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Grosse Freiheit
Just north of the S-Bahn station is the Grosse Freiheit . Grosse Freiheit literally means 'great freedom' street, an apt name with its bright lights, dark doorways and live sex nightclubs. Smarmy doormen try to lure the passing crowd into clubs; if you're interested, ask about the conditions of entry.
Admission tends to be fairly low, but it's the mandatory drink minimum that drives up the cost. Ask at the bar how much drinks cost; we've heard reports of people being charged nearly €100 for a couple of watery cocktails.
As for Reeperbahn itself, even those not interested in strip shows usually pay a quick trip to Hamburg's vast red-light thoroughfare of the Reeperbahn ju…
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Miniatur-Wunderland
Kids and trainspotters will delight at this, the world's largest model railway, with astonishing recreations of recognisable landmarks. In busy times, prepurchase your ticket online to skip the queues.
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International Maritime Museum
The centrepiece is the new International Maritime Museum. It takes 10 floors to house this, the world's largest private collection of maritime treasures. Professor Peter Tamm Sr has amassed an astonishing 26,000 model ships, 50,000 construction plans, 5000 illustrations, 2000 films, 1.5 million photographs and much more, including innumerable nautical devices, uniforms, military and other objects documenting 3000 years of maritime history.
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Beatlemania Museum
You can take a slightly surreal journey through the Beatles' career at the Beatlemania Museum. In addition to entertaining interactive exhibits (including recreated Abbey Road Studios), and rare memorabilia (such as the Beatles' first record contract, which was signed in Hamburg), it stages concerts and fashion shows. Look for the giant yellow submarine bulging from the building's facade.
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St Nikolai
Nearby St Nikolai, not to be confused with the new Hauptkirche St Nikolai in Harvestehude, was the world's tallest building from 1874 to 1876, and remains Hamburg's second-tallest structure (after the TV tower). Badly damaged in WWII, it now houses a war memorial. A glass lift zips you up to its 75.3m-high viewing platform inside the surviving spire.
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Color Line Arena
Hamburg's huge Color Line Arena was extensively refurbished for the 2006 football World Cup, and is home to Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. The stadium lies in the city's northwest, just off the E45/7/27 by car. Alternatively, take S-Bahn 21 or 3 to 'Stellingen', which is linked by free shuttle buses with the stadium.
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Herbertstrasse
Some 50m south along Davidstrasse in Reeperbahn, you'll see a painted tin wall on the right. This bars views into Herbertstrasse, a block-long bordello that's off-limits to men under 18 and to women of all ages.
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Dialog Im Dunkeln
Hour-long, pitch-black journey with a blind guide through recreated natural and urban landscapes, giving you a memorable impression of what it's like not to see.
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