Hamburg Pass with Cruise, Reeperbahn, Hop-On Hop-Off & Museums

Option : Depending on the water level – Hamburg Harbor is a tidal harbor – the piers and ships navigate to the most beautiful and interesting corners of Hamburg Harbor: UNESCO World Heritage Speicherstadt with its canals (depending on tide conditions), Hafencity, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, many well-known and unknown bridges, locks, and container terminals, the large docks of Blohm + Voss, container ships, cargo ships, and much more await exploration. Of course, not without expert commentary from your skipper. On the way, you might even pick up some sailor's yarns.

Option : St. Michaelskirche is one of Hamburg's landmarks and offers a fantastic view of the city from its observation deck.

Option : The Speicherstadtmuseum in the UNESCO World Heritage site Speicherstadt tells the story of the historic warehouse district and Hamburg's trade. In an authentic atmosphere, you will experience how coffee, tea, and cocoa were once stored and processed – a piece of living port and economic history.

Option : The Rickmer Rickmers is Hamburg's floating landmark at the Landungsbrücken. The impressive sailing ship from 1896 tells its eventful history with original quarters and exciting exhibitions – from its worldwide voyages to its current role as a museum ship.

Option : The Panoptikum in Hamburg presents international stars, sports legends, politicians, and historical figures. In Germany's oldest wax museum, you can experience the celebrities of our time up close. It has been located on the Reeperbahn for over 130 years and is run by the Faerber family.
The over 120 wax figures include not only current celebrities but also long-standing stars, admired by young and old alike. Many famous faces from film and music can be discovered on your journey through the wax museum. Madonna and Michael Jackson show their skills, and Elvis Presley also makes an appearance.

Option: Experience Hamburg from the water! With the Hamburg City Pass, see the Jungfernstieg and the skyline of Hamburg's city center from a new perspective: from the Alster. The oldest and only surviving genuine Alster steamer, the 'St. Georg' from 1876, will take you on a tour. On board the traditional and cozy steamer, the Alster tour will take you across the Inner Alster, under the Lombardsbrücke bridge, and onto the Outer Alster. The crew, consisting of captain, engineer, and conductor, will transport you back in time on the faithfully restored steamship.

Option : The Cap San Diego in Hamburg Harbor is the world's largest seaworthy museum freighter. On a tour, you can explore the bridge, engine room, and exhibitions on maritime history – or experience maritime adventures firsthand on special voyages and in an escape game.

Choice: The Altona Museum is one of the largest regional cultural history museums in Germany and is dedicated to the art and cultural history of the Elbe region and the coastal areas of the North and Baltic Seas. Learn more about life in Northern Germany in earlier times and explore, alongside a Hamburg merchant's shop, an old pharmacy, various farmhouse parlors, and the development of shipping and shipbuilding.

Option : The BallinStadt Emigration Museum in Hamburg offers its visitors a fascinating journey into the history of emigration of millions of people from Europe to the New World in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The museum is located in a historic building complex and is an important attraction for history enthusiasts, tourists, and families.
The BallinStadt Emigration Museum, named after Albert Ballin, a visionary German shipowner of the early 20th century who significantly contributed to the development of passenger shipping, opened its doors in 2007. The museum's location on the Elbe near the historic emigration halls of Hamburg underscores the city's importance as one of Europe's most important emigration ports.

Option : On the grounds around the historic 1950s sheds, you can learn all about an important era in harbor history using original tools and vehicles: the era of cargo handling before the introduction of the container. In the former free port, at the last listed quay ensemble from the Imperial era, huge cranes tower into the sky, historic freight cars stand on the original tracks of the harbor railway, and a floating crane from 1917, a steam suction dredger from 1909, the general cargo ship "MS Bleichen", and other historic vessels lie in the harbor basin. The most impressive large exhibit among these significant contemporary artifacts is the over 100-year-old four-masted barque PEKING.
Across approximately 2,500 square meters, the exhibition depot in the southern part of Hall 50A also houses around 10,000 objects on the themes of harbor work, cargo handling, shipbuilding, and shipping.

Option: The Hamburger Kunsthalle, with its three distinctive buildings, houses one of Germany's most significant collections. From masterpieces from the Middle Ages to contemporary art – there's something for every art lover here! Besides the permanent exhibition with more than 700 works, the Hamburger Kunsthalle regularly hosts special exhibitions by famous artists, which attract hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world.

Option : The International Maritime Museum Hamburg is a popular destination for maritime history and culture enthusiasts from all over the world. The museum is located in the heart of Hamburg, in close proximity to the Speicherstadt, in an impressive historic building and offers an extensive collection that reflects the history of seafaring and maritime culture.
The International Maritime Museum Hamburg was founded by Peter Tamm Jr., a passionate collector of maritime artifacts. Since its opening in 2008, the museum has been housed in a former quay warehouse, which itself has a rich maritime history. The architecture of the building and its location on the edge of the harbor contribute to the museum's authentic atmosphere.

Choice: The Jenisch House in Hamburg's Jenischpark is an elegant neoclassical country house with original Empire and Biedermeier rooms. Surrounded by one of Hamburg's most beautiful parks, it combines history, architecture, and nature into a special cultural experience.

Experience how criminals operated and how detectives investigated, using crime weapons, tools, and original audio and film recordings. Exhibits from the past and present provide answers to how and why the self-perception and tasks of the police have changed over the course of two centuries. Visitors to the Police Museum can also become investigators; they can try out forensic methods at interactive lab tables and create sketches on the computer. For children and young people too, there is much to discover: Whether a search game, rally, or detective game – here visitors of all ages can experience the work of the police up close.

Choice: The St. Nikolai Memorial commemorates the destruction of Hamburg during World War II. The preserved church tower with its observation deck and the impressive exhibition in the vault bring history to life – a quiet place of remembrance with a moving impact.

Option : The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg offers a fascinating collection of over 500,000 art objects and design exhibits from different eras and cultures.

Option : The Working Museum in Hamburg impressively demonstrates how industrialization has changed life and work. Original machines, historical workshops, and exhibits from trade, crafts, and technology – right up to the mighty Elbe Tunnel cutting wheel – bring history to life here.

Option : The Schwarzlichtviertel offers a great indoor leisure activity for the whole family, thanks to its imaginative mini-golf landscape with 3D effects and the laser course.