Places of Interest – Düsseldorf

Spectacular MediaHarbour

Düsseldorf’s latest and most significant urban development project is the conversion of parts of the former Rhine harbour into a centre of the media and creative business. Side-by-side with protected industrial monuments, international star architects such as Frank O. Gehry, David Chipperfield and many others have positioned office buildings of outstanding design. Hotels, trendy restaurants and bars followed and have made the harbour a lively and exciting place to visit.

 

Benrath Palace

Benrath Palace from the Late Baroque era houses the Museum for European Garden Art and a lot more. The Palace Park, generously created on 60 hectares, with a Reflecting Pond, an English Landscape Park, and a French Baroque Garden, affords the perfect opportunity to take a stroll between old trees, sculptures, and flower and herb gardens. Special highlights regularly taking are the palace concerts, expositions, and open-air music festivals in the Palace Park.

Historic Kaiserswerth

This small northern district of Düsseldorf with baroque houses at the old market place and the St. Suitbertus Basilica has kept its picturesque image over the centuries. The mighty ruins of the mediaeval fortifications of to the legendary Barbarossa Castle tower directly over the banks of the river Rhine.

Neanderthal Museum

In the Neander Valley (Neandertal) in the summer of 1856 quarrymen discovered the fossilised remains of a skeleton - which has since achieved world-wide fame. Today the Neanderthal Museum can be found on this legendary site. The museum tells the story of human evolution. Guided tours for every age are offered.