PANOPTIKUM

The PANOPTIKUM in Hamburg, established in 1879, is an unusual museum which boasts Germany's oldest and most extensive collection of waxwork figures. More than 100 realistic wax figures from the worlds of history, culture, showbusiness and sport are displayed in appropriate costumes and settings. The interesting 1950s building is home to Goethe and Schiller, Napoleon, Cleopatra, Frederick the Great, Picasso, Uwe Seeler, Steffi Graf, Harry Potter, James Dean, Elvis Presley and the Beatles, to name but a few. Princess Diana and Michael Jackson are here too. The medical history collection is a little creepy, featuring waxwork recreations of a birth in breech presentation, a newborn, skin rashes, a collection of glass eyes and much, much more. Guided tours on request.