Top Things to do in Ruhr Area
Top Hotels in Ruhr Area
- 1. GHOTEL Hotel & Living Essen
- 2. IntercityHotel Duisburg
- 3. Mercure Hotel Plaza Essen
- 4. the niu Cobbles
- 5. stays design Hotel Dortmund
- 6. Dorint An den Westfalenhallen Dortmund
- 7. l'Arrivee Hotel & Spa
- 8. Hampton by Hilton Dortmund Phoenix See
- 9. Mercure Hotel Dortmund City
- 10. Hotel Moers Van Der Valk
What to do and see in Ruhr Area, North Rhine-Westphalia: The Best Things to do Good for Kids
Discover the best top things to do in Ruhr Area, Germany including Lwl Industrial Museum Zollern, Westfalenpark, LVR-Archaologischer Park Xanten, Zoom Erlebniswelt, Landschaftspark, Tetraeder Bottrop, Gasometer Oberhausen, German Mining Museum, LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall, LWL - Freilichtmuseum.
Restaurants in Ruhr Area
1. Lwl Industrial Museum Zollern
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 205 reviews
At first sight palatial redbrick facades and artistically adorned gables on buildings dotted around a grassy square are more reminiscent of an aristocratic residence than a coal mine. This was exactly one of the ideas behind the architecture. Today the “mansion of labour” in the west of Dortmund is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and impressive testimonies to Germany’s industrial history. The engine house with its famous Jugendstil doorway is already an icon. But the museum’s outstanding industrial architecture is only one of many different attractive facets. The various sections of the exhibition will take you into a world of harsh working conditions, and the stories of the men and women who worked in coalmining during the 20th century will bring this vividly to life.
2. Westfalenpark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 497 reviews
Reviewed By MadreJoni - Bermuda Dunes, United States
This is no ordinary park, from the beautiful forests, to the lakes, and green belts, this park has it all.A skyway, a old pirate ship playground, a sky tower, and miles and miles of beautiful paths to wander down. One could spend the whole day there and never see it all. The most Beautiful park I have ever enjoyed!
3. LVR-Archaologischer Park Xanten
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 523 reviews
Reviewed By johngR1407KD
The Archaeological Park is a place I go to every few years and each time it gets better. Roman Xanten was a significant city with merchants, traders, a large temple, a bathhouse and an arena. The scientists and educators at the park have been working consistently to explore the site and reveal what the can in a manner that's accessible and informative. On this last trip I managed to spend some in the reconstructed workshops of the craftsmen who made clothes and footwear for the Romans. It was incredibly informative and I learned quite a bit. I only wish I had more time. One of the great things about the park is that it's not overburdened with a lot of gimmicks. It's really quite a pleasant place that doesn't beat you over the head. You can spend hours there and focus on what you find interesting. If you are ever on the Lower Rhine this is a very worthwhile place to visit.
4. Zoom Erlebniswelt
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 644 reviews
5. Landschaftspark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 691 reviews
Reviewed By IJA_Travel - Rhede, Germany
Here you can spend a nice day/night and that without entrance fee. If you are free from giddiness, you can climb up to the top of the blast furnace (approx. 80 meters) and enjoy the fantastic view of the surrounding area. Hobby photographers get their money's worth here, motives at every corner in this former steel mill. In the twilight the whole charm with special lighting comes to the fore, guided or also introduced inspections are also possible in the dark and maybe you are lucky and you can enjoy a wonderful sunset on top of the blast furnace. A snack is also possible. Diving in the gasometer and climbing in the former bunkers is unfortunately reserved for club members.
6. Tetraeder Bottrop
7. Gasometer Oberhausen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 710 reviews
8. German Mining Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 549 reviews
The extraction, processing and utilization of mineral geo-resources, subsumed here under the term ‘mining’, is a subject with great significance for the development of human civilization. The global importance of mining is increasing today, and will no doubt continue to do so in future. This is clear from the political campaigns and the intense media reactions associated with issues of raw material supplies and shortages, and also resource conservation (recycling and the use of renewable energy sources). The work of the Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, as the leading international museum on the mining industry, takes place within this socially relevant context. As one of the Leibniz Association’s research museums, the DBM is devoted to investigating the extraction, processing and utilization of mineral raw materials in the context of social, cultural, ecological and economic dynamics, spanning different historical periods. The museum shows the lasting impact which these processes have had on the development of society, and preserves relevant evidence for future generations. In short: The Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum is the cultural memory of the mining industry.
Reviewed By Shpsurf - Dover, United States
A must see when visiting the Ruhr Valley. Interesting and historically accurate. Not ideal for small children or people with walking disability.
9. LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
People began chipping out the first lumps of “black gold” from the hillsides of the Ruhrgebiet around 300 years ago. The Nightingale Colliery will take you back to the time when miners could walk straight inside the galleries to get at the coal; and later sunk the first shafts below ground. Equipped with a helmet and pit lamp visitors can take a walk down the narrow gangway of our mining gallery to a genuine coal streak and experience the unique atmosphere of early mining. One of the oldest hauling engines in the region can be seen in operation in the engine house.
10. LWL - Freilichtmuseum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 162 reviews
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