I will be staying in Hamburg for 4 days. Any must see spots outside of the city that I could take the train to

Question

I will be staying in Hamburg for 4 days. Any must see spots outside of the city that I could take the train to

Answer 1

I highly recommend Celle, the town is chock full of half-timbered houses along quaint little streets & alleyways.  Bring plenty of film for this visit!

Answer 2

Here's a selection of some nice cities not too far from Hamburg. For some details look at en.wikipedia.org or de.wikipedia.org (for some (more) photos).

Lübeck (45min away by train) - http://www.luebeck-tourism.de

Lüneburg (30min) - http://www.lueneburg.de

Bremen (60min) - http://www.bremen.de

Schwerin (60min) - http://www.schwerin.com/eng/index.php

Wismar (90min)

Ratzeburg (60min)

Glückstadt (30min) - http://www.glueckstadt-tourist-info.de

Stade (60min) - http://www.stade-tourismus.de

Helgoland (day trip): Island in the North Sea - connections e.g. by speed catamaran from Hamburg - http://www.helgoland.de/engl.htm

If you have to pick just one or two destinations (I could spend all 4 days in Hamburg without leaving the city) I'd recommend Lübeck and/or Schwerin.