Motive oder eine Reise durch Zeit und Raum – hier geht es nicht um das klassische Betrachten, sondern um Emotion, Staunen und Eintauchen. Port des Lumières ist Teil eines internationalen Netzwerks spektakulärer Digitalshows mit Standorten in Paris, New York und Amsterdam. In Hamburg werden wechselnde Inszenierungen gezeigt. Besucher:innen jeder Altersgruppe können hier frei durch den Raum wandern, sich von den Bildern umhüllen lassen oder von der Aussichtsplattform in Form eines Schiffsbugs aus neue Perspektiven erleben. Das Kids’ Atelier lädt die jüngsten Gäste zum Mitmachen ein. Ob Tourist:innen oder Hamburger:innen, Technikfans, Kunstliebhaber:innen oder Erlebnishungrige – das Port des Lumières ist der perfekte Tipp für alle, die in eine andere Welt abtauchen wollen.

I have been to Hamburg so many times that I thought I knew the city…read more Apparently, I can't be further away from being wrong. This museum - that is located on beautiful park with idyllic lake teaches you all about Hamburg and its history. It's located not far from U-bahn stop St. Pauli, so it can't get any easier than that, not to mention it's not far should you be interested to check out all the "interesting" entertainment on the infamous Reeperbahn. Again, dragged by my history and museum geek boyfriend, I came here by force (if not by free will) although I wasn't literally kicking and screaming. If it were up to me, I'd rather spend my time at Monckebergstrasse, but oh well - I guess a little history won't hurt. This museum has very interesting models of pretty much everything in Hamburg. At least you won't be bored by history by looking at interesting teeny weeny intricate models. It taught you what Hamburg really was back then when some Christian missionaries (and bishops) chose to settle here and named the town Hammaburg. It's almost like reading it on wikipedia, but with a lot of cute models. See? not boring. The layout of the museum was cool too and they had a room full of model ships just like in Copenhagen's Orlogsmuseet, and the most cool about this museum is that on the top floor, they have a working railway model of Hamburg in the scale of 1:32. That was amazing to watch. They did have people operating the trains and all. I felt like I went back to my childhood again. On the basement floor they had small exhibition of what Hamburg was like under Nazi reign, along with recreation of shops, places under World War II. Very interesting. All in all, a very interesting place to visit, especially if you're interested about history. ...and oh, did you know that Reeperbahn literally means the rope way? It's where back in the yore they made ropes for the ships. See? More knowledge of history here! I'm getting like 1% smarter than before... :P

The museum itself is a nice museum with a lot of interesting things, but after seeing the miniature…read morewonderland and the maritime museum, I had more than enough miniature buildings and boats. Only was able to stay 15 minutes before I couldn't take anymore of it.

Great museum about the history of sailing and ocean shipping. Exhibits from ancient times until now.read more

This is one of the largest and most well maintained museums I've ever been to. Absolutely an…read moreessential part of your trip to Hamburg if you're even remotely interested in anything maritime related. This includes vikings, trade routes, slave trade, explorers, war ships, cargo shipping, harbour building, pirates, marine animals, fishing, treasures, ship wrecks and much more! The exhibitions stretch over nine stories with additional smaller exhibitions on various sub-floors in between. We didn't have enough time to visit every single room, but everything I saw was super well presented, interesting and dynamic. There are tours at various times in various areas as well as presentations throughout the different floors. We happened to walk in on a presentation of a container ship simulator that let you slowly, painstakingly experience what it's like to drive a large container ship along a canal leading to the harbour. It's slow. It's arduous. I thought it was incredibly boring (the simulator, not the presentation) but apparently people spend hours at home playing with these simulators. And enjoy it. For some reason. I loved the miniature ship exhibition. Thousands of miniature ships spanning several centuries of ship building and design. The piracy exhibit was also quite interesting, while the rooms on the slave trade (including a piece of an actual slave ship showing shakles and chains) and plague ships were quite harrowing though still really well presented. All the history of human activity on the seven seas seems to be brought together in this amazing building. The cafe downstairs is also reasonably priced for a museum cafe and very beautifully designed. We really enjoyed our trip to this museum.

My long ambition to get onto more submarines is finally coming to fruition. I've seen 2 in a month!…read moreMy fascination with these relics of the cold war stems mainly from enjoying "The Hunt for Red October" so much. U-434 is a Soviet vessel dating from 1976. She is a Tango-class (NATO designation) attack boat, armed with 24 torpedoes. Powered by 3x 5200 shp 6 cylinder diesels, she was, I believe, the largest non-nuclear submarine in service at the time. A German businessman thought it would be a good idea to buy her for around EUR1M in 2002, and she was transported back from Russia for a further EUR1M and now lies in Hafen City. Admission is around EUR12 with an extra EUR3 for the guided tour, which ou can have in English. I highly recommend the extra tour as you get to see areas of the boat (command room etc.) that you wouldn't be able to otherwise. Sadly, as she was still in active service as a training boat until 5 years ago, the Ruskies removed quite a bit of equipment from her before she was sold. Therefore, you won't be plotting a firing solution as the torpedo computer has gone, along with sonar and communications. For the most part though this is as authentic as it gets. One ping only.

I really enjoyed this, geeky as it may be. There's zero hype, and not much education happening…read more Basically, you're walking on your own through a good portion of a real submarine, free to poke and prod. If that appeals to you, have at it! But take it from me, watch your head. The doors are low at the top, and high at the bottom, and generally have pipes just where you want to stand up after passing through. (Probably not a good outing for a first date.)

From the owner: Das Erotic Art Museum stellt Kunstwerke von verschiedenen Künstlern mit Bezug zur Erotik und zur…read moreHansestadt Hamburg aus.

We were 5 minutes late. The tour started without us, and they wouldn't let us join. They wouldn't…read morerefund the tickets. They don't answer their telephone.

What an amazing experience, it was made more interesting due to the language barrier for me…read more Friendly staff and the menu kept me guessing. Once the friendly guide knew I was Australian he made an extra effort to translate most things for me which I really appreciated. I booked online from Australia and the customer service was top notch. All my questions and queries were answered promptly. I went by myself and wouldn't recommend it unless you can speak German as unless you are lucky like I was tonight you will struggle knowing what's happening.

Wer früher einmal im Völkerkundemuseum war, geht heute besser nicht mehr hin. Was sich früher wie…read moreeine Schatzkammer der Weltkulturen anfühlte, ist heute nur noch ein Abklatsch, eine kühle Aufreihung nichtssagendener Ausstellungen die an moderne Kunst erinnern. Nescafé Sahnetütchen, sowie Fliegenklatschen kann man dort unter Glas bewundern. Einige der Räume die man durchschreitet sind leer oder machen überhaupt keinen Sinn, denn sie beinhalten keine völkerkundlichen Objekte. Dafür kann man dann im Shop Bücher über LGBTQ+, Feminismus, und Anti-Rassismus kaufen, und vor dem Gebäude weht die "Progress Flagge". Wir waren an einem Sonntag Nachmittag da, und das Museum war fast komplett leer, außer uns vielleicht noch vier weitere Personen. Kein Wunder. Ich wohne in London und das British Museum mit seinen unendlich vielen Kinnlade-runterfallenden Ausstellungen ist jeden Tag brechend voll UND kostenlos! Tja, "Go woke, go broke!" So macht man sich selbst kaputt.

I was in and out in under three minutes. The chinese exhibit is closed, which was the reason I went…read morethere. I found the exhibits pretty dull, but I'm also not one for this type of museum.

Honestly, when S first told me about Miniatur Wunderland and how it was the largest model railway…read morecollection in the world - it wasn't a place that I felt super enthusiastic about visiting during our time in Germany. Another couple joined us for the Hamburg portion of our trip and they really wanted to go, so I agreed. I'm a believer now! This place is fun for all ages. As someone who prides myself in my skillset re: "attention to detail", this place has me beat and I'm totally impressed. Come early to beat the crowds. It does get pretty crowded in there. You definitely need at least 3-4 hours here, and can probably spend the entire day too if you want. They have lockers for your stuff, and a place to grab a bite to eat on-site. Reservations are a must! We were pretty late in booking our tickets so ended up spending an extra 10 euros to buy the "virtual reality" experience in order to get an any time entry ticket. The 10 min VR experience was pretty meh, so only choose this option as a last resort.

Wow! What an experience! I never anticipated this being something of interest, but hearing so many…read morepositive recommendations when I arrived in Hamburg made me interested. I looked online and it was sold out and the estimated wait time was 3-4hours. I rolled the dice and got lucky with a walk in and only waited 30min. This is was the highlight of my trip, the displays were detailed beyond expectation. Looking forward to going again in the future!

Id read about this secret suggestion on Qype before and desided to take my Dutch friends here on a…read moresundayafternoon. Perfect opportunity considering everything is closed on Sunday and its just near to my house... Actually we wanted to go to the Hagenbeck Zoo, but it was already 3 oclock...And this museum is about animal watching as well...so why not?! This museum is fantastic! The bird section is extremely funny, escpecially the German names. Not that the German language is funny, but more the comparison with the Dutch bird names... The fact that all these animals arent real doesnt make it less entertaining..You can sit next to them, touch them (thats actually forbidden..), take some great photos and compare heights. Last but not least, you dont have to pay entrance, which allows you to just enjoy a short hour of fun and education about animals and the past. Great activity for young and old! And a good laugh..if you go there with some friends.

This museum was really amazing. It reminded me of the Natural History Museum in NYC, but without…read morethe barriers between you and the animals. You could get really close to the preserved animals and it made for a very interesting experience that really gave you a better sense of what the animals are like (you don't realize how big a grizzly is until you stand up next to it).

Hard to believe, but Altona and Hamburg were two rivals. Now Altona is part of Hamburg (a nice,…read morecharismatic part), but I guess there still was a need to have its own museum. And I must say, well done guys! Small, but very informative museum, revolving around Elbe and everything which comes with it: shipbuilding, whaling(thank God it's in the past), fishery, sea trade, port and so on. A message is clear: the river is a key to regions past and the future. There's a beautiful collection of figureheads occupying the whole room. Also a hall dedicated to Schleswig-Holstein, Helgoland island in particular. This museum is very similar to surprise Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte (Hamburg Museum), but smaller. It has a few things, which its bigger brother doesn't have: the whole interactive section dedicated to kids - Kinderolymp and a restaurant, Vierländer Kater, a house in the house, replicating typical Northen German tavern of 18th century. The restaurant itself worth visiting, great concept!