Activities and experiences related to sustainability

Exploring Bremen by bike is a popular way to get around and stay active. Whether you take a guided bicycle tour or explore the city on two wheels by yourself, there are plenty of ways to discover Bremen outdoors. 

If you'd rather take things at slower pace, we also have suggestions for walking tours and small hikes. You can even experience Bremen's parks and waterways from the water itself. Rent one of the beautiful wooden boats from the rowing boat rental by the Emmasee (Lake Emma) and explore the Bürgerpark from a different perspective.

When shopping, you may want to take aspects such as materials, origin or reuse into account. For example, Bremen has a number of second-hand boutiques and shops offering products with different focuses and concepts. There's even the entire "Fair mile" in the Viertel district.
And you'll surely unearth that really special something at one of Bremen's flea markets. If you're looking for really typical regional souvenirs, you'll find them at Made in Bremen. Handicrafts, artworks, gourmet treats, books and poems from in and around Bremen can all be found in these historic surroundings in the heart of the city centre. The Martinshof City Shop is also right in the middle of the city. Its product range includes hand-made items from the Martinshof, one of the oldest and largest workshops for people with disabilities in Germany. Here you'll find children's toys, Bremen Senat branded products and ceramic articles.

Explore Bremen aboard the Town Musicians Express, a small red and white road train with an electric motor that takes visitors through the historic city centre. Please note that the tours are currently only available in German. If you prefer exploring Bremen on two wheels, you can join a guided bicycle tour through the city.
You can also discover the surrounding countryside by boat. Join an excursion or charter a traditional peat barge from Findorff to learn more about the history of this type of vessel while travelling through the regional waterways and natural landscapes. Excursions are run by a not-for-profit foundation which supports the inclusion of people with disabilities.

If you are interested in topics such as climate, biodiversity and world cultures, Bremen offers a variety of museums and interactive exhibitions.
 

At botanika Bremen, visitors can explore Asian-inspired landscapes and learn more about plants, ecosystems and biodiversity through interactive exhibitions and educational displays.
 

At Universum Bremen, visitors can experience scientific phenomena through around 300 interactive exhibits covering technology, humans and nature. As part of the BildungKlima-plus-56 project, Universum Bremen is involved in educational formats related to climate and environmental topics. The permanent exhibition also includes video interviews with experts as well as a large three-dimensional data globe that visualises climatic developments and global environmental data.

The exhibition spaces at the Übersee-Museum Bremen combine exhibits from different cultures and natural environments. Visitors can learn more about global food supply chains, transport routes and the effects of climatic changes on people and ecosystems.

At Bremer Geschichtenhaus (History House), the performers will take you back on a journey back in time. Wearing historical costumes, they relay events from three centuries of Bremen history with individual stories that bring Bremen's historic past back to life.

 

In the Vegesacker Geschichtenhaus (History House), you'll find out more about the history of the northern part of the city and its dockyards and hear lively stories from the harbour-side bars. The project: Both the History houses (in Vegesack and Bremen itself) are social integration projects for the long-term unemployed. The aim is to give the performers the skills to encourage them to return to work and provide professional support to help them into professional careers.

 

The Bunker Valentin Memorial in Bremen's Farge district was built as a factory for submarines (U-boats) in World War 2. It is the location for innovative educational approaches to how history is taught and how a sense of historical awareness can be created. A range of different formats and themed tours of the site provide information about the National Socialist era in which slave labour was used to build the Bunker Valentin factory. An information trail with 25 stations tells the history of the site. You can borrow a multimedia guide when you tour this site. It is also available as an audio guide for people with an visual impairment. The entire site is fully accessible. Guided tours must be booked in advance.