The photo shows the headframe of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein in Essen at sunset

The Ruhr region

"The Ruhr area is gray and dingy" - no way! Long gone are the times when smoke and coal dust defined the image of the region. An exciting mixture of spectacular industrial culture, slow-paced nature, exciting cities and hospitality that is second to none awaits you here. Experience it and discover the Ruhr area!

Highlights in #MyRuhrgebiet

The photo shows the Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord
Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord
The photo shows the headframe of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein in Essen
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
The photo shows the Oberhausen gasometer at night
Gasometer Oberhausen
The photo shows the tetrahedron on the Beckstrasse heap in Bottrop at sunset
tetrahedron
The photo shows Rusty and Mama in the musical STARLIGHT EXPRESS in Bochum
STARLIGHT EXPRESS
The photo shows the Tiger & Turtle sculpture on the Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe heap in Duisburg
Tiger & Turtle
The photo shows the Dortmunder U
Dortmund U
The photo shows the wooden roller coaster at Movie Park Germany in Bottrop
Movie Park Germany
The photo shows the German Mining Museum in Bochum in the dark
German Mining Museum
The photo shows the inner harbor in Duisburg
Inner harbor Duisburg

Even more Ruhr area

The photo shows the West Park and the Centennial Hall in Bochum
Bochum
The photo shows the Tiger & Turtle sculpture on the Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe heap in Duisburg
Duisburg
The photo shows the illuminated Zollverin coking plant in Essen in the dark
Essen
The photo shows the Slinky Springs to Fame bridge in the Oberhausen Kaisergarten
Oberhausen
The photo shows the Aquarius Water Museum in Mülheim an der Ruhr
Mülheim an der Ruhr
The photo shows the LWL industrial museum Zeche Zollern in Dortmund
Dortmund
The photo shows the Nordsternpark in Gelsenkirchen
gelsen
churches
The photo shows the totems on the Haniel heap in Bottrop
Bottrop
The photo shows the Teutoburgia colliery settlement in Herne
Herne
The photo shows the LWL open-air museum in Hagen
hagen
The photo shows the illuminated glass elephant in the Maxipark in Hamm
Hamm
The photo shows the LWL industrial museum in Henrichshütte Hattingen in the Ennepe-Ruhr district
Ennepe-Ruhr district
The picture shows the Hoheward heap in Herten
District of Reckling
live
The picture shows the Colani egg in Lünen
District of Unna
The picture shows the lamp on the Rheinpreußen heap in Moers
District of Wesel
The picture shows signposts in the Ruhr area
How to get there
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