Things to do in Hamburg: places worth discovering

What to do in Hamburg

Eight things from our app that fit into an ordinary day. You find each place below, in its category.

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 KaroviertelMost of the works we collected for you sit around the Sternschanze.
6. See a fountain up closeFrom the Kennedybrücke the column of water stands in the middle of the Binnenalster.
7. See where the Beatles lived in 1960Behind the screen of the Bambi Kino at Paul-Roosen-Straße 33, in bare concrete rooms with bunk beds.
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 from our app, with its own illustration. The map shows our places 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.

Street & Public Art

Aztekischer Wasserfall

Karoviertel & Sternschanze

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

Food & Coffee

Alsterperle

Eduard-Rhein-Ufer

You're on the public path beside a small brick kiosk on the Alster, three questions ahead.

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.

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.

Places to Be

Fischmarkt

Altona, Große Elbstraße

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

Street & Public Art

Kunst Bunker

Karoviertel & Sternschanze

Find Kunst Bunker in the Karoviertel, answer one question, and the card is yours.

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.

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.

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.

Read Hamburg by category

Eleven categories, from street art to markets. Each one leads to the places that belong to it.

Twelve places compared

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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. A tour for up to 35 players is €399, for up to 100 players €699.

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