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BallinStadt Emigration Museum HamburgvsMiniatur Wunderland
Both are praised by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Miniatur Wunderland ranks significantly better than BallinStadt - Port of Dreams. Miniatur Wunderland has a TripExpert Score of 94 with positive reviews from 6 sources like Time Out, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
BallinStadt Emigration Museum Hamburg
Lonely Planet
Fodor's
Michelin Guide
Veddeler Bogen 2, 20539 Hamburg
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Hamburg's excellent emigration museum in the original halls looks at the conditions that drove about 5 million people to leave Germany." Full review
Fodor's "The emigrant experience comes to life with artifacts; interactive displays... and firsthand accounts of oppression in Europe,." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"At the start of the 20C, Albert Ballin, the director of the HAPAG shipping company, had a whole complex built for European emigrants heading to the US." Full review
Miniatur Wunderland Fodor's Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
Atlas Obscura
Time Out
The Guardian
Frommer's
Kehrwieder 2,, Block D, 20457 Hamburg
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Fodor's "You don't need to be a model railway enthusiast or a 10-year-old to be blown away by the sheer scale and attention to detail of the Miniatur Wunderland." Full review
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Even the worst cynics are quickly transformed into fans of this vast miniature world." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"This is the world's largest model railway exhibition." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg. " Full review
Time Out "In this exhibit, which draws 1.3 million visitors a year, a tiny world is spread out over 1,350 square feet. " Full review
The Guardian "The Miniatur Wunderland in Speicherstadt is the world’s biggest miniature railway, with more than 1,000 trains and 260,000 figures"
Frommer's "Wunderland bills itself as the world’s largest model railway, but it’s a lot more than Lilliputian trains chugging through snowy Alpine peaks." Full review
