Miniatur Wunderland

#1 Alter Elbtunnel The Alter Elbtunnel (also Old Elbe Tunnel, St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel) is a pedestrian, bike and motorist tunnel, which travels underneath the River Elbe and connects central Hamburg to the ... Read more » rs-foto / Flickr

#2 Planten un Blomen Planten un Blomen (translates as the very imaginative Plants and Flowers), but creative name or not, this park is a favorite among travelers. In the summers it features a light ... Read more » razvan.orendovici / Flickr

#3 Fish Auction Hall and Market All-night revelers finish up their partying at the Sunday morning St. Pauli Fischmarkt (Fish Auction Hall and Market). Not only are there stalls brimming with fresh fish and other goods ... Read more » Zoonar RF / Getty Images

#4 Town Hall (Rathaus) The Rathaus (Town Hall) is big -- bigger than London's immense Buckingham Palace -- and travelers also say it's one of the best sights in Hamburg. Resting on a square ... Read more » 'o' wie obacht / Flickr

#5 Miniatur Wunderland Miniatur Wunderland, according it its website, is the world's largest model railway. The museum is broken up into five sections — Southern Germany, Hamburg and the Coast, America, Scandinavia and ... Read more » Andrey Belenko / Flickr

#6 Hamburg Zoo (Tierpark Hagenbeck) The Hagenbecks Tierpark (or Hamburg Zoo) is owned by the Hagenbeck family; Carl Hagenbeck, Jr. (who founded the zoo in 1907) was a wild animal trader and merchant. Of special ... Read more » Suna Viro/EyeEm / Getty Images

#7 Hamburger Kunsthalle One of Germany's great art museums, the Hamburger Kunsthalle has a pretty extensive collection of painting and sculpture -- both old and new. In the modern and contemporary sections, artists ... Read more » LuxTonnerre / Flickr

#8 Speicherstadt The red-brown buildings of the Speicherstadt (Warehouse District) used to shelter the city's imports -- coffee, spices, silks -- which were carried fresh off the boats in the harbor. Although these ... Read more » Moe / Flickr

#9 Reeperbahn Hamburg's Reeperbahn rivals Amsterdam's Red Light District for its magnitude. Located in St. Pauli, the Reeperbahn is a corridor of sex shops, strip shows and brothels. And although ... Read more » IK's World Trip / Flickr