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 A green oasis in the city centre |
Harvestehuder Weg Hamburg, Hamburg 20148 Germany +49 (0)49 3005 1300 (Information fur Touristen) |
The Alsterpark is located in the heart of the city, on the western shore of the outer Alster lake. It is equally popular among locals and visitors. Its huge lawns are inviting for those who like to watch the world go by while lying in the sun. People come here to walk, skate, cycle and jog; you also see them walking their dogs and pushing prams. There are also cafés and little kiosks that offer food and drinks, but if you prefer to barbeque, there are several marked areas where you are free to do so. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Football, barbeque and sunshine |
Am Volkspark Hamburg, Hamburg 22525 Germany +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information fur Touristen) |
The "people's park" in Altona is one of the biggest parks in Hamburg and offers many possibilities for recreation and sports on its huge lawns. People go jogging and cycling here, and take their dogs or themselves for a walk. Others play Frisbee, badminton, "Boccia" and football. The park is occupied by an international armada of barbeque-fanatics particularly during summer weekends. Another summertime attraction is the dahlia garden with 12,000 colourful plants, one of which is elected "people's favourite" every year. It might not be the best idea to come to the park for a quiet and peaceful walk if there is a football match going on at the stadium right next door. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old trees and young deer |
Elbchaussee 499 Hamburg, Hamburg 22587 Germany +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Touristen Information) |
The picturesque Hirschpark also belongs to the chain of well-kept parks that flank the river Elbe. From 1787 to 1792, Christian Frederik Hansen built the Hirschparkhaus and in 1860 the deer preserve was opened. You can watch deer and rabbits here, as well as other colorful birds such as geese, ducks and peacocks. Some of them may even be fed. The big old trees, ideal for climbing and hiding behind, provide another attraction for visitors. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Nature reserve in the north of Hamburg |
Duvenstedter Triftweg Hamburg, Hamburg 22397 Germany +49 (0)40 6076 1148 |
A really beautiful 800 hectare nature reserve is located on the northern outskirts of Hamburg´s suburbs. The Duvenstedter Brook consists of marshland, forests and patches of heather, and can be proud to call itself home to an impressive number of game species. There are special game-watching facilities for roe and fallow deer. Apart from deer and stags, the odd hare or partridge might show up, but only very few lucky people have ever been rewarded with the sight of a badger - no matter how quiet and patient they have been. At the nature reserve's information house, you can get records of all the different plants and animals here, as well as information on recent projects and activities. They also offer guided tours on weekdays. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Rectangular park on the Wandse |
Ahrensburger Strasse 14a Hamburg, Hamburg 22041 Germany +49 (0)40 656 0913 |
This park in the Wandsbek district has a long history. Once a company owner from Hamburg planted oaks here, because he needed the oak bark to tan skins for his leather products. That was back in the 18th Century - in the meantime the formerly privately owned park, which used to be part of the Wandsbek estate, has become public greens. Its ponds are maintained, supplied and fished by local angling societies. The Alster bicycle trail also leads through this quiet and picturesque landscape along the Wandse brook. You can get some rest from the daily strain here and look at typical marsh and aquatic plants. A little bit further east there is a schoolgarden and a special botanic garden near Eichtalpark. The first has been designed systematically and shows bushes and flowers, as well as aquatic, poisonous and medicinal plants. The latter also has a lot of very interesting plants and information on them. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Sculptures, drawings and etchings by Barlach |
Baron-Voght-Straße Hamburg, Hamburg 22609 Germany +49 (0)40 82 6085 http://www.barlach-haus.de/ |
The Ernst Barlach House is, like the Jenisch House, a museum in Jenisch park near the River Elbe. It exhibits a large number of Ernst Barlach's (1870-1938) works, which the manufacturer Hermann F. Reemtsma donated from his collection. Among them are over 100 wood and bronze sculptures, as well as drawings, etchings and pieces of pottery, but also photographs and documents illustrating the artist's life. One of the artist's masterpieces is the Frieze of the Listeners. The impressive exhibit consists of nine parts which blind visitors are welcome to touch and experience with their hands. There are also changing exhibitions presenting other artists' works. Admission is EUR 3. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Falkenstein doll museum |
Grotiusweg 79 im Sven-Simon-Park Hamburg, Hamburg 22587 Germany +49 (0)40 81 0582 http://www.elke-droescher.de/m... |
You cannot help but feel a touch nostalgic whilst viewing the dolls' houses with their miniature utensils, delicate velvet clothing and accessories. The exhibition includes more than 300 dolls as well as about 60 dolls' houses, kitchens and shops, all painstakingly furnished in keeping with the styles dating from the 18th Century to the 1950s. This collection took over three decades to compile! A visit to the museum can be combined with a walk in the beautiful Falkenstein area. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Hagenbeck's zoo |
