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23 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hamburg, Germany

Updated March 9, 2026

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St. Nicholas' Church

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

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Blankenese Shipwrecks

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

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St. Pauli Elbtunnel

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

A strange collection of masks, carvings, puppets, and figurines from all over the world.

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Harry’s Harbor Bazaar

A wunderkammer of exoticism immortalized by Tom Waits.

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Museum of Medical History Hamburg

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

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Miniatur Wunderland

Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.

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Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

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German Food Additives Museum

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hamburg

23 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hamburg, Germany

Unusual Attractions in Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

St. Nicholas' Church

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Blankenese Shipwrecks

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St. Pauli Elbtunnel

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Harry’s Harbor Bazaar

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Museum of Medical History Hamburg

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Miniatur Wunderland

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Impaled Skull of Klaus Stortebeker

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