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Handicap? No problem in the Ruhr metropolis, there's plenty to see and do!

Museums, theme parks, theatre- check out these sights with no barriers in your way!

The picture is showing a szene from the musical "Wicked - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in Oberhausen.

© Metronom Theater

Wicked

Now showing at the Metronom Theatre am CentrO Oberhausen: WICKED\nDeclared “A Cultural Phenomenon” by Variety and “The Best Musical of the Decade” by Entertainment Weekly. Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire that re-imagined the stories and characters created by L. Frank Baum in ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’, WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. MORE

Interior view of the empty Philharmonic hall

Picture: Philharmonic hall in Essen

Philharmonic hall Essen

With the Philharmonic hall Essen one of the most beautiful and most acoustic concert houses was built in the histroical roofed house. The house was opened in 1904 by Richard Strauss. MORE

Aerial image of the Villa Hügel.

Picture: Villa Hügel in Essen\n© Essen-Marketing

Villa Hügel

The Villa Hügel in the south of Essen is idyllically located above Lake Baldeney. As the former ancestral home of the Krupp family, the villa is one of the most prominent places of interest in the Ruhr area and is a key attraction on the Route of Industrial Heritage. MORE