Experience the fascinating world of waxworks with tickets to the Panoptikum in Hamburg. Discover more than 120 famous personalities from history, art, and politics, as well as celebrities and superstars replicated in wax.

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Audio guide included: German, English

Highlights

Visit the attraction in the heart of St. Pauli and immerse yourself in the world of wax at Germany's oldest waxworks
Discover more than 120 lifelike figures including Olivia Jones, Angelina Jolie, Otto Waalkes, and Angela Merkel
Learn more about how wax figures are created

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Discover the fascination between waxworks and reality at the Panoptikum in Hamburg – the oldest waxworks in Germany. Experience the fascinating world of wax, merging reality with fantasy, across 700 square meters. Meet more than 120 personalities from history, art, and politics as well as celebrities and superstars – all lifelike and closely replicated as wax figures. Whether Michael Schumacher, Queen Elizabeth II, Vitali Klitschko, Karl Lagerfeld, or Helmut Schmidt – they're all waiting for you! You can also discover the giant woman Mariedl with a height of 2.27 meters as well as a man with 3 eyes and other extraordinary people. A scary corner and a medical-anatomical cabinet complete the exhibition.

Includes

Admission to the Panoptikum
Challenges for children and teenagers
Guided tour (if booked as an option)
Audio guide (if available)

Pick-up and drop off

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Ticket office of the Panoptikum Spielbudenplatz 3, 20359 Hamburg Directions by public transport: St. Pauli station (U3 metro line) and Reeperbahn station (S1 and S3 train lines) are within walking distance. Buses 6, 36, 37, 112, 601, 607, 608, 609, and 688 stop at St. Pauli station.

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Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 1019 reviews

Review summary

Value for money
4.4/5
Service
4.5/5
Organization
4.5/5

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It was nice in the Panoptikum itself. The online tickets didn't save us any time. First we had to exchange the online vouchers for real tickets at the cash desk (waiting time 20 minutes) and then we had to queue up with the real tickets (waiting time again 20 minutes). That wasn't great. We could have bought on site. Despite all that, it was a nice experience with nice employees and beautiful figures.

August 30, 2021

First of all, I have to say that the figures really look almost real. It was very exciting. At the reception you could also borrow a hearing set for an extra charge to hear a little historical information about the individual figures. Unfortunately we were through with the tour relatively quickly. I had expected a lot more figures. But still worth seeing.

November 28, 2019

wonderful

the wax museum is highly recommended. it is centrally located in the middle of the reeperbahn and is therefore easy to reach. the cabinet is very neat and clear. not only historical, cultural and political figures have been recreated, but there are also genuine Hamburgers among them. we liked that very much.

February 13, 2018

Hamburg: Ticket to the Panoptikum Waxworks

Hamburg: Ticket to the Panoptikum Waxworks

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