What to do and see in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

At first sight palatial redbrick facades and artistically adorned gables on buildings dotted around a grassy square are more reminiscent of an aristocratic residence than a coal mine. This was exactly one of the ideas behind the architecture. Today the “mansion of labour” in the west of Dortmund is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and impressive testimonies to Germany’s industrial history. The engine house with its famous Jugendstil doorway is already an icon. But the museum’s outstanding industrial architecture is only one of many different attractive facets. The various sections of the exhibition will take you into a world of harsh working conditions, and the stories of the men and women who worked in coalmining during the 20th century will bring this vividly to life.

Although the Botanical Garden Rombergpark in Dortmund was not officially opened until 1929, the actual one goes back to the beginning of the 19th century. The history of the place itself is full of intresting stories: from the high Middle Ages, through Napoleon's maneuver to modern times. From pig races and secret love affairs to crazy plant collectors. It was always exciting about the small piece of land on the Schondelle. Small? With over 680,000 square meters, the Botanical Garden, which mainly only called Rombergpark, is the largest of its kind in Germany and one of the largest in the world. Even today you can see the efforts and the lucky hand of its previous directors in the collections. Each director and each era has left a special signature. Huge trees - more than 200 years old - and rare, sometimes subtropical plant species make the visitor forget to linger on the eastern edge of the area called Ruhrpott. A firework of colors awaits the visitors from February to October.

The fascinating leisure-time fun for Dortmund Indoor minigolf is the perfect leisure-time activity – whatever your age, whatever the weather. The Glowing Rooms offer an extraordinary setting thanks to black light and 3-D effects through the ChromaDepth glasses. The walls and floors of each room have been decorated by well-known artists. Color and light allow the imagination to take flight. Pandora, Dwarrowdelf and Universe are adorned with bright and colorful figures and shapes. Your surroundings come to life and take you on a fantastic journey.

Der Zoo Dortmund zählt zu den beliebtesten Ausflugzielen in Dortmund und der Region. Seit 1953 bietet er eine harmonische Präsenz von Tieren und Pflanzen in der schönen Anlage. Der Zoo Dortmund beschränkt sich dabei nicht darauf, Tiere zur Schau zu stellen, sondern liefert auch die nötige tierkundliche Information und leistet mit seiner Arbeit einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Artenschutz. Zurzeit leben etwa 1.500 Tiere in 220 Arten hier. Die Parklandschaft mit ihrem alten Baumbestand und die verschiedenen Tierhäuser machen den Zoobesuch bei jedem Wetter zu einem Erlebnis für die ganze Familie. Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch!