Lübeck

A Classicist burgher house that now hosts an art museum.

Its architecture is a stylistic potpourri reaching back to the 12th century. It is still the seat of the city administration and not a museum, so you can't have a look inside on your own. But there are guided tours every hour or so where the many historic rooms and the gallery of city leaders' portraits are explained (in German and possibly other languages).

Dedicated to the former chancellor (1969-1974) and leader of the Social Democratic Party who was born in Lübeck in 1912.

A building built by the wealthy merchants.

Dedicated to the brothers Thomas and Heinrich Mann, who spent their youth there. It contains many of their works. Closed until 2023.

Dedicated to the author (born in Gdańsk) who spent most of his life in Lübeck until his death in 2015 and who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999.

It was established in the 17th century and expanded in 1861. It covers an area of almost one hectare and is enclosed by a high brick wall. The oldest surviving gravestones (matzevot) date from the first half of the 18th century. The funeral hall, built in 1910 by the architects Carl Hahn and Alfred Runge, still stands.

A brick building that survived the pogroms of 1938 but was robbed of some of its stylistic elements by the Nazis later on. It once again is home to a small Jewish community, mostly immigrants from the former Soviet Union and their descendants.

It features some old-fashioned ships, among them a rebuilt Hanseatic kraweel ("Lisa von Lübeck") — more so in winter, because many of these ships are still in use during summer.

Opened in 2015, this is perhaps the "crown jewel" among Lübeck's historical museums as it gives an in-depth look into Lübeck's over 800 years of history and how Lübeck shaped the Hanseatic League and how the Hanse in turn shaped Lübeck. The light in the main exhibition is generally dark, it feels new for the design, such as using a card for some displays to show information on screen. It uses German and English, sometimes Swedish and Russian, in the description. A good place to learn the details of history of Hanseatic League. All visitors must receive a blue card for statistics and choosing language to show on the information screen.

Dedicated to the industrial heritage of Lübeck in the 20th century, that shaped the city. Especially the Hochofenwerke Lübeck AG (a metallurgical company) and the Flender Werft, a shipyard. Both companies were shut down as a result of the industrial crisis of the 1970s and 1980s with the last ship leaving the Flender Werft in 2002.

As Lübeck's eastern border was co-extensive with the border between West (FRG) and East Germany (GDR) during the Cold War there was a border crossing here. A group of volunteers maintains the remaining border installations and runs this museum.

A museum dedicated to all kinds of theatre puppets.

A natural history museum featuring, among other things, an entire sperm whale skeleton taken from an unlucky whale that died in a beaching incident.

Dating to the late 19th century, this open air pool makes use of natural river-water and is among the more extraordinary in Germany.

Housed in a nice old building this is your run of the mill multiplex cinema showing largely the newest from Hollywood and mainstream domestic fare. Run by Cinestar.

Run by Cinestar.

The name comes from its former name "Kommunales Kino" (communal or municipal cinema) as it was run by the city until August 2007 when it was taken over by enthusiasts. The cinema shows a lot of artsy films that do not attract a large mainstream following.

If you are visiting Lübeck during autumn, you might want to check out the Nordische Filmtage (Nordic film days), a festival where films from Northern Europe (especially Scandinavia) are shown in all cinemas, most of them in the original languages with German or sometimes English subtitles. Get a festival programme in one of the cinemas. The next scheduled edition is November 3–8, 2020.

Playing American football in Germany's second division GFL2 Nord. They play at Buniamshof, which is where this listing points to.

The local association football club. They play their home games at Lohmühle which is where this listing points to.