Lokstedter Grenzstrasse 2 Hamburg, Hamburg 22527 Germany +49 (0)40 54 0001 x0 http://www.hagenbeck.de |
Hagenbeck's 100-year-old zoo is home to countless species of animals, a tropical centre, a dolphin show, several restaurants and a beautiful recreation park. Some of the animals live in special rocky environments, others in spacious water holes. Besides regular attractions like feeding time and elephant and pony rides, there are also jungle nights in the summer. The 'zoo school', horse-drawn carriage rides and several playgrounds provide an abundance of entertainment for kids. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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City park with boat hire |
Eppendorfer Landstraße 148 Hamburg, Hamburg 20251 Germany +49 (0)40 47 6207 |
Located on the Alster, Hayn´s Park combines the three neighbourhoods of Winterhude, Eppendorf and Borstel. The deputy mayor and senator, Max Theodor Hayn used to have his country seat here. Today a lot of people like to go for a pleasant walk or relax on the public lawns. Two bridges connect the parts of the park, which reaches the mill pond area (Mühlenteich) at its northeastern outskirts. You can hire a boat here and view Hayn's Park from the water while getting some exercise. Afterwards there are nice restaurants to go to and have a meal, like Zur Alten Mühle, for example. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Historic upper middle class home furnishings |
Baron-Voght-Straße 50 Hamburg, Hamburg 22609 Germany +49 (0)40 82 8790 http://www.jenisch-haus.de/ |
The classical Jenisch house was built at the beginning of the 19th Century and today serves as a branch of the Altonaer Museum. Karl Friedrich Schinkel contributed to its design. It is located in the beautiful Jenisch-Park beside the river Elbe, and displays historic examples of upper middle class home furnishings from the 16th-19th Centuries in 14 exhibition rooms on several floors. Among them are impressive halls for prestige purposes, which are decorated in the Classical and Biedermeier styles, as well as many pieces of furniture, paintings and crafts from the late renaissance period. The beautiful art nouveau furniture is also worth seeing. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Park with two museums |
Elbchaussee 50 Hamburg, Hamburg 22609 Germany +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Touristen Information) |
This beautiful park, near the Elbe, was designed in the style of English landscape parks in the 18th century, and was previously privately maintained by the Jenisch family; you had to pay an admission fee to visit the park, and the family donated the money to support Hamburg's poor. Today there are also two museums in the park: the Jenisch-House and the Ernst-Barlach-House. The latter shows wooden sculptures, bronze statues, pottery and etchings by the artist. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Flowers, bushes and information |
Hesten 10 Hamburg, Hamburg 22609 Germany +49 (0)40 8229 3161 http://www.bghamburg.de/infose... |
Klein Flottbek's botanic garden belongs to the several beautiful "Elbparks" on this elegant side of town, and is really worth a visit. 24 hectares of well-kept grounds are open to the public from 9am daily. The park is not just nice for taking a walk; if you are interested in plants, you can also learn something here-the Friends of the Botanic Garden Society organizes lectures on some of the special plants which can be found here. It also keeps you updated on the botanic state of things within the garden throughout the year. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Park, forest and deer reserve |
Alsterallee Waldenau Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein Germany +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information für Touristen) |
The well-maintained Klövensteen is part of the Rantzau Forest, northwest of the city. It is a popular area for day trippers from Hamburg and further afield. It offers outdoor leisure activities for the whole family. There is pony riding and deer watching at the reserve, but you can also set out on long, quiet walks or even 4 to 5-hour hikes into the neighbouring areas of Schnaken and Butterbargmoor from here. A riding stable with picturesque trails is part of Klövensteen as well. To experience the landscape on horseback certainly adds a little extra thrill. You will find several nice restaurants and cafés along the way-some of which offer excellent traditional local cuisine. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Recreation and spectating |
Bondenwald Hamburg, Hamburg 22453 Germany +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information für Touristen) |
At the Niendorfer Gehege there are 120 hectares of recreational grounds for the entire family, so everyone should be able to find something nice to do. In addition to big lawns and old trees, there are playgrounds for children and gymnastics apparatus for sporty people. Barbeques are also allowed in specially designated areas. The main attraction at the Niendorfer Gehege is the deer preserve where you can watch roe and fallow deer. If you are longing for a quiet hike there are several marked tracks you can follow. A real kid magnet is the pony farm at Niendorf preserve where they can go riding. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Large park with a lake |
Barsbütteler Weg Hamburg, Hamburg 22117 Germany +49 (0)40 42 854 3338 http://www.oejendorferpark.de/ |
