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Hamburg's sights are located in four areas: the harbour with Speicherstadt and HafenCity, the city centre with the Alster, the Elbe suburbs in the west, and the parks. Those who plan their visit by area rather than by popularity will see more in one day and spend less time on public transport. This overview is sorted accordingly.
Harbour, Speicherstadt and HafenCity
The densest area of the city. The Speicherstadt is the world's largest warehouse complex on oak piles and has been a World Heritage Site since 2015, together with the Kontorhausviertel. A tour through the brick canals is free and takes an hour.
The Elbphilharmonie adjoins to the west. The Plaza at 37 metres is freely accessible, and a time-slot ticket saves you from queuing. Right next to it is Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest model railway system, for which you should book in advance.
At the western end are the Landungsbrücken with the Old Elbe Tunnel from 1911. If you walk through it, you will stand on the south side in front of Hamburg's best skyline view, and it costs nothing.
City Centre and Alster
The Rathaus (City Hall) with its inner courtyard, the ruin of St. Nikolai Church as a memorial, the Michel (St. Michael's Church) with a viewing platform in the tower. In between is the Binnenalster, into which the city centre literally flows.
A continuous path of about seven kilometres leads around the Außenalster. It is the city's quietest attraction and at the same time the one most easily overlooked because it doesn't appear on any list as an attraction.
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The Elbe Suburbs
Blankenese with the Treppenviertel (Staircase Quarter) is Hamburg's most beautiful district and is accessed via over 4,800 steps. The Elbstrand (Elbe Beach) stretches from Övelgönne with its pilot houses westwards to there, a good two-hour walk, with a ferry landing stage for the return journey.
Between the two are Jenischpark and the Botanical Garden in Klein Flottbek, both free of charge and empty even on busy Sundays. More details can be found in the article Insider tips for the weekend.


