Quickborn Things to Do

Hagenbeck's 100-year-old zoo is home to countless species of animals, a tropical centre, a dolphin show, several restaurants and a beautiful recreation park. Some of the animals live in special rocky environments, others in spa... more

The secondary school within the walls of this building looks back upon a long tradition: The city´s first humanist grammar school was founded in 1529 by the reformer Johannes Butenhagen, whose Protestant educational and religio... more

Rudolf Steiner Schule Wandsbek offers a variety of courses. Students admitted in this school can take music, dance, theater, drawing, outdoor programs, and all the essential math and reading comprehension courses as well. Set i... more

Well away from the stress of the hectic city you can enjoy nature's beauty at the Arboretum. It is located between Pinneberg and Elmshorn, some 13 miles northwest of Hamburg and serves as a good destination for a day trip. The... more

At the Niendorfer Gehege there are 120 hectares of recreational grounds for the entire family, so everyone should be able to find something nice to do. In addition to big lawns and old trees, there are playgrounds for children... more

Located close to the Congress Centre, the University and Planten un Blomen park, Dammtor is the no.1 stop for thousands of business people, students and culture-vultures. The third biggest station in the city (after Hauptbahnho... more

The lush, green suburb of Bergstedt is home to Bergstedter Kirche, a charming structure which is very popular amongst bridal couples. More than one thousand annual requests pour in for weddings to take place here, so if you are... more

On Niendorfer Marktplatz in the north of Hamburg you can see a rather unique building by northern German standards-namely a particularly beautiful, genuine baroque church. As it is one of the most popular wedding churches, brid... more

Considered a jewel of German architecture, this romantic, half-timbered baroque style church with its 13th Century spire popularly referred to as the 'Eppendorfer wedding church' was a structure that survived the onslaught on W... more

The oldest and largest church in Poppenbüttel parish, Marktkirche Zu Poppenbuttel  hosts a 'Lord's supper' twice a month and has an activity for just about every day of the week. Besides the regular Sunday morning mass, the chu... more