Hamburg Germany - Travel and Tours

architectural tour

The largest port in Germany, and the second largest in Europe, Hamburg is a major shipping center.   Built on a strong industrial base there are over 120,000 business enterprises that are based in Hamburg.

Hamburg is a major German and European media center.   Several Major national  newspapers and magazines, television media stations, music corporations and internet companies make their regional and national headquarters in Hamburg. 

 The city thrives on Tourism.   Almost 4 million visitors a year arrive in Hamburg, providing jobs for almost a quarter million employees and accounting for over 9 billion in trade revenue.  The booming tourist industry includes a large number of international visitors as well as regional and local visitors from around Europe.

Places to Visit in Hamburg Germany

The links below lead offsite to the official pages for these destinations.  Where possible the English version of the site has been selected.

Kunsthalle Art Gallery

http://www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de/start/en_start.html

St Michael's Church

Michaeliskirche also known as the St. Michaelis Church of Hamburg
Is of historical interest and is one of the larger churches in Germany


Museum of History

Museum fur Hamburgische Geschichte
site (german only)
http://www.hamburgmuseum.de/index2.html

Planetarium Hamburg

http://www.planetarium-hamburg.de/service/information-for-our-english-speaking-visitors/


photo credit photobucket.com user BadCat

Hagenbeck  Zoo

Tierpark Hagenbeck
http://www.hagenbeck-tierpark.de/index.php?id=752

Hamburg has a number of interesting places for a visitor to show up, these are among the better known attractions.