# Things to see in Hamburg (Germany): 108 places and when to go

> Hamburg is a major city in Germany with around 1,757,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 108 places in and around it, mainly History (38), Nature (38), Wildlife (33). The best known are Chilehaus, Hamburger Kunsthalle and St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg. The best time to come is April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 45 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 14. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburgo/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 53.552, 9.9981
- **Population:** About 1,757,000
- **Places:** 108 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (38) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (38) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (33) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (11) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (8) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (7)
- **Best time:** April to October and December.
- **Also possible:** January to March and November.
- **Nearest airport:** HAM Hamburg, 8.7 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Hamburg

The places in and around Hamburg, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Chilehaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/chilehaus/): Building in Hamburg, Germany · 487 m
- [Hamburger Kunsthalle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburger-kunsthalle/): Art museum in Hamburg, Germany · 492 m
- [St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-nikolai-museum/): Church building in Altstadt (Hamburg), Germany · 664 m
- [Hamburg Hauptbahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburg-hauptbahnhof/): Main railway station for the German city of Hamburg · 587 m
- [St. Michael's Church, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hauptkirche-st-michaelis/): Lutheran church in Hamburg, Germany · 1.3 km
- [Hamburg State Opera](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburgische-staatsoper/): Opera building in Hamburg, Germany · 798 m
- [Tierpark Hagenbeck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tierpark-hagenbeck/): Zoo in Hamburg, Germany · 6.4 km
- [Hamburg Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburger-sternwarte/): Astronomical observatory · 18 km
- [Kontorhaus District](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/altstadter-hof/): History · 384 m
- [Islamic Centre Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mezquita-imam-ali/): Mosque · 2.6 km
- [St. Catherine's Church, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hauptkirche-st-katharinen/): Church building in Hamburg, Germany · 714 m
- [Planten un Blomen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/planten-un-blomen/): Park in Hamburg, Germany · 1.3 km
- [Ohlsdorf Cemetery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/friedhof-ohlsdorf/): Cemetery in Hamburg, Germany · 8.8 km
- [Bismarck Monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bismarck-denkmal/): Bismarck monument in Hamburg · 1.8 km
- [Köhlbrand Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kohlbrandbrucke/): Bridge in Hamburg (Germany) · 5.0 km
- [SS Stettin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dampfeisbrecher-stettin/): Museum ship in Hamburg, Germany, steam icebraker · 5.6 km
- [Rickmer Rickmers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rickmer-rickmers/): Three-masted barque · 1.9 km
- [Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/radisson-blu/): Hotel in Hamburg, Germany · 1.3 km
- [Hasselbrack](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hasselbrack/): Nature · Mountains · 16 km
- [Hotel Atlantic Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/atlantic/): Architectural structure · 723 m
- [Peking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/peking/): Historic German steel-hulled four-masted barque · 2.8 km
- [Kiekeberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kiekeberg/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Schloss Bergedorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergedorfer-schloss/): Building in Hamburg (Germany) · 16 km
- [Reinbek Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-reinbek/): Castle in Germany · 18 km

