Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg on a Wheelchair

Published on April 20, 20262 min read

During the easter break I had the chance to visit Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg. It is an amazing exhibition of different models of the world. Entire cities are rebuild with streets, people, trees, trains, and every single detail. You can visit Europe, America, Latin America, and other parts of the world all in a massive 3 floors exhibition.

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The tickets

They have massively discounted tickets for wheelchair users. Unlike many similar places in Germany, they don't offer free ticket to the accompanying person, they just offer a small discount. Also unlike many places in Germany where you have to call or email, they allow you to easily book the wheelchair ticket and the discounted ticket for the accompanying person online. Make sure to get your tickets as early as possible because in high season like easter they were sold out.

Arrival

Getting there is easy, it is right in the city center and reachable by all transportation. We took the U3 metro then walked for a couple of minutes. The way to it was smooth but once you get to it, there is cobblestones that you have to cross before you get into the building.

As soon as you enter, you will find this lift to take you up the first few steps before you get to the elevator. It required someone with a key to unlock it and I found it weird there was no way to call for someone. My sister had to go all the way up and ask for someone to come down. I wonder what happens if someone on a wheelchair has no acoompanying person, how can they get someone to start the lift?

Insane Level of Details

Whether you are looking at the Colosseum, the airport, or the forest, you will be amazed by the level of details the creators of those miniature models went for. Your eyes won't believe how every single detail is mapped out, every person, every tree, every bird.

Accessibility

It was pretty accessible and the bathroom was spacious. What I didn't like and was quite frustrating in many parts is that the models were too high. If you tried to get closer there was a barrier that wouldn't allow you to get further. I enjoyed many parts but almost half of it was hard to see without doing some moves on the wheelchair. If you can't go higher on your wheelchair you won't see many parts.