31 entries

Attractions in Duisburg

From the Inner Harbour with its Foster architecture to the world-famous Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord, the walkable Tiger & Turtle sculpture, the Six Lakes and the zoo — all the iconic places of the city on the Rhine.

Angerpark & Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe
Park
Free

Wanheim-Angerhausen

Angerpark & Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe

A greened spoil tip with hiking trails around Tiger & Turtle — recreation on former industrial land.

Free entry

Duisburg Port (duisport)
Landmark

Ruhrort

Duisburg Port (duisport)

The largest inland port in the world — experienced by harbour boat tour with cranes, containers and kilometres of quays.

from 14 EUR

Duisburg Rhine Park
Park
Free

Hochfeld

Duisburg Rhine Park

A new landscape park on the Rhine bank in Hochfeld on former industrial land — with a promenade, wide views and plenty of space to play.

Free entry

Duisburg Theatre / König-Heinrich-Platz
Modern

City Centre

Duisburg Theatre / König-Heinrich-Platz

A historic municipal theatre on König-Heinrich-Platz, home — together with Düsseldorf — of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.

from 15 EUR

Duisburg Town Hall
Landmark
Free

City Centre

Duisburg Town Hall

An imposing neo-Renaissance town hall on the Burgplatz, with a prominent tower in the heart of the old town.

Free entry

Zoo Duisburg mit Delfinarium und Tieranlagen am Kaiserberg
Park

Duissern

Duisburg Zoo

A popular zoo on the Kaiserberg, known for its dolphinarium, koalas and the Rio Negro themed world — a classic for families.

from 22 EUR

Forum Duisburg
Modern
Free

City Centre

Forum Duisburg

A large city-centre shopping mall on Königstraße with more than 90 shops over several levels.

Free entry

German Museum of Inland Navigation
Museum

Ruhrort

German Museum of Inland Navigation

The largest museum of its kind in Germany, housed in a magnificent Art Nouveau public baths in Ruhrort.

from 4 EUR

Hamborn Town Hall & Pollmann-Eck
Landmark
Free

Hamborn

Hamborn Town Hall & Pollmann-Eck

A striking town hall at the Pollmann-Eck in the north of Duisburg, a testament to the once-independent industrial town of Hamborn.

Free entry

Historic Harbour of Ruhrort
Landmark
Free

Ruhrort

Historic Harbour of Ruhrort

An old boatmen's village with maritime charm, historic harbour basins, museum ships and cosy pubs.

Free entry

Homberg–Ruhrort Rhine Ferry
Landmark

Homberg/Ruhrort/Baerl

Homberg–Ruhrort Rhine Ferry

A historic passenger ferry across the Rhine between Homberg and Ruhrort — the "Glückauf" has connected the banks for generations.

from 2 EUR

Innenhafen Duisburg mit moderner Hafenpromenade und Marina
Landmark
Free

City Centre

Inner Harbour (Innenhafen)

From the "bread basket of the Ruhr" to a lively city quarter: a former grain harbour with a promenade, restaurants, museums and modern architecture.

Free entry

Inner Harbour Marina
Landmark
Free

City Centre

Inner Harbour Marina

A leisure-boat marina in the middle of the Inner Harbour, with yachts, houseboats and a maritime feel against the skyline of the old warehouses.

Free entry

Kaiserberg
Park
Free

Duissern

Kaiserberg

A wooded hill above the city with hiking trails, the Kaiser Wilhelm monument and views over Duisburg.

Free entry

Kaiserberg Botanical Garden
Park
Free

Neudorf

Kaiserberg Botanical Garden

An idyllic garden on the Kaiserberg with a rose garden, pond, nature trails and mature trees — freely accessible and free of charge.

Free entry

Lake Masurensee
Park
Free

Duisburg South

Lake Masurensee

The largest and most popular lake of the Six Lakes Plateau, with a lido, promenade and boating.

Free entry

Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord mit dem stillgelegten Hüttenwerk bei Nacht
Modern
Free

Meiderich

Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord

A disused ironworks turned spectacular industrial park: climb a blast furnace, dive in the gasometer and watch the colourful light show at night.

Free entry

Lehmbruck Museum
Museum

City Centre

Lehmbruck Museum

An international museum of modern sculpture in the Kant-Park, dedicated to the sculptor Wilhelm Lehmbruck and 20th-century sculpture.

from 9 EUR

Mercator Hall
Modern
Free

City Centre

Mercator Hall

A modern concert and congress centre in the CityPalais, home of the Duisburg Philharmonic.

Free entry

MKM Museum Küppersmühle
Museum

City Centre

MKM Museum Küppersmühle

A museum of modern and contemporary art in a converted grain mill at the Inner Harbour, with architecture by Herzog & de Meuron.

from 9 EUR

Museum of Culture and City History
Museum

City Centre

Museum of Culture and City History

The city museum at the Inner Harbour, with the world's most important Mercator collection and the history of Duisburg from antiquity to today.

from 4 EUR

Rheinhausen & Krupp History
Landmark
Free

Rheinhausen

Rheinhausen & Krupp History

A district on the left bank of the Rhine, shaped by the history of the Krupp steelworks and the legendary workers' protest of 1987.

Free entry

Rheinpreußen Spoil Tip & Geleucht
Viewpoint
Free

Beeck

Rheinpreußen Spoil Tip & Geleucht

A spoil tip with the "Geleucht" — a walkable, giant miner's lamp as a glowing landmark artwork above the Ruhr region.

Free entry

Rhine Meadows Walsum
Park
Free

Walsum

Rhine Meadows Walsum

A renaturalised nature reserve on the Rhine with a floodplain landscape, birdwatching and grazing wild horses.

Free entry

Salvatorkirche in der Duisburger Altstadt nahe dem Rathaus
Church
Free

City Centre

Salvator Church & Old Market

The Gothic main church of the old town right next to the town hall, burial place of the cartographer Gerhard Mercator on the historic Old Market.

Free entry

Sechs-Seen-Platte im Duisburger Süden mit Wassersport und Erholungsgebiet
Park
Free

Duisburg South

Six Lakes Plateau (Sechs-Seen-Platte)

Six lakes formed from former gravel pits in southern Duisburg — swimming, sailing, diving, hiking and promenading in green surroundings.

Free entry

Stadtwerke Tower
Landmark
Free

Hochfeld

Stadtwerke Tower

At around 200 metres the tallest structure in Duisburg — the "Lange Heinrich" is a landmark visible far across the Rhine.

Free entry

Three-Gable House
Landmark
Free

City Centre

Three-Gable House

The oldest surviving residential house in the old town, dating from the 16th century, with its characteristic three stepped gables.

Free entry

Begehbare Skulptur Tiger and Turtle – Magic Mountain auf der Heinrich-Hildebrand-Höhe in Duisburg
Viewpoint
Free

Wanheim-Angerhausen

Tiger & Turtle – Magic Mountain

A walkable roller-coaster sculpture on a spoil tip in the Angerpark — a landmark of structural change with magnificent panoramic views.

Free entry

University of Duisburg-Essen (Duisburg Campus)
Modern
Free

Neudorf

University of Duisburg-Essen (Duisburg Campus)

A large university campus in Neudorf with striking architecture, a library and the lively student quarter around it.

Free entry

Wedau Sports Park
Modern
Free

Duisburg South

Wedau Sports Park

One of the largest sports centres in Europe, with a regatta course, the Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena and the ice rink of EV Duisburg.

Free entry