Best places: History museums in Hamburg, Germany

Depicting life from 1600 to 1950 in an open-air museum, with buildings, animals & historic crafts.

Huge collection of model ships, art, uniforms & photographs in Hamburg's oldest preserved warehouse.

Quayside museum focused on port history, featuring historic ships & expert docents.

👍👍 The Lüneburg Museum is located directly in the city of Lüneburg (Lower Saxony) and deals with the cultural landscape of the Lower Saxon Hanseatic city of Lüneburg/surrounding areas. Exhibits from natural history, cultural history and archeology are presented (the collection focuses on the 15th and 1...

Peace memorial & disturbing exhibits on Nazi atrocities at a former camp for political prisoners.

Museum of work housed in a former rubber factory, with exhibitions on Hamburg's industrial heritage.

Old-world 1834 senator's country estate in a landscaped park with period antiques & tours.

Paintings, sculptures & displays on regional shipping are featured at this art & culture museum.

Museum founded in 1898 dedicated to regional prehistoric artifacts & Hamburg's cultural heritage.

👍👍 I went to elementary school here (that's what it was called back then) from 1962 to 1966. When I was there again recently (I haven't lived in Hamburg for a long time) I asked myself whether the atrocities were dealt with openly when I was at school. From what I remember, that wasn't the case. There...

👍👍 It's great that places like this still exist and are being preserved. We were here with our son to show him how people used to live. The lady at the checkout also explained a few things to us about the apartment. Entry was very cheap, we paid €5 for 3 people.

👍👍 i grew up in Germany and this story was part of my Childhood. I had never been to this Museum before and While I was on Vacation in the area I took the opportunity to visit. I was not disappointed. It's a nice low key place to visit. It's very clean and well managed. If you are in the area check it...

😠 Attention, the Harburg Castle basically no longer exists. There is still a historical vault (on which there is now a house from the 19th century and which was probably once a side wing), but anyone expecting a castle will be disappointed.