Hanover
This museum of local history had just one exhibit hall open at research time; it's currently undergoing renovations for its permanent exhibits, due to…
Must-see attractions in Lower Saxony & Bremen
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
This Art Nouveau former railway station (1910) designed by artist and architect Heinrich Vogeler is heritage-listed for both its exterior and its…
Historisches Museum Bremerhaven
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
Displays exhibits on the history and development of Bremerhaven and the region, as well as temporary shows. An online emigration database (www.dad…
Bremen City
Bremen's landmark and Unesco-listed Rathaus (city hall) dates to 1400 but was a work in progress for centuries, as succeeding generations each tried to…
Kunstmuseum & Kunsthalle Bremerhaven
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
The permanent exhibition of paintings in the Kunstmuseum focuses on Weser artists; changing exhibitions are staged in the adjacent Kunsthalle. Located…
Lower Saxony & Bremen
The highlight of Celle's 13th-century Stadtkirche is the 235 steps you can climb to the top of the church steeple for an amazing view of the city – not…
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
Situated a few kilometres south of Bremerhaven’s train station, this so-called ‘shop window to the fishing harbour’ is a former fish-packaging hall that's…
Lower Saxony & Bremen
This town museum is located in the reconstructed Knochenhauerhaus, one of Germany’s most intricate half-timbered houses. Exhibits are spread over five…
East Frisian Islands
This visitor centre on the harbourfront has an interactive exhibit all about the science and ecology of Unesco World Heritage-listed Wattenmeer (Wadden…
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
The labyrinth of WWII civilian air-raid shelters at the Bunkermuseum includes testimonies from people who sheltered here, offering a moving insight into…
Bremen City
This former harbour warehouse has a strong permanent exhibition focusing on Bremen’s maritime history and the hydraulic engineering work that made its…
Hanover
Decorative arts through the ages are the focal point of the medium-sized Kestner Museum, where you’ll see everything from Bauhaus-style cutlery to an…
Lower Saxony & Bremen
The Altstadtmarkt is an appealing square in the western part of the Altstadt. Look for the step-gabled Renaissance Gewandhaus (built 1303, though the…
Bremen City
The football faithful will delight in this sports museum covering the history of the Werder Bremen team's past 100-plus years, with multimedia exhibits…
East Frisian Islands
An aquarium, exhibits and short films at this national parks office explain more about the varieties of plant, bird and sea life that call the Wattenmeer …
Hanover
Make a wish and turn the small brass ring embedded in the ironwork of this ornate 1896 fountain three times and – according to local legend – your wish…
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
The Zoo am Meer isn’t spectacular on the face of things, but it enthrals kids, partly because the enclosures are cleverly built into one big artificial …
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
This natural history museum showcases the ecology of Lower Saxony’s landscapes, including a huge section of peat bog with niches displaying some bog…
Lower Saxony & Bremen
Set high up on a wall diagonally opposite the tourist office are 16 bells that play various tunes (including Papageno's song from Mozart's The Magic Flute…
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
The bright-red ship moored in Ratsdelft is a former 1915 lightship, used as a warning beacon to other ships in areas without lighthouses. A small museum…
Bremen & the East Frisian Coast
The 16 bells of this glockenspiel, donated to the town in 1983, ring out a variety of tunes six times a day while five wooden figures of Jever's most…
Hanover
More than 175 species of animals roam modern enclosures at this 22-hectare zoo east of the centre, though the experience doesn't feel particularly worth…
East Frisian Islands
The 1st floor of the tourist office is devoted to display cases full of shells of all varieties, as well as other objects brought up from the sea: crab…
Hanover
Originally built for 17th-century games similar to badminton, the Ballhof (1649–64) was modernised inside in the 1970s and today serves as a venue for…
Bremen City
The city’s typical Dutch windmill adds a rural flavour to the parkland tracing the part of town where Bremen’s city fortifications once were. It houses a…
Hanover
The Renaissance facade of the Leibnizhaus is a reconstruction but the house was once the home of mathematician and philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz …
Hanover
Much of it is a postwar fake, but the Altes Rathaus, begun in 1455, still has some original elements. Today it houses offices and a small restaurant.
Hanover
This 46.3m-high column commemorates the victory of German, British and Prussian forces over Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815.
East Frisian Islands
If you're feeling active, you can climb the 161 steps of Wangerooge's 39m-tall lighthouse, which dates from 1855. A small museum on site tells the history…
East Frisian Islands
This decommissioned lightship-turned-museum is anchored at Borkum and has an exhibition on the Wadden Sea National Park. Tours are available Tuesday to…
East Frisian Islands
To learn about the whaling era and other stages in the life of Borkum, visit this museum near the Old Lighthouse. Don't miss the giant sperm whale…
East Frisian Islands
The symbol of Langeoog has a ground-floor exhibition on drinking water and an observation deck 33m above sea level upstairs. Entrance is free but…
Nationalpark Haus-Gezeitenhaus
East Frisian Islands
If you just can't stand lying on the pristine white sand a moment longer, head here to this little exhibition on wildlife and the Wattenmeer (Wadden Sea).
East Frisian Islands
This little museum has exhibits on life on Juist, covering the island's geology, flora and fauna, and human history.
East Frisian Islands
Nautical tradition is showcased in this maritime museum, where you can also view a sea rescue ship.
