Cities in NRW

Your flair

From the vibrant metropolises on the Rhine to Münster, Aachen and Wuppertal, the western half of NRW offers endless enticement for city sight-seers. Here you can admire wonders of modern architecture, shop to your heart’s content or stroll through lively old towns. Go wherever your curiosity takes you and discover the cosmopolitan atmosphere of our vibrant and distinctive cities.

Blick entlang des Rheinufers in Düsseldorf, © Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourismus GmbH

City trips in NRW

Shoppen auf der Königsallee, © Düsseldorf Marketing & Tourismus

Shopping in North Rhine-Westphalia

Köln von oben aus dem Flugzeug fotografiert

Discovering # urbanana

Duisburg Harbour, © Duisport / Hans Blossey

Discover the west in your next city break

Alter Flecken in Freudenberg, © Stadt Freudenberg

Regions in NRW

Shoppen mit Beratung, © Tourismus NRW e.V., Dominik Ketz

Tourist cards in North Rhine-Westphalia

Travel packages

Find your perfect offer for your next city trip

Markttreiben in Münster, © Stephanie Alker

from 124.50 €

Everything on one card

Münster Marketing

room: category comfort, © Best Western Parkhotel Oberhausen

from 59.00 €

VIP Shopping Centro with limousine transfer

Best Western Parkhotel Oberhausen

Aachener Dom, © aachen tourist service e.V.

from 120.00 €

Aachen Classic

aachen tourist service e.V.

Looking for a short break?

Paar mit Wanderkarte, © Tourismus NRW e.V.

Hiking

Radfahren Rheinradweg Königswinter, © Dominik Ketz, Tourismus NRW e.V.

Cycling

Das Dach der Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, © Tourismus & Congress GmbH Region Bonn,Rhein-Sieg,Ahrweiler.jpg

Museums

Aachen Cathedral

Blick auf die Piste in der Skihalle Neuss, © Foto: allrounder.de

Skihalle Neuss - winter sports thrills on the “Neuss Glacier”

Besucher auf Erkundungstour, © Foto Sabine König

Bergisch Open-Air Museum Lindlar

Achterbahn im Wunderland, © Wunderland Kalkar

Famliy theme park Kernie's Wunderland Kalkar

Kind macht ein Foto mit Shrek, © Oliver Franke, Tourismus NRW e.V.

Movie Park Germany

Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonn

Neanderthal Museum Header alternativ Neandertaler mit erlegter Beute © Neanderthal Museum M

Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann

Schloss Nordkirchen wird auch „Westfälisches Versailles“ genannt, © Foto Oliver Franke / Tourismus NRW e.V.

Nordkirchen Castle

Vorderansicht des Von der Heydt-Museum in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, © Von der Heydt-Museum

Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal

Pablo Picasso Art Museum in Münster

Zeltstadt KulturPur in Hilchenbach-Lützel, © KulturBüro! Siegen-Wittgenstein

Festivals

Der Eifeler Döppekooche, ein traditioneller Kartoffelauflauf, wird heute als schmackhaftes Ofengericht wiederenteckt, © Archiv Eifel Tourismus GmbH

Authentic cuisine

Der Weser Skywalk an den Hannoverschen Klippen, © Tourismus NRW e.V.

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