Things to see and do North Rhine-Westphalia

Opened in 1967 in a former open-cast lignite mine south of Brühl, Phantasialand is one of the oldest amusement parks in Europe. Today, it is considered the best amusement park in Germany and attracts almost two million visitors per year. There are several dozen diverse attractions and shows, including many roller coasters, for all ages, for young and old, for the shy and sensitive as well as for adrenaline fans. There is something for everyone.

As its name indicates, this garden is very popular. The Volksgarten garden is one of the most suitable places to spend a summer day and barbecue. Its heterogeneous and living style is unique in Cologne: students and children mix with musicians and frisbee players, and some train for football. A children's playground, a pedal rental, outdoor breweries and restaurants make the place attractive for family excursions. The Volksgarten covers about 14 hectares. The remains of the Lünette and former Fort Paul, belonging to a prussian fortress, are also worth a visit.

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At the end of the Medienhafen, the summer, the monkeys island (the "Affen Insel", the similarity of sounds being not fortuitous) is covered with sand; in front of the Rhine, you can believe in the sea…

Another excursion through the ages, the one you propose this museum installed in a beautiful th century mansion, transformed into the th century by the architect Jakob Couven, whose baroque style influenced the region greatly. A neo-neoclassic ensemble with white Doric columns, a rotunda, galleries, and some extremely well-established rooms, where you can go through a multitude of furniture, works of art and costumes, tracing the US, customs and modes of the bourgeois population during the Baroque period until the th century. No need to be a furniture lover to find the whole fun.

The Rheinturm was built from 1979 to 1982 by architect H. Deilmann. This monument marks the landscape of Düsseldorf. It is located on the outskirts of the south city center, at the entrance to the medienhafen, right next to the parliament building of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is more than 240 meters high, with a 180-seat glass restaurant located 172.5 meters above sea level and around its axis every hour. The M 168 Bar & Lounge is located under the restaurant at 168 m and on the observation platform at 164 m with breathtaking views of the Rhine metropolis. In fine weather, you can see up to Cologne Cathedral. The Rheinturm lighters have a unique function: spread over three different levels along the tower, 39 of these 62 porns form a decimal clock, the largest in the world. The two public elevators bring visitors to the different levels at a rate of 4 meters per second.

In front of the Flora, this well maintained zoo welcomes lovers of the animals. Beautiful buildings dedicated to insects and reptiles; for the lovers of scales, they will have their money at the aquarium.

This beautiful forest has its large trees and water bodies in the west of the city. Ideal for cycling tours.

The forest is part of the "green belt", called Äußerer Grüngürtel. In 1895 it was planted on the estate of the old Kitschburg manor house. With three artificial ponds, the forest is highly appreciated for its enchanting atmosphere and possibilities for relaxation.