The city-state of Bremen is a free federal state of Germany and Bremerhaven is its port. The town is found in Lower Saxony, on the eastern bank of the River Weser. Across the river is the town of Nordenham. Due to the importance of the town as a trade port, there are numerous discount hotels in Bremerhaven available on EasyToBook.com. If you are interested in ships and their history, look for your budget hotel in Bremerhaven near the harbor. There are very few historical buildings in Bremerhaven. However, there is a great deal of maritime history to explore at the harbor.

You may want your first stop to be the German Maritime Museum. There are a number of museum ships kept there, including a U-boat, a three-masted sailboat, and a very interesting ship called the Hansekogge that dates from 1380. The Lloyd-Werft shipyard is interesting because it is the location where many of the world’s large cruise ships are built. Also see the German Emigration Center, the aquarium called the Atlanticum, and the Bremerhaven Zoo.