A great place to discover more about Hamburg's rich maritime history and all things sea-related, is the International Maritime Museum.
Housed in a massive red-brick heritage building, the museum's fascinating exhibits cover more than 3,000 years of human connection to water.
The oldest artifact displayed is a dugout boat, hollowed out of a tree trunk thousands of years ago, that was recovered from the Elbe.
Models show how shipping has progressed, from Phoenician galleys to Viking long ships to the caravels of the Golden Age of Discovery.
