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Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany, located some 10 km to the south-west from Sankt Georg. The capital city Berlin is in 340 km to the south-east. The population of Hamburg is 1,739,200 people (as of 2009). Many people visit Hamburg to experience its concert halls and zoos.

The closest airport Hamburg (IATA: HAM) is about 20 km away.

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1. Elbphilharmonie
The Elbphilharmonie (German pronunciation  (·info)) (Elbe Philharmonic Hall) is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg, Germany, on the Grasbrook peninsula of the Elbe River. It is one of the largest and acoustically most advanced concert halls in the world. It is popularly nicknamed Elphi.

2. Tierpark Hagenbeck
The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, now a quarter in Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr. (1810–87), a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector. The park itself was founded by Carl Hagenbeck Jr. In 1907. It is known for being the first zoo to use open enclosures surrounded by moats, rather than barred cages, to better approximate animals' natural environments.

3. Miniatur Wunderland
Miniature Wonderland (German: Miniatur-Wunderland) is a model railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany and the largest of its kind in the world. As of January 2008[update], the railway consists of 11, 000 metres (36, 089 ft) of track in H0 scale, divided into five sections: Southern Germany, Hamburg and the coast, America, Scandinavia and Switzerland. Of the 4, 000 square metres (43, 056 sq ft) of floorspace, the model takes 1, 500 m2 (16, 146 sq ft).

4. Hamburg Rathaus
The Hamburg Rathaus is the Rathaus—the city hall or town hall—of Hamburg, Germany, it is the seat of the government of Hamburg, located in the Altstadt quarter in the city centre, near the lake Binnenalster and the central station. Constructed from 1886 to 1897, the city hall still houses its original governmental functions with the office of the First Mayor of Hamburg and the meeting rooms for Hamburg's parliament and senate (the city's executive).

5. Kunsthalle Hamburg
The Hamburger Kunsthalle is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany. The art museum focuses on painting in Hamburg in the 14th century, paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists of the 16th and 17th centuries, French and German paintings of the 19th century, and modern art. It consists of three connected buildings located in the city center, near the Central Station and the Binnenalster lake.

6. Rickmer Rickmers
Rickmer Rickmers is a sailing ship (three masted barque) permanently moored as a museum ship in Hamburg, near the Cap San Diego.

7. Reeperbahn
The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the two centres of Hamburg's nightlife and also the city's red-light district. In German it is also called die sündige Meile (the sinful mile).

8. Elbe Tunnel (1911)
Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel (German: Alter Elbtunnel (coll. ) or St. Pauli Elbtunnel (official name)) (opened 1911), is a pedestrian and vehicle tunnel in Hamburg, Germany. The 426 m (1, 398 ft) long tunnel was a technical sensation; 24 m (80 ft) beneath the surface, two tubes with 6 m (20 ft) diameter connect central Hamburg with the docks and shipyards on the south side of the river Elbe. This meant a big improvement for tens of thousands of workers in one of the busiest harbours i…

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Elbphilharmonie

The Elbphilharmonie (German pronunciation (·info)) (Elbe

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Tierpark Hagenbeck

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Miniatur Wunderland

Miniature Wonderland (German: Miniatur-Wunderland) is a model railway

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Hamburg Rathaus

The Hamburg Rathaus is the Rathaus—the city hall or town hall—of Ham

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Kunsthalle Hamburg

The Hamburger Kunsthalle is an art museum in Hamburg, Germany. The art

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Rickmer Rickmers

Rickmer Rickmers is a sailing ship (three masted barque) permanently

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Reeperbahn

The Reeperbahn is a street in Hamburg's St. Pauli district, one of the

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Elbe Tunnel (1911)

Old Elbe Tunnel or St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel (German: Alter Elbtunnel

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Planetarium Hamburg

Planetarium Hamburg, terletak di distrik Winterhude, Stadtpark City

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Köhlbrandbrücke

The Köhlbrandbrücke is a cable-stayed bridge in the Wilhelmsburg q

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Landungsbrücken

The St. Pauli Landungsbrücken (St. Pauli Landing Bridges), part of

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Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg

The Internationales Maritimes Museum Hamburg (International Maritime

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Hamburg Stadtpark

Hamburg Stadtpark is a 148-acre municipal public park in the suburb of

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Prototyp (Museum)

Die private Sammlung Prototyp – Personen. Kraft. Wagen. ist ein A

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Sofitel Am Alten Wall Hamburg Hotel

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Renaissance Hamburg Hotel

starting $288

Steigenberger Hotel Hamburg

starting $291

Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten

starting $341

Hamburg Marriott Hotel

starting $385

Adina Apartment Hotel Hamburg Speicherstadt

starting $145

Sir Nikolai Hotel

starting $462

Hotel Barcelo Hamburg

starting $328

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