I Walked the World’s Largest Cemetery — It Felt Like a Park

Friedhof Ohlsdorf in Hamburg is the largest garden cemetery in the world — more than 4 kilometers long, with its own road network, public buses, ponds, trees, and even parkland. In this video, I take you on a quiet January walk through Ohlsdorf Cemetery, exploring how and why this unique place came to be. From its origins in the late 19th century, shaped by humanist ideals and communal burial concepts, to its role today as both cemetery and urban green space, Ohlsdorf tells a fascinating story about Hamburg, death, and the living. Along the way, we visit: The open-air museum of burial culture and historic tombstones Gravestones dating back as far as the 17th century Former grave areas that have been transformed back into parkland A women’s memorial section within the cemetery And a few quiet reminders of Hamburg’s political and social history Ohlsdorf isn’t a gloomy place. It’s a calm, expansive landscape where joggers, buses, birds, and memories coexist — and where the city reflects on how it remembers its dead. If you enjoy slow travel, urban walks, hidden places, and thoughtful city stories, this one’s for you. 📍 Hamburg, Germany 🚶‍♂️ Filmed in January 🎥 Walking vlog / urban exploration