U3

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A good thing to do if you're new to Hamburg is take the U3 which has the most impressive view of all the subway railways in Hamburg. It will take you to the town hall and from there along the Hafencity and the harbor, which awaits you with many things to see: The Elbphilharmonie (which will probably never be finished at this rate), the big musical theater 'Lion King' with another one that is being built next to it, the Landungsbrücken where you can get on boat trips or have a closer look at the huge cruise ships like Queen Mary, and last but not least the harbor itself with its huge cranes and containerstorages, especially during night time when everything is neatly lit up and gloomy streets make their way between the buildings. In addition to that, there is once a year a huge festival with live music and a lots of other attractions, which is called 'Hafengeburtstag'. 

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Well, back to more interesting stops on the U3's route, for example 'Reeperbahn' (Hamburg's world famous red light district), 'Feldstraße' (a few nice cafés there and 'Heiligengeistfeld' where they have usually big events like the 'Hamburger Dom', which is North-Germany's biggest funfair, or public viewing during FIFA World cup, and sometimes even musicals like 'Cats') and yet another well-known stop is 'Sternschanze' (a variety of small label clothing shops, cozy cafés and restaurants, as well as clubs which add to the vast nightlife there). 

All in all there is a lot to see on the U3 and it features a lot of my favorate places to hang out in Hamburg.

Lee