Dusseldorf
City in Germany
Dusseldorf is the urban district of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state (NRW state divided into 31 districts and 23 urban districts) in Germany. It is the 7th largest city in Germany.
Visiting Time: If your travel time is less than 7 days, avoid Mondays.
How to Reach Dusseldorf
Düsseldorf Airport (IATA Code- DUS) is the international airport of Düsseldorf. It is about 7 km north of downtown Düsseldorf.
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Tourist Places in Dusseldorf
I have described 50 Best Places to Visit in Dusseldorf. Those are Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Dusseldorf. Among them some are Must-Visit Attractions in Dusseldorf. Also described The Best Things to Do in Dusseldorf, and Fun Things to Do in Dusseldorf.
So that you can able to know the Famous Dusseldorf Tourist sights and Attractions, and make your itinerary for Dusseldorf Attractions & Sightseeing.
You need approximately US$ 126 to visit all the places listed below. With that amount of money, you have to add Food cost, Transport cost, Hotel rent and air fare to travel in Dusseldorf.
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Visit the 6 major museums and exhibition halls with one ticket valid for 48 hours. Gain entrance to K20, K21, Kunstpalast, Kunsthalle, NRW Forum, and KIT Kunst im Tunnel.
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Day-1:
Schloss Heltorf
Castle
It is said that Helethorpe was the owner of the castle in 1167. It was sold to von Troisdorf family in 1360. The castle was rebuilt from 1826 and still belongs to the family. So the castle is not open to the public. Mass celebrations take place every Sunday at 11:30 AM.
The castle park is surrounded by the English forest park. An open-air Marian celebration is held every year on Ascension Day at 4 PM in the castle park.
Park Visiting Time: May to October - Saturday, Sunday and holiday - 10 AM to 6 PM.
Entry Fee: 3 Euro ($3.58) for adult age over 14.
How to go: It is located about 6 km north from Düsseldorf International Airport at Heltorfer Schloßallee 100.
Angermunder See
Lake
Clean water for bathing.
How to go: It is located about 2 km from Düsseldorf International Airport towards northeast.
Day-2:
Schloss Kalkum
Castle
As a record, in 892 there was already a royal court here. It is said that the Kalkum family later acquired ownership of the property, which was registered in 1176. Excluding the fort, the complex was besieged and destroyed in 1405. It was later rebuilt by the Kalkum family. The castle came into the possession of the Von Winkelhausen family and was recorded in 1443. The castle was rebuilt and extended in 1663. Soldiers of the Sun King Ludwig XIV occupied the fort in 1688. The fort was recaptured by French troops in November 1701, and was besieged and recaptured by the Allies of Holland and Prussia in 1702. The von Winkelhausen family later got the property back. Isabella Johanna Maria Anna of the von Winkelhausen family married Edmund Florenz of the von Hatzfeldt family on November 17, 1703. The property was transferred to the von Hatzfeldt family. The von Hatzfeldt family was rarely in this castle. The fort was again used by French troops from 1741 to 1742.
In 1806, Maria Maria Anna von Kortenbach, along with her grandson Count Edmund von Hatzfeldt, came to use the castle as the residence of the widow in Kelkum. The fort needs to be repaired. Maria Anna later rebuilt the outer part of the castle from 1808 to 1814. She also redesigned the interior. Edmund married Sophie on August 10, 1822. However, the reconstruction of the fort continued till 1841. After the construction of the palaces was completed and the gardens were completed, the palace was rarely used as a residence by the Hatzfeldt family. In 1846, Sophie von Hatzfeldt separated from her husband, Edmund. Their son Alfred and his wife Gabriele did some minor construction work on the castle.
During the First and Second World Wars, the castle was used by soldiers and was severely damaged. Owner Maria von Hatzfeldt sold the castle to the NRW state on February 3, 1948, including the park and the surrounding farms. Renovation and restoration work began in April 1954 and ended in the autumn 1967.
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia sold the property to the project developer Peter Thunissen in March 2019 and signed an agreement to make at least Kalkumar Schlosspark accessible to the public. Peter Thunissen wanted to turn it into the music academy with the help of a British architect, David Alan Chipperfield, but the plans had to be abandoned. So about 19 hectares of the fort park is still open to the public.
How to go: It is located about 1 km north from Düsseldorf International Airport at Oberdorfstraße 10.
Kaiserpfalz Kaiserswerth
Ruined Castle
According to the documents, there was a castle here in 1016. Emperor Heinrich II handed over the Kaiserworth and the castle to Ezzo. Ezzo's son Otto, in 1045, handed over the fort to King Heinrich III. Heinrich III fortified the palace from 1050 AD until his death in 1056 AD. During the death of Heinrich III in 1056, his son Heinrich IV was only six years old. So his widow Agnes von Poitou continued the reign. The palace remained unused for many years due to the abduction of Heinrich IV in 1063.
In 1174, Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa expanded into a huge three-story castle. It was completed in 1193 under his son Heinrich VI. Barbarossa never used this castle as a residence. Documents show that many family members lived in the palace, such as Heinrich V (circa 1081 or 1086 to May 23, 1125), Conrad III (c. 1093 or 1094 to February 15, 1152), Henry VI (circa November 1165 to September 28, 1197), Otto IV (circa 1175 or 1176 to May 19, 1218), Henry VII (circa 1278/79 to August 24, 1313). After the death of Henry VI in 1197, the fort passed into the hands of Cologne and the Golfers.
Until 1424 the city and the castle were owned by the Netherlands.
Between 1567 and 1577, under Salentin von Isenburg, the complex was expanded and converted. However, in 1655, several buildings, including the chapel, were destroyed in a powder explosion.
From April 1689, a force of Brandenburg, Dutch and Munster troops surrounded Kaiserworth and bombed the royal palace. It was later repaired.
In the spring of 1702, at the Battle of Spanish Heritage, troops from Brandenburg, the Netherlands and England invaded and captured the fort on June 15, 1702. The palace complex was again extensively damaged by 12,000 artillery shots.
Professor Paul Clemen began excavation and reconstruction work in 1899, which lasted until 1908. So the wreckage still remains.
During the Nazi era, the ruins of the castle served as a regular meeting point for the Dusseldorf Hitler Youth (HJ). The ruins of the palace were restored from 1997 to 2001, marking the 1300th anniversary of Kaiserswerth. The northern and southern parts have been preserved.
Visiting Time: 9 AM to 6 PM every day.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located about 1.5 km from Düsseldorf International Airport towards northwest at Burgallee, Kaiserswerth district.
Day-3:
Nord Park
Park
Expansive park featuring gardens, fountains. Visit Japanese Garden at the premises.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located about 2.5 km from the southwest corner from Düsseldorf International Airport towards south at Kaiserswerther street 365.
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum
Museum
Museum exhibits the evolution of biodiversity, with a range of animals.
Visiting Time: 10 AM to 6 PM every day.
Entry Fee: 10 Euro ($11.94) for adult. 6 Euro ($7.16) for reduced. 1 Euro ($1.19) for age 0-5. 20 Euro ($23.88) for family (2 adults + own children).
How to go: It is located inside the Nord Park.
EKO-Haus der Japanischen
Cultural Center
It is considered as one of the largest Japanese communities in Europe. Over 8,000 Japanese live and work here.
How to go: It is located about 2.8 km from Nord Park towards south on the other side of Rhein Rhine River. You have to cross by Theodor-Heuss-Brucke bridge at Brüggener Weg 6.
Julia Stoschek Collection
Museum
It exhibits modern art, films, paintings, photographs and sculptures.
Visiting Time: 11 AM to 6 PM.
Entry Fee: Free. 90 minutes guided tour - 10 Euro ($11.94) for adult and free for age 0-18.
How to go: It is located about 920 meters from EKO-Haus der Japanischen towards south at Schanzenstraße 54.
Rheinkniebrucke
OberkasselerbrückeBridge
1519 meters bridge was opened on October 16, 1969 over Rhein Rhine River.
How to go: It is located about 1.3 km from Julia Stoschek Collection towards southwest.
Day-4:
Neuer Zollhof
Building Complex
3 separate buildings were completed in 1998. The facades of all three buildings curve and lean, looks like leaning towers, Italy.
How to go: It is located about 530 meters southwest from the south end of Rheinkniebrucke at Neuer Zollhof 2-6, Unterbilk.
Rhine Tower
Tower
240.5 meters high concrete telecommunications tower was built in 1979-1981. It houses a revolving restaurant and an observation deck at a height of 170 meters. A light sculpture on its shaft works as a clock is the largest digital clock in the world.
Observation Visiting Time: 2 PM to 11 PM every day. Bar and Snacks - Sunday to Thursday 10 AM to Midnight. Friday and Saturday - 10 AM to 1 AM.
Observation Ticket: 9 Euro ($10.75) for adult and Free for child age below 6. 11 Euro ($13.14) for flexible day.
How to go: It is located about 260 meters southwest from the south end of Rheinkniebrucke at Stromstrase 20.
Standehaus Park
Park
The building inside the park was built between 1876 and 1880. It was the provincial parliament building From 1880 to the 1930s. From 1949 to 1988, it served the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament. It is now serving as a K21 exhibition building.
How to go: It is located southwest end of the Rheinkniebrucke at Ständehausstraße 1.
Kunst im Tunnel
Art Museum
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 4 Euro ($4.78) for adult. 3 Euro ($3.58) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 600 meters from Standehaus Park towards northwest near the bank of Rhein Rhine River at Mannesmannufer 1b.
Rheinuferpromenade
Riverfront Area
How to go: It is located on the bank of Rhein Rhine River and northwest side of Kunst im Tunnel.
Day-5:
Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf
Museum
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 4 Euro ($4.78) for adult. 2 Euro ($2.39) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 350 meters from Kunst im Tunnel towards north at Berger Allee 2.
Heinrich-Heine-Institut
Cultural Center
It exhibits the life of the poet Heinrich Heine.
Visiting Time: Sunday, Tuesday to Friday - 11 AM to 5 PM. Saturday - 1 AM to 5 PM.
Entry Fee: 4 Euro ($4.78) for adult. 2 Euro ($2.39) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 200 meters from Stadtmuseum Düsseldorf towards east at Bilker street 12.
Carlsplatz
Square
It is the oldest market square.
How to go: It is located about 140 meters from Heinrich-Heine-Institut towards north.
Hetjens-Museum
Museum
Museum of the history of ceramics, founded on May 9, 1909. It exhibits 8000 years old ceramics.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 5 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 4 Euro ($4.78) for adult. 2 Euro ($2.39) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 200 meters from Carlsplatz towards west at Schulstraße 4.
Filmmuseum Düsseldorf
Museum
It exhibits rare technical items, movie posters, film archives and cinemas.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 5 Euro ($5.97) for adult. 2.5 Euro ($2.99) for reduced.
How to go: It is located at the same building of Hetjens Museum is located at Schulstraße 4.
Uerige
Brewpub
Enjoy Beer-making process. It has restaurant which serving Rhineland cuisine at a traditional brewery.
Visiting Time: 10 AM to 12 AM every day.
How to go: It is located about 200 meters from Film Museum Düsseldorf towards northeast at Berger street 1.
Marktplatz
Square
Central square of Düsseldorf's old town. It is near the town hall and the Jan Wellem equestrian monument on its center.
How to go: It is located north side of Uerige brewery.
Jan-Wellem-Reiterstandbild
Monument
The statue of Prince Johann Wilhelm II, also called Jan Wellem (19 April 1658 – 8 June 1716) on a bronze horse was built in 1711.
How to go: It is located at Marktplatz.
Rathaus
Old Town Hall
The building was constructed between 1570 and 1573.
How to go: It is located at Marktplatz.
Day-6:
Burgplatz
Square
How to go: It is located about 100 meters from Marktplatz towards north.
Schlossturm
Castle Tower
The first three floors of the tower was built in the 13th century. 4th level was added in 1552. 5th floor was built in 1845. The round arches on the fifth floor were built in 1883. Arches were removed and current tent roof was built in 1909. The present height of the tower is 33 meters.
The tower houses Maritime Museum since 1984.
Museum Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Museum Entry Fee: 3 Euro ($3.58) for adult and 1.5 Euro ($1.79) for reduced.
How to go: It is located at Burgplatz.
Katholische Gemeinde St. Lambertus
Catholic church
According to the documents dated May 23, 1159, there was a Romanesque court chapel at this place. That was raised to a parish church in 1209. Later a collegiate monastery was established here in 1288. A hall church was built in 1370. The three-aisled building was inaugurated on July 12, 1394. The church was damaged several time and renovated.
How to go: It is located about 80 meters from Schlossturm towards north at Stiftspl. 7.
St. Andreas, Düsseldorf
Church
The church was built in 1622-1629 for the Jesuits and used as a church after the dissolution of the Jesuit order in August 1773.
How to go: It is located about 350 meters from Katholische Gemeinde St. Lambertus towards southeast at Andreasstraße 27.
Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Exhibition Center
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM.
How to go: It is located about 60 meters from St. Andreas church towards north at Grabbepl. 4.
K20, Kunstsammlung
Museum
It exhibits contemporary German and European art.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Friday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Saturday, Sunday and Holiday - 11 AM to 6 PM.
Entry Fee: 12 Euro ($14.33) for adult. 10 Euro ($11.94) for reduced. 2.5 Euro ($2.99) for child age 6-17.
How to go: It is located about 100 meters from Kunsthalle Düsseldorf towards northeast at Grabbepl. 4.
Day-7:
Oberkasselerbrücke
Bridge
615 meters long bridge over Rhein Rhine River.
How to go: It is located about 350 meters from Katholische Gemeinde St. Lambertus towards north.
NRW-Forum Düsseldorf
Museum
The complex was built in 1925–26.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Thursday - 11 AM to 9 PM.
Entry Fee: 7.50 Euro ($8.96) for adult and 5.50 Euro ($6.57) for reduced. Free for child age below 18. NRW-Forum + Kunstpalast - 15 Euro ($17.91) for adult and 11 Euro ($13.14) for reduced.
How to go: It is located north side of east end of Oberkasselerbrücke at Ehrenhof 2.
Museum Kunstpalast
Art Museum
It exhibits arts, drawings, sculptures collection in Germany. The Ehrenhof building was built in 1925 for the exhibition. Hetjens Museum for ceramics moved into the Ehrenhof building in 1928 and moved out in 1969.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Thursday - 11 AM to 9 PM.
Entry Fee: 12 Euro ($14.33) for adult. 9 Euro ($10.75) for reduced. Free for child age below 18. NRW-Forum + Kunstpalast - 15 Euro ($17.91) for adult and 11 Euro ($13.14) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 240 meters from NRW-Forum museum towards north at Ehrenhof 4-5.
Hofgarten
Park
27.73 hectares park contains Numerous historical monuments and modern sculptures. It is the Germany's first and oldest public garden.
How to go: It is located east end of Oberkasselerbrücke.
Schloss Jägerhof
Museum
The building was built between 1752-1763. the castle has housed the Goethe-Museum since 1987.
Visiting Time: Museum - Tuesday to Friday and Sunday - 11 AM to 5 PM. Saturday 1 PM to 5 PM. Library and Study Hall - Tuesday to Friday - 10 AM to 12 PM and 2 PM to 4 PM.
Entry Fee: 4 Euro ($4.78) for adult and 2 Euro ($2.39) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 450 meters from Hofgarten at Jacobistraße 2.
Schadowstraße
Street
670 meters east-west shopping street.
How to go: It's East end start from Jacobistraße (about 300 meters from Schloss Jägerhof towards south). The street headed to west till Königsallee street (west end).
Tritonenbrunnen
Fountain
Triton fountain was created in 1898-1902 for the beautification of Königsallee.
How to go: It is located west end of Schadowstraße at Königsallee.
Königsallee
Street
1 km north-south street with canel. Fashion showrooms and luxury retail stores located along its sides.
How to go: It starts from Hofgarten (north end) to Luisenstraße (south end).
Day-8:
Schloss Benrath
Castle
The palace was built for Charles Theodor and his wife, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach. Construction began in 1755 and was completed in 1770. The building contains central part called corps de logis and two wings in the east and west. 3 parts of the building now houses 3 museums. The Museum for European Garden Art in the east wing and the Museum of Natural History in the west wing.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 5 PM.
Entry Fee: Day pass for all museums (guided tour through the palace and a glimpse behind the scenes are included) - 14 Euro ($16.72) for adult. 10 Euro ($11.94) for student. 4 Euro ($4.78) for Child age 6 -17. Free for child age 0-5. 28 Euro ($33.44) for family (2 adults + all own children age below 18).
Photography: Photography and video is not permitted during public guided tour. Photography for personal use, book their “Fotoshooting-Tour”. Taking photos in the park is allowed. For commercial photography and video, contact Ms Janine Ruffing (E-Mail: presse@schloss-benrath.de)
How to go: It is located at Benrather Schloßallee 100-108. By tram line 701 and underground line U74, stop on Schloss Benrath. By train S6, RE1, RE5, stop on Benrath S-Bahnhof, local train station. Then walk about 10 minute walk to the museum.
Mickeln House
Manor House
The house was first built in 1210 and destroyed by fire in 1836. Only the gatehouse of the old building remained. The present building was built in 1843.
How to go: It is located at Alt-Himmelgeist 25.
St. Nicholas
Catholic church
The current church was built in the 11th century. The tower was built around the middle of the 13th century and restored in 1741 and in 1890.
How to go: It is located about 80 meters from Mickeln House towards west at Nikolausstraße 22.
Day-9:
Botanischer Garten der Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Botanical Garden
Botanical Garden of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf also known as the Botanischer Garten Düsseldorf is a 8 hectares botanical garden in Düsseldorf.
Visiting Time: Monday to Friday - 8 AM to 7 PM. Saturday - 1 AM to 7 PM. Sunday - 10 AM to 7 PM.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located at Universitätsstraße 1.
Südpark
Park
70 hectares park is the most visited park in the NRW state.
How to go: It is located 1 km north from Botanical Garden at Werstener street.
Volksgarten
Park
How to go: It is located northwest side of Südpark.
Classic Remise Düsseldorf
Museum
It exhibits vintage cars.
Visiting Time: Monday to Saturday - 8 AM to 8 PM. Sunday - 10 AM to 8 PM.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located about 1 km from Südpark towards east at Harffstraße 110a.
Day-10:
IDR Schloss Eller
Castle
There was a castle chapel in 1230 at the front of the present castle, which was moved to the village in 1827. A Chapel was built at the former place in 1950.
Eller castle was first mentioned in 1309, which was already older. The owner of the property was Elnere family. the Lords of Eller had to sell their ancestral seat in 1448 to Knight Adolf von Quade. Adolf laid down the old castle and instead had a moated castle built by 1469. The tower is still preserved today. After Bertram Quade died in 1599 without any descendants. Johann von Harff finally took over the inheritance in 1621.
One of his descendants, Baron Josef Clemens von Weichs, exchanged Eller Castle in 1710 with the Jan Wellem for House Schönforst near Aachen. the castle fell into disrepair, became the official residence of the Bergisches Oberjägermeister in 1743 and ultimately only served as the home of the district forester.
He sold the Eller Castle in 1823 to the Royal Prussian Chamberlain Baron Carl von Plessen, who had previously lived in Eller Castle and where his three were between 1821 and 1825 Children were born. He demolished the old castle except tower and new castle was built in 1823-1826. Baron Plessen sold Eller Castle as early as 1838 to the domain councilor and tenant of the Bergisches Schulfonds Johann Heinrich Wolters. In 1842, after only four years, Domain Councilor Wolters sold Eller's property to Count Werner von der Recke-Volmarstein, a relative of the previous owner, Carl von Plessen. He, too sold it again in 1843 to Princess Luise von Prussia. There Princess Luise stayed permanently here from 1855 to until her death on December 9, 1882. Luise's son Prince Alexander sold the castle and estate in June 1883 to the Gelsenkirchen timber wholesaler and secret councilor Friedrich Vohwinkel. First the castle was used as summer house, then it became parmanent resident from 1898 to until his death there in September 1900. After Vohwinkel's death, the property passed to his son-in-law, Hermann von Krüger, who was born in Berlin in 1859 and who married Clara Vohwinkel in 1891 in Eller. Hermann von Krüger gave the palace, outbuildings and park their present form.
Eller Castle Church, which was inaugurated in 1905. The couple sold the palace and the remaining lands to the city of Düsseldorf in 1938. the building was temporarily used as a home for the Hitler Youth during the Second World War and later it was used as an old people's home after their departure. It was opened to the public in 1950. Eller Castle was renovated in 1969 and housed Düsseldorf Fashion School. They used the castle until 2003.
In January 2008, the castle was finally handed over to the city subsidiary Industrieterrains Düsseldorf-Reisholz Aktiengesellschaft (IDR) as heritable building rights.
How to go: It is located about 2 km from Classic Remise Düsseldorf towards east.
Eller Forst
Forest
235 acres are for nature reserve.
How to go: About 1.2 km from Eller Castle towards northeast at Rathelbeckstraße 307.
Unterbacher See
Lake
83.6 hectares lake. There are four islands designated as a bird sanctuary. There are Am Unterbacher See Strandbad (Lake beach) are located.
How to go: It is located southeast end of Eller Forst.
Elbsee
Lake
89 hectares lake.
How to go: It is located south end of Unterbacher Lake.
Day-11:
Zoopark
Park
How to go: It is located about 1.5 km from Goethe-Museum towards northeast at Brehmpl.
Wildpark Grafenberger
Park
Featuring animals and a bee house with playground.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located about 1.5 km from Zoopark towards east inside Grafenberger national park.
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