Hamburg´s eastern districts also have a large and attractive park with a big lake and many facilities for leisure activities. The Öjendorfer Park was created in 1958 on the grounds of a former gravel pit. At 143 hectares, it is now Hamburg´s third biggest park and offers hiking trails, sunbathing lawns, a little hill for sleigh-rides and skiing in the winter, a miniature golf course, a kiosk and plenty of parking spaces. You can even go pony-riding here. A 50 hectare lake (Öjendorfer See) with an island is also part of the park. On the island there is an area for the protection of birds. There are several bathing places on the lake which are rather popular in the summer, when visitors from both the neighbourhood and far away places gather here. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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More than just a graveyard |
Fuhlsbütteler Straße 756 Hamburg, Hamburg 22337 Germany +49 (0)40 59 3880 http://www.friedhof-hamburg.de/ |
The beautiful Ohlsdorf Cemetery covers an area of 400 hectares and is not only Hamburg's biggest park, but also Europe's biggest cemetery. This explains why cars and buses are allowed on the streets and lanes which divide it into different sections. There are numerous celebrities' graves, as well as twelve chapels, three museums and the graves of soldiers from over 20 different nations. The lake and meadows with geese, numerous sculptures and impressive mausoleums make Ohlsdorf Cemetery much more than just a graveyard. One of the museums boasts remarkable old tombstones and a documentary on death and dying in the last 120 years. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The biggest manmade sky in Europe |
Hindenburgstraße 1 Hamburg, Hamburg 22303 Germany +49 (0)40 428 8 6520 http://www.planetarium-hamburg... |
Although completed in 1914, this building has only housed what is Europe's biggest planetarium since 1930. An almost-perfect reproduction of the night sky and its stars is projected onto the interior of the copper-domed roof. The instruments here are actually some of the most versatile and complicated in the world, and can depict stars that can be seen from all countries and at all points in time. The Planetarium also has an extensive programme of special events, lectures and special screenings. The regular shows take place on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also a permanent exhibition which shows antique star charts, measuring instruments, telescopes, models of planets and satellites and the like. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Fantastic inner-city park |
Klosterwall 8 Hamburg, Hamburg 20095 Germany +49 (0)40 428 54 4723 http://www.plantenunblomen.ham... |
The name 'Planten un Blomen' has its origins in the old Hamburg dialect for 'plants and flowers'. With a huge variety of trees, plants, flowers and a Japanese garden, the park attracts thousands of visitors during the warm summer months. One of the major summertime attractions is the water-music and light show. This impressive spectacle takes place at 10p from May to August and at 9p throughout September. The water-music is performed every day in winter, but without the light show. There is also an adventure playground and numerous other children's activities. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Mediterranean-style park |
Oberaltenallee Hamburg, Hamburg 22081 Germany |
This park with Mediterranean flair is located above the extension of the famous Strandweg in Blankenese. Its last owners, the Warburg family, gave the park to the city of Hamburg in 1951. There is a staircase leading up to it between Falkensteiner and Falkentaler Weg. It's well worth climbing it, because from up here you get a grand view of the river Elbe and Neßsand island. Of course, there is a less strenuous way to get up here as well. The terraced park is part of the chain of Elbparks and is one of the most remarkable historic gardens in Hamburg. There is an amphitheatre where you can act out spontaneously improvised drama scenes. Romantic meetings are also possible here, as the park is always open and even has a rose garden. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Animals in beautiful scenery |
Rosengarten Vahrendorf Hamburg, Hamburg 21129 Germany +49 (0)40 8197 7470 http://www.wildpark-schwarze-b... |
This interesting game park, situated South of Hamburg, is easily accessible by public transport. You can take long, one or two-hour, walks in its beautiful 50 hectare grounds with forests, hills and valleys and a lake, while watching many different species of European game. Some of them may even be handled and fed. After you have had the pleasure of meeting otters, deer, lynx, boars, owls, rabbits, donkeys, wolves and all the others, you can relax at the restaurant or café, or have a barbeque or picnic on the lawns. Children also enjoy a visit to the nice playground, while older visitors can watch a demonstration of handicrafts at the park centre. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Old park in Rothenburgsort |
Ausschläger Elbdeich Hamburg, Hamburg 20539 Germany +49 (0)40 3005 1300 (Information für touristen) |
Near the Billwerder bay and the Entenwerder Elbpark there is an small old park named after senator Friedrich Traun. In the 18th Century it inspired many wealthy people to build lovely gardens and country houses outside the inner city area. Later on industry and transport were the centre of the district´s attention and the park was neglected. But as part of the recent ambitious endeavor to make the south of Hamburg more attractive, Traun´s park underwent a complete renovation about ten years ago. As a result there now is an open-air stage and a new sports stadium fitted with spectators´ stands in addition to the sunbathing lawns and the playground. Review © 2007, Wcities |