Düsseldorf: Discover the City, Culture and Cuisine
Accommodation in Düsseldorf
If you’re looking for a hotel for a trip to Düsseldorf, parks, dining options, cultural attractions and transport connections can offer different starting points for planning. The city can be explored through a variety of themes: from the Hofgarten to culinary destinations and brewery culture, as well as museums and routes.
Green spaces and city exploration
In the wider Düsseldorf destination, the Hofgarten is considered the city’s oldest public park. It covers around 27 hectares and features a large expanse of water as well as numerous sculptures. Designed as a public place for walks, it offers a distinct focus alongside the city’s culinary and cultural destinations. Its approximate size, water features and sculptures provide several ways to shape your visit.
Culinary destinations in Düsseldorf
Carlsplatz is a culinary shopping destination for visitors. There, you can discover traditional Düsseldorf home cooking as well as Italian, Indian, French and Persian dishes. The selection thus ranges from regional home cooking to several international cuisines. Individual offerings may change; if you’re coming for a specific dish, it’s worth checking what’s currently available.
Düsseldorf’s traditional breweries are also part of the city’s culinary scene: they uphold the tradition of brewing and offer a taste of brewery culture. Along the Rhine Embankment Promenade, the Kasematten offer dining with a view. These different highlights can help you choose between a market visit, brewery culture and a meal by the Rhine, without assuming that any particular venue or its current offerings are available.
Culture and special interests
Düsseldorf’s Little Tokyo invites you to discover Japanese culture and cuisine. In the wider Düsseldorf destination, you’ll find ramen and sushi, izakaya tapas bars, grill restaurants and Japanese cafés along Immermannstraße and its side streets. This lets you consider culture and cuisine together as themes for your stay. Individual restaurants’ offerings may change.
More destinations in the wider Düsseldorf destination
The Museum of Garden Art at Benrath Palace is devoted to European garden art in all its facets and provides an overview of around 2,500 years of garden history. Its collections are displayed across around 2,000 m² and 41 rooms. The park at Benrath Palace is freely accessible; check for any temporary restrictions before your visit. In the same wider destination, the Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum combines a zoo, aquarium and natural history museum. Special exhibitions are held regularly; the exhibition on view varies.
Düsseldorf offers a variety of points of interest for cycling enthusiasts. The approximately 20-kilometre Düsseldorf Climate Cycle Tour provides information about climate protection and climate adaptation projects. The Rhine Cycle Route North Rhine-Westphalia runs through Düsseldorf and, within North Rhine-Westphalia, stretches from the Drachenfels in the Siebengebirge to Emmerich am Rhein. The two routes therefore differ both in theme and in their stated length or geographical extent. The Castle Tower on Burgplatz in Düsseldorf’s Old Town is another named cultural attraction.
Getting to Benrath and getting around
To get to Benrath, the U72 runs from Ratingen through the city centre to the “Schloss Benrath” stop. The S6, RE1 and RE5 also run to Benrath S-Bahn station; from there, Benrath Palace is a ten-minute walk away. If you plan to use this connection, check the current timetable before travelling, as routes and journey times may change.
The S11 connects Düsseldorf Airport’s terminal directly with Düsseldorf Central Station; the journey takes about 12 minutes. Here, too, it’s worth checking the current connections. Together with the destinations you’re interested in, this transport information can help you plan the order of your visits—without assuming a specific route between the attractions.
Discover more destinations: Garath, Angermund, Benrath, Rath, Wittlaer, Holthausen, Kalkum.
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