Tomorrow the greatest maritime museum collection worldwide reopens

[Skybird]

In Hamburg.

http://www.internationales-maritimes-museum.de/

On officially nine floors ("decks", but in fact there are eleven), the museum offers - amongst others - these items:

1000 huge models of ships,
36 000 miniature models scale 1:1250
5000 paintings, graphics, waterpaintings
50 000 construction blueprints
120 000 books
2000 films
500 000 photographies
15 000 menu cards (!)
36 precious "Knochenschiffe"

biggest model : „Wappen von Hamburg III“, Length 4,3 meter
biggest exhibit: 2-man-submarine, type „Seehund“, length: 12 Meter
smallest exhibit: model of a jolly boat, ca. 5 millimeter.

An old Hanse city always is worth a travel. I recommend - in this order - Lübeck, Hamburg, Wismar, and Danzig.