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ornamental fountains of the garden operate from 1100 to 1200 and 1500 to 1800
daily. Either U-Bahn No. 4 or No. 5 will take you to the Herrenhausen Garden, or
you will be able to see a portion of the gardens during a stop on the city bus tour.
Adult tickets cost €8.
Hannover has several museums spanning 6,000 years of history, including the
Sprengel Museum (Modern Art), Kestner Museum (Egyptology, Greece, Middle
Ages), Hannover Museum of History (local social history), and the Busch Mu-
seum in the Georgengarten, a natural park developed in the 18th century. In
sharp contrast to the baroque world of the Herrenhausen Garden, the Geor-
gengarten is a mature example of English landscape gardening.
Many of Hannover's residents believe that a day in their city should have 48
hours. The refurbished city center alone—an ambler's paradise (reserved entirely
for pedestrians) with shops, cascading fountains, and cafes—can captivate you.
With the frequent train service between Hamburg and Hannover, you can easily
extend your stay into evening.
Day Excursion to
Lübeck
Renaissance and Rotspon
Depart from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Distance by Train: 39 miles (62 km)
Average Train Time: 38 minutes
City Dialing Code: 451
Tourist Information Office: Welcome Center, Bertlingstrasse 21
Tel: [phone]; Fax: [phone]
www.luebeck-tourism.de
E-mail: [e-mail]
Tourist information: In the train station opposite track No. 1
Hours: June-September: 0930-1900 Monday-Friday, 1000-1700 Saturday,
Sunday, and public holidays; January-May, October-November: 0930-1800
Monday-Friday, December: 0930-1800 Monday-Friday
Note: To get to the tourist office from the rail station, pass by the Holstentor and
continue through Holstenstrasse to Holstentorplatz.