Duis­burg pier

Cyc­ling the Route der In­dus­triekul­tur (In­dus­tri­al Her­it­age Trail)

Dis­cov­er­ing the Ruhr Area by bike: the In­dus­tri­al Her­it­age Trail links out­stand­ing at­trac­tions, such as the Gas­o­met­er, Zollver­ein Coal Mine and Land­scape Park Duis­burg North.

Level of difficulty: easy

Gas­o­met­er Ober­hausen

Where once gas was stored a pan­or­amic el­ev­at­or now op­er­ates: won­der­ful views from 117 metres above sea level and fas­cin­at­ing ex­hib­i­tions are sure to in­spire at the Gas­o­met­er Ober­hausen.

Ger­man Foot­ball Mu­seum Dortmund

Here, there’s more than just titles, goals and tri­umphs on dis­play. The mu­seum is ded­ic­ated to the less ap­peal­ing as­pects of foot­ball as well as those that pro­mot­ing un­der­stand­ing between na­tions.

UN­ESCO World Her­it­age Site Zollver­ein

Pre­vi­ously the site of toils, today Zollver­ein of­fers in­dus­tri­al cul­ture at its best: art, con­certs, fest­ivals and sport­ing op­por­tun­it­ies set against an im­press­ive back­drop.

West­field Centro in Ober­hausen: more than just shop­ping

West­field Centro - a leis­ure para­dise: loc­ated on the site of the former Gute­hoffnung­shütte is Europe’s largest shop­ping centre, an aquar­i­um and much more.

Hansa Cok­ing Plant in Dortmund

Enter the Nature & Tech­no­logy Ad­ven­ture Trail and dis­cov­er the his­tory of coal and coke at the mu­seum of the Hansa Cok­ing Plant in­dus­tri­al monu­ment.