Things to do in Hamburg: places worth discovering

What to do in Hamburg

Eight things that are in our catalogue and fit into an ordinary day. Every line leads to the place where it happens.

1. Walk under the ElbeInside the green-domed hall at the Landungsbrücken a lift takes you down, and on the far side you come back up.
2. Climb a roof that is a bunkerFrom the Heiligengeistfeld a path winds up the outside of the tower.
3. Look at a ship's bow made of brickAt the east point of the Kontorhaus quarter two brick fronts run together.
4. Take the fish market early on a SundayCome while Altona's fish sellers are still calling out to the crowd.
5. Hunt street art in the KaroviertelThe largest share of the catalogue sits around the Sternschanze.
6. See a fountain up closeFrom the Kennedybrücke the column of water stands in the middle of the Binnenalster.
7. Stand on the Michel forecourtUnder the bronze archangel, free; the tower climb stays optional.
8. Stand in a ruin that was kept on purposeThe St. Nikolai memorial is free to walk, daily from 10 to 18.

All places on one map

Every dot is a place with its own page, its own card artwork and its own source. The map shows the catalogue as of 23 September 2026.

The places

A selection, in the order visitors ask for them. The sentence under each name is the sentence you read in the app when you arrive.

Places to Be

Elbphilharmonie

HafenCity, Am Kaiserkai

You are standing on Am Kaiserkai, in front of the brick warehouse the glass hall was built on top of.

Architecture

Alter Elbtunnel

St. Pauli, Landungsbrücken

Free to walk, day or night: inside the green-domed hall, take the lift or stairs down and answer three quick questions.

Dark History

Bunker Feldstraße

St. Pauli, Heiligengeistfeld

Walk up from Feldstraße to the foot of the path that winds up the outside of this huge wartime tower.

Architecture

Chilehaus

Altstadt, Kontorhausviertel

Go to the east point where Pumpen meets Burchardstraße; the two brick fronts run together there like the bow of a ship.

City History

Spielbudenplatz

St. Pauli, Reeperbahn

Stand on the open square where the Reeperbahn widens, in front of the row of theatre fronts.

Places to Be

Fischmarkt

Altona, Große Elbstraße

Come early on a Sunday, while Altona's fish sellers are still calling out to the crowd.

City History

Hafenstraße

St. Pauli, Elbufer

Stand on the public footpath below this painted row of houses, empty and set for demolition until people moved in.

Music History

Bambi Kino

St. Pauli, Paul-Roosen-Straße

A quiet side street off the Reeperbahn: find number 33 under the ivy and answer three quick questions.

Dark History

Geschichtsort Stadthaus

Neustadt, Stadthausbrücke

Stand at the corner of Stadthausbrücke and Neuer Wall; everything you need is outdoors, free, at any hour.

From here it gets quieter: places that never made the postcard.

Street & Public Art

Aztekischer Wasserfall

Karoviertel & Sternschanze

Find Aztekischer Wasserfall in the Karoviertel, answer one question, and the card is yours.

Architecture

U-Bahnhof Landungsbrücken

St. Pauli, Landungsbrücken

Find the entrance hall where the footbridge from the piers lands; outside is free, the platform up top needs a ticket.

Food & Coffee

Old Commercial Room

Neustadt, Englische Planke

Stand outside the maritime restaurant on Englische Planke; you play this one from the street, no stepping in needed.

Architecture

Alsterarkaden

Kleine Alster

Under the white arches by the Kleine Alster, with the town hall across the water.

Architecture

Lombardsbrücke

Alster bridge, Neustadt

You're standing on the bridge's footway, water open on both sides, clear of the cycle lane.

Architecture

Kennedybrücke

Alster crossing

You're on the walkway of the Alster crossing named for a US president; three quick questions wait here.

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Read Hamburg by category

Eleven lenses, eleven colours. The number is the number of published places in that category in Hamburg.

One day, one weekend, one rainy day

Ready-made routes with walking times. [REDAKTION] The four day plans are built from route manifests; stops, kilometres and duration are set once the route is measured.

Hamburg with kids · Hamburg in one day · Hamburg in the rain · Hamburg for free

Twelve places compared

What a place costs sits in the entry column as soon as the canon states it. Where it says [REDAKTION], the fee is not yet recorded in our fields.

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For groups in Hamburg

Classes, teams, hostels and groups of friends play the same places, together and against each other. One code at the start, no accounts for the guests. Tiers and prices sit on the offer page.

Offer and prices · School trip Hamburg · Team event Hamburg

Common questions about Hamburg

The second city in the catalogue

Berlin is in the catalogue with 23 published places. Further cities exist as records but have no published places yet, so they are not listed here.

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Sources: places, categories and questions from the Urban Passport database, counted on 23 September 2026. Card artwork from the spot-photos bucket. Map: Mapbox and OpenStreetMap. Search volume: DataForSEO, Google Ads, measured on 23 September 2026. Questions, counted on 23 September 2026: 223 across all Hamburg places, 221 at the published ones, 186 of those approved. The number above is the third one, the playable one. Page as of 23 September 2026.