Category
History in Hanover
The Guelphs, the Old Town and Leibniz
Attractions
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
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
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
Old Town & Ballhof
The medieval heart of Hannover with half-timbered houses, the Kreuzkirche, the Ballhof and cozy lanes.
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
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
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
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
Hannover Opera House
A neoclassical theater building by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves, home of the Hannover State Opera.
from 15 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
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
Restaurants
List
Basil
Hannover's upscale flagship address set in a listed former riding hall. Modern, creative cuisine at the highest level.
City Center
Broyhan Haus
A historic half-timbered house in the old town serving Lower Saxon tavern cuisine.
City Center
Altdeutsche Bierstube
A rustic beer tavern in the old town with kale, schnitzel and northern German cosiness.
City Center
Gartensaal in the New Town Hall
A restaurant inside the magnificent New Town Hall overlooking the Maschpark. Regional cuisine in a festive setting.
City Center
Hiller
Germany's oldest vegetarian restaurant, founded in 1955. Home cooking without meat.
City Center
Hollaendische Kakao-Stube
A tradition-rich cafe since 1921 with famous cocoa and an Art Nouveau interior of Delft tiles.