Düsseldorf, Germany
Düsseldorf is a regional capital of 618,685 people in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Why visit Düsseldorf
Townapedia lists 115 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 349 places to eat, 42 places to stay and 26 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Marionettentheater Düsseldorf, Kommödchen, Hetjens-Museum and Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen.
Weather in Düsseldorf
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About Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf (German: [ˈdʏsl̩dɔʁf] ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the seventh-largest city in Germany, with a 2025 population of 619,444. Most of Düsseldorf lies on the right bank of the Rhine, and the city has grown together with Neuss, Krefeld, Hilden, Langenfeld, Ratingen, Meerbusch, Dormagen, Erkrath, Solingen, and Monheim. Düsseldorf is the central city of Rhine-Ruhr, the second-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, which stretches from Bonn via Cologne and Düsseldorf to the Ruhr.
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Things to do26
Marionettentheater Düsseldorf
Cinema and theater
7 Bilker Straße, Düsseldorf
Tu-Sa 13:00-18:00 open "ticket desk and information" || "Eine...
Kommödchen
Cinema and theater
Privately owned theater in Dusseldorf, Germany
1 Kay-und-Lore-Lorentz-Platz, Düsseldorf
Altes Theater
Cinema and theater · 0.6 km
Former theatre in Düsseldorf, Germany
Capitol Theater
Cinema and theater · 1.4 km
Theatre in Flingern, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Düsseldorfer Marionetten-Theater
Cinema and theater
Theater in Germany
14 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks115
Hetjens-Museum
Museum · 0.6 km
4 Schulstraße, Düsseldorf
Tu 11:00-17:00; We 11:00-21:00; Th-Su 11:00-17:00
Altes Rathaus
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
1 Marktplatz, Düsseldorf
Bismarck-Denkmal
Monument and historic site
Bismarck monument in Düsseldorf
Haus des Karnevals
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
9 Zollstraße, Düsseldorf
Jan-Wellem-Denkmal
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Das barocke Reiterstandbild stellt Johann Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg dar, den Kurfürsten von der Pfalz und Herzog von Jülich-Berg, von...
103 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes349
Hausbrauerei Zum Schlüssel
Bar and pub
45 Bolkerstraße, Düsseldorf
Mo-Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 10:00-00:00; Su 11:00-23:00
Salon des Amateurs
Bar and pub · Coffee Shop, Cake
4 Grabbeplatz, Düsseldorf
Tu-Th 11:30-01:00, Fr-Sa 11:30-05:00, Su 11:30-18:00
Rösterei Vier
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake
10 Wallstraße, Düsseldorf
Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-18:00
Starbucks
Cafe · Coffee Shop
11 Schadowstraße, Düsseldorf
Mo-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:30-20:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Tokyo Ramen Takeichi
Restaurant · Japanese · 0.6 km
18 Immermannstraße, Düsseldorf
Mo-Fr 12:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00; Sa, Su, PH 12:00-21:00
Vapiano
Restaurant · Italian
28 Martin-Luther-Platz, Düsseldorf
Mo-Th 10:00-24:00, Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00, Su 12:00-23:00
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Zum Schiffchen
Restaurant · Regional
Brauerei
5 Hafenstraße, Düsseldorf
closed "Bis auf Weiteres geschlossen."
ALEX
Restaurant · Breakfast, Burger, International, Steak House
48 Kasernenstraße, Düsseldorf
Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; Fr,Sa 09:00-00:00; Su,PH 09:00-23:00
Bandido – Restaurante Mexicano
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.6 km
46 Adersstraße, Düsseldorf
Tu-Th 14:30-22:30; Fr 14:30-23:00; Sa 13:00-23:00; Su 13:00-22:30
337 more on the map.
Where to stay42
Churches and places of worship10
St. Andreas-Kirche
Church · Roman Catholic
10 Andreasstraße, Düsseldorf
Shopping56
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Mahn- und Gedenkstätte für die Opfer der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft
Library · 0.6 km
29 Mühlenstraße, Düsseldorf
Healthcare9
Map of Düsseldorf
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Getting there and nearby towns
Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
- Neuss 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Krefeld 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Solingen 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Mönchengladbach 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Wuppertal 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Leverkusen 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Moers 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Oberhausen 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Remscheid 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Essen 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Düsseldorf Panorama, Kai Pilger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Reflections in the canal, Düsseldorf - panoramio, Tim Tregenza, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtgraben Düsseldorf, 30.11.2013 - panoramio (1), Sebastian “sebrem” B…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Königsallee in Düsseldorf - panoramio, qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0
- Stadtgraben, Düsseldorf, Juni 2014, Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Königsallee Düsseldorf, Adrian R, CC BY 3.0
- Stadtgraben Düsseldorf, 30.11.2013 - panoramio (2), Sebastian “sebrem” B…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtgraben Düsseldorf, 30.11.2013 - panoramio, Sebastian “sebrem” B…, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christopher Street Day Düsseldorf 2013, Mathias Reichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christopher Street Day (CSD) Düsseldorf Cabrio, Mathias Reichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christopher Street Day (CSD) 2013 in Düsseldorf, Mathias Reichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Christopher Street Day (CSD) 2013 in Düsseldorf (Maske), Mathias Reichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Düsseldorf Kö 20100704, CK85, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Königsallee, Düsseldorf, Juni 2014, Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Königsallee Stadtgraben Düsseldorf, pro2, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Abriss Commerzbank, Düsseldorf Königsallee, November 2022, Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte, Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arkaden am Girardethaus, Königsallee 31, Düsseldorf (2), Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Königsallee 42, Franzen Eingangsportal mit Schaufenster, Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte, Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Königsallee Nr. 34a an der Königstraße bis Nr. 54 an der Steinstraße im Januar 2023, Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte, Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arkaden am Girardethaus, Königsallee 31, Düsseldorf (1), Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Königsallee 44, Baustelle Ende Juli 2022, Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte, Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Düsseldorf - Königsallee - 1952-07, Willi Kampf / Lizenzinhaber: SteveK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Königsallee 42, Fassade Haus Franzen, Düsseldorf-Stadtmitte, Jula2812, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Komödchen Düsseldorf (Eingang), Johann H. Addicks, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Capitol Theater in Duesseldorf-Flingern-Sued, von Suedwesten, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- Fleher Bruecke, von Westen, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- Düsseldorf, Hofgarten, Goldene Brücke nach Restaurierung (Juni 2016) (1), Kürschner ( talk ) 16:20, 21 June 2016 (UTC), Public domain
- Düsseldorf (DerHexer) 2010-08-13 004, DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Düsseldorf Johannes v SW, Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Düsseldorf (DerHexer) 2010-08-13 021, DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2009 Turm Quirinusmünster Neuss, Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedenskirche Baumberg - Winter, Peter Becker, CC BY 4.0
- Neuss St Sebastian Niederstrasse, Mabit1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fachhochschule in Duesseldorf-Golzheim, von Suedwesten, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- Kunstakademie in Duesseldorf-Altstadt, von Nordwesten, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Düsseldorf, No machine-readable author provided. Grendelshitsuren assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
- St. Andreas, Düsseldorf-0729, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Düsseldorf Altes Rathaus 2013, Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Duisburg Oper Theater 2009 03 13, Sir James, CC BY 3.0
- Breidenbacher Hof in Duesseldorf-Stadtmitte, von Nordosten, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- GER Düsseldorf, Königsallee 0046, -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0
- Eingang Filmmuseum und Kino Black Box, Düsseldorf 2011, BlackIceNRW, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Graf-adolf-pl, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Görres-Gymnasium in Düsseldorf Fassade Bastionstr, Eberhard Dilba, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus des Karnevals in Duesseldorf-Altstadt, von Nordosten, Jörg Wiegels, CC BY-SA 3.0
- GER Düsseldorf, Bolkerstraße 0005, -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0
- Düsseldorf - Schulstraße - Hetjens-Museum 01 ies, Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jan Wellem Statue im Düsseldorfer Rathaus - IMGP8567, Johann H. Addicks - [email protected], GFDL 1.2
- Ddf 11-2011 Koenigsallee Galerie, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Max1, Velopilger, Public domain
- Palais Wittgenstein (Düsseldorf) foto-10, Velopilger, CC0
- Ddf 11-2011 Koenigsallee Sevens, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Duesseldorf Savