Category
History in Duisburg
Mercator, the Old Town and St Salvator's Church
Attractions
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
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
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
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
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
Duissern
Kaiserberg
A wooded hill above the city with hiking trails, the Kaiser Wilhelm monument and views over Duisburg.
Free entry
Ruhrort
Historic Harbour of Ruhrort
An old boatmen's village with maritime charm, historic harbour basins, museum ships and cosy pubs.
Free entry
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
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
Restaurants
City Centre
Villa Patrizia
Duisburg's upscale address in an elegant town villa. Refined Mediterranean cuisine at a high level.
City Centre
Webster Brauhaus
Duisburg's house brewery in the old town with its own beer and hearty brewpub cuisine.
City Centre
Rievkooche-Stube
A rustic snack tavern in the old town with potato pancakes, currywurst and Ruhr-region classics.
Hamborn
Zum Pollmann-Eck
A traditional pub at the Pollmann-Eck in Hamborn with hearty home cooking.
Ruhrort
Zum Anker
A rustic harbour pub in old Ruhrort with sailor romance, beer and hearty food.
Ruhrort
Schifferboerse
A traditional house in historic Ruhrort with regional cuisine and shipping history.
Beeck
Stahlwerk-Stube
A down-to-earth pub in Beeck with hearty cuisine and a steel-making tradition.