HAMBURG
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The 9 most popular museums in Hamburg. Here's what they actually deliver, who runs them, and what they cost.
Hamburg’s International Maritime Museum ticket gets you 40,000+ exhibits across nine decks, including LEGO ships and marine biology science.
Explore Hamburg’s Cap San Diego, a working cargo ship museum with a self-guided 1960s–70s journey, emigration stories, and engine-room views.
Walk through Hamburg’s museum windjammer RICKMER RICKMERS. Full ship access, restored quarters, exhibitions, and port skyline views.
Get hands-on with over 50 illusion exhibits at the Museum of Illusions Hamburg. Family-friendly, photo-ready, and brain-bending for one day.
“Lovely little place with fabulous illusions to keep everyone busy for a while.”
Explore Hamburg’s BallinStadt emigration museum with interactive exhibits on leaving Europe for America, plus a genealogy research station.
“Sehr gut! Wichtige Geschichte anschaulich, verständlich und kurzweilig dargestellt.”
Explore Hamburg’s Emigration Museum BallinStadt with an English audio guide, three houses, interactive games, and four eras of migration.
“Ich kenne die Ballinstadt in der vorherigen Version, die mir auch mit Kindern gut gefallen hat. Das neue Konzept hat nur noch am Rande mit der Auswanderung vor 1934 zu tun. Das finde ich sehr bedauerlich. Die Ausstellung kann ich nicht empfehlen.”
Use a single 3-day ticket to visit 6 Hamburg art galleries along the Kunstmeile, from 4,000 years of art to today.
“I had a good time for sure. Managed to only visit 3 of the 5 exhibits and museums because of how vast and deep they are, however, I didn’t have much time either in my locker, whereas if someone is travelling just to do some tourism here, this ticket is excellent value for money if…”
One-day entrance to Hamburg’s MK&G design museum by Hauptbahnhof. $16 ticket, bilingual exhibitions, and design ideas from antiquity onward.
FC St. Pauli Museum at Millerntor Stadium in Hamburg: 110+ years of fan-made club history, plus an optional stadium walking tour.