And the other 84, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Gannaberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gannaberg/), [Hülsenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hulsenberg/), [Rodenbeker Quellental](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rodenbeker-quellental/), [Schüberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schuberg/), [Bismarckturm Aumühle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bismarckturm-aumuhle/), [Boberger Niederung](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/boberger-niederung/), [Braken, Harselah, Kahles und Wildes Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/braken-und-harselah/), [Duvenwischen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/duvenwischen/), [Elbeniederung von Avendorf bis Rönne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/elbeniederung-von-avendorf-bis-ronne/), [Kahles und Wildes Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kahles-und-wildes-moor/), [Kirchwerder Wiesen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kirchwerder-wiesen/), [Kuhlstückenmoor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kuhlstuckenmoor/), [Nienwohlder Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nienwohlder-moor/), [Schilf- und Wasserfläche Krautsand/ Ostende](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schilf-und-wasserflache-krautsand-ostende/), [Schwarztonnensand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schwarztonnensand/), [Stellmoorer Tunneltal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stellmoorer-tunneltal/), [Untere Seeveniederung und Over Plack](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/untere-seeveniederung-und-over-plack/), [Allermöher Wiesen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/allermoher-wiesen/), [Asselersand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/asselersand/), [Besenhorster Sandberge und Elbsandwiesen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/besenhorster-sandberge-und-elbsandwiesen/), [Billetal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/billetal/), [Borghorster Elblandschaft](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/borghorster-elblandschaft/), [Dalbekschlucht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dalbekschlucht/), [Die Reit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/die-reit/), [Elbe und Inseln](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/elbe-und-inseln/), [Eppendorfer Moor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/eppendorfer-moor/), [Hohes Elbufer zwischen Tesperhude und Lauenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohes-elbufer-zwischen-tesperhude-und-lauenburg/), [Höltigbaum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/holtigbaum/), [Ilmenau-Luhe-Niederung](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ilmenau-luhe-niederung/), [Lanken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lanken/), [Rhinplate und Elbufer südlich Glückstadt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rhinplate-und-elbufer-sudlich-gluckstadt/), [Rothsteinsmoor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/rothsteinsmoor/), [Stellmoor-Ahrensburger Tunneltal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stellmoor-ahrensburger-tunneltal/), [Stemmbruch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stemmbruch/), [Trendelmoor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/trendelmoor/)
- **History**: [Wellingsbüttel Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/herrenhaus-wellingsbuttel/), [Church in Hamburg-Niendorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kirche-am-markt/), [Kloster Harsefeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kloster-harsefeld/), [Reichshof Hotel Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/reichshof-hamburg/), [Frustberg House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/stavenhagenhaus/), [Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/vier-jahreszeiten/), [Canal Alster-Trave](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/alster-beste-kanal/), [TRUDE](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bohrkopf-t-r-u-d-e/), [Borstel Manor House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/herrenhaus-borstel/), [Schimmelmann-Mausoleum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schimmelmann-mausoleum/), [St. Nicolai-Kirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-nicolai-kirche/), [Adventskirche](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/adventskirche/), [Alte Oberfinanzdirektion Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fraser-suites-hamburg/), [Sottorf Megalithic Tombs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosssteingrab-sottorf-1/), [CVJM](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/cvjm/), [Landhaus Jenischpark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/landhaus-jenischpark/), [Steen's Hotel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steen-s-hotel/), [Uns Ewer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/uns-ewer/)
- **Museums and art**: [Hamburg Police Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/polizeimuseum-hamburg/), [Doll Museum Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/doll-museum-falkenstein/)
- **Hiking**: [Hermann-Billung-Wanderweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hermann-billung-wanderweg/), [European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e1-part-germany-hamburg/), [European Long distance path E1 - part Germany, Hamburg (alternative route Bergedorf)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e1-part-germany-hamburg-alternat/), [European long distance path E9 / International coastal route, Germany, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e9-international-coastal-route-g/), [Hanseatenweg - Abschnitt Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hanseatenweg-abschnitt-hamburg/), [Heidschnuckenweg Etappe 1: Fischbek - Buchholz i.d. Nordheide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heidschnuckenweg-etappe-1-fischbek-buchholz-i-d-nordheide/), [Heidschnuckenweg, Zugangsweg Fischbek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heidschnuckenweg-zugangsweg-fischbek/), [Heidschnuckenweg, Zugangsweg Neugraben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heidschnuckenweg-zugangsweg-neugraben/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobsweg-via-baltica-hamburg/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobusweg-hamburg-st-jacobi-hittfeld/), [North South Trail, Section Bergedorf - Fischbek](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/north-south-trail-section-bergedorf-fischbek/)
- **Architecture**: [Windmühle "Johanna"](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/windmuhle-johanna/)
- **With kids**: [Badepark Elmshorn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/badepark-elmshorn/), [Freizeitbad Geesthacht](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freizeitbad-geesthacht/), [Indoo Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/indoo-park/), [Strandbad Bredenbeker Teich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/strandbad-bredenbeker-teich/), [Wildgehege Niendorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wildgehege-niendorf/)
- **Hot springs**: [Bille-Bad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bille-bad/), [Bondenwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bondenwald/)
- **Food and drink**: [Buddelship Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/buddelship-brauerei/), [Fürstlich von Bismark'sche Brennerei GmbH](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/furstlich-von-bismark-sche-brennerei-gmbh/), [Gin Sul](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gin-sul/), [Kehrwieder Kreativbrauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kehrwieder-kreativbrauerei/), [Landgang Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/landgang-brauerei/), [Nordcraft Hanseatische Destillerie Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nordcraft-hanseatische-destillerie-hamburg/), [Ratsherrn Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ratsherrn-brauerei/), [Wildwuchs Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wildwuchs-brewery/)
- **Diving**: [DUC e.V.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/duc-e-v/), [Mountbatten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mountbatten/)

## When to go to Hamburg

The best time to visit Hamburg is **April to October and December**; also possible: January to March and November. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 7 h 46 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 31 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 29 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 44 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 39 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 45 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 18 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 35 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 24 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 14 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 16 |
| December | Best time | 7 h 14 |

In June there are 16 h 45 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 14. In June, 108 of the 108 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Hamburg

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, Hamburg), 8.7 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.552%2C9.9981)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.552%2C9.9981)

## Other towns nearby

- [Quickborn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/quickborn/): 17 places · 21 km
- [Grünendeich](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grunendeich/): 45 places · 26 km
- [Hanstedt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hanstedt/): 35 places · 35 km
- [Tostedt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tostedt/): 32 places · 36 km
- [Sandesneben](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sandesneben/): 24 places · 36 km
- [Lüneburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/luneburg/): 21 places · 43 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Hamburg?

The best known: [Chilehaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/chilehaus/), [Hamburger Kunsthalle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburger-kunsthalle/), [St. Nicholas Church, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-nikolai-museum/), [Hamburg Hauptbahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hamburg-hauptbahnhof/), [St. Michael's Church, Hamburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hauptkirche-st-michaelis/). In all, 108 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Hamburg?

April to October and December; also possible: January to March and November. In June there are 16 h 45 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 14.

### How do you get to Hamburg?

The nearest main airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 8.7 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.552%2C9.9981) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Hamburg as the destination and these 108 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).