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Attractions in Hanover
From the magnificent New Town Hall to the baroque Herrenhausen Gardens, from Lake Maschsee to the Market Church - all the iconic places of Hanover.
Kleefeld
Adventure Zoo Hannover
An award-winning themed zoo with a Zambezi boat ride, Yukon Bay, a jungle palace and a Canada-themed world.
from 25 EUR
City Center
Aegidien Church (Memorial)
The war ruin of a Gothic church, today a memorial to the victims of war and violence, with the peace bell from Hiroshima.
Free entry
Herrenhausen
Berggarten Botanical Garden
A botanical garden in Herrenhausen with an orchid house, rainforest and desert houses, and the Welf mausoleum.
from 8 EUR
City Center
Central Station & Ernst-August-Platz
An imposing Gründerzeit station with the equestrian monument to King Ernst August - the gateway to the city and the "under the tail" meeting point.
Free entry
List
Eilenriede (City Forest)
At around 640 hectares, one of the largest urban forests in Europe - Hannover's "green lung" with miles of trails.
Free entry
City Center
Ernst-August-Galerie
A large shopping center right by the central station, with around 150 shops on several floors.
Free entry
Bemerode
EXPO Park / Expo Plaza
The former site of the EXPO 2000 world's fair, today a hub for a university, the creative industries and events.
Free entry
Herrenhausen
Georgengarten & Herrenhausen Avenue
An English landscape garden with the famous Herrenhausen lime avenue - popular for walking, jogging and picnics.
Free entry
Oststadt
Hannover City Park
A well-kept park by the Hannover Congress Centrum, with a rose garden, water-lily ponds and extensive flower beds.
Free entry
Bemerode
Hannover Fairground
The largest exhibition grounds in the world - host of the Hannover Messe, IAA Transportation and the historic CeBIT.
Free entry
City Center
Hannover Opera House
A neoclassical theater building by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves, home of the Hannover State Opera.
from 15 EUR
Ricklingen
Heinz von Heiden Arena (Lower Saxony Stadium)
Home ground of Hannover 96, the storied Lower Saxony Stadium by the Maschsee with room for around 49,000 spectators.
Free entry
Herrenhausen
Herrenhausen Gardens (Great Garden)
One of Europe's most important Baroque gardens, with the Great Fountain, hedge theater and the grotto by Niki de Saint Phalle.
from 8 EUR
Herrenhausen
Herrenhausen Palace
The summer palace of the House of Welf, reconstructed in 2013, now a conference center and museum at the Great Garden.
from 5 EUR
City Center
Kröpcke
Hannover's central square with the famous Kröpcke clock - the city's favorite meeting point.
Free entry
Südstadt
Lake Maschsee
Hannover's popular recreational lake. Sailing, pedal boats, a lakeside promenade and the big Maschsee festival in summer.
Free entry
Calenberger Neustadt
Leine Palace (Lower Saxony State Parliament)
Former residential palace of the House of Welf on the Leine, today the seat of the Lower Saxony State Parliament.
Free entry
List
Lister Meile
A lively shopping and strolling street in the List district, with boutiques, cafés, restaurants and a weekly market.
Free entry
Südstadt
Lower Saxony State Museum
The largest museum in Lower Saxony, with art, nature, archaeology and a vivarium of live animals.
from 5 EUR
City Center
Market Church
A 14th-century Gothic brick church with a striking 98-meter tower. The most important medieval building in the old town.
Free entry
City Center
Market Hall Hannover
The 'belly of Hannover': a covered market and food hall with fresh produce, delicatessen and international cuisine in the old town.
Free entry
Südstadt
Maschpark
Hannover's oldest park, right in front of the New Town Hall, with a pond that idyllically mirrors the town hall dome.
Free entry
Calenberger Neustadt
Neustadt Court and Town Church of St Johannis
A Baroque court church and the burial place of the universal scholar Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.
Free entry
City Center
New Town Hall
A magnificent palace-like building from 1913 on the Maschpark, famous for its diagonal arched lift up to the dome with panoramic views over Hannover.
from 4 EUR
City Center
Old Town & Ballhof
The medieval heart of Hannover with half-timbered houses, the Kreuzkirche, the Ballhof and cozy lanes.
Free entry
Südstadt
Sprengel Museum
One of Germany's most important museums of modern art, right on the Maschsee. Picasso, Klee, Beckmann and Niki de Saint Phalle.
from 7 EUR
Calenberger Neustadt
The Nanas by the Leine
Three colorful, voluptuous female figures by Niki de Saint Phalle on the banks of the Leine - Hannover's most popular outdoor artworks.
Free entry
City Center
The Red Thread
A 4.2-kilometer red line painted on the sidewalk that guides visitors to 36 of the city center's sights.
Free entry
City Center
Wangenheim Palace
A Neoclassical palace by Laves on Friedrichswall, Hannover's town hall from 1863 to 1913 and today the seat of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Free entry
Herrenhausen
Wilhelm Busch – German Museum of Caricature and Drawing
A museum in the Georgengarten dedicated to Wilhelm Busch and the art of caricature and satire.
from 6 EUR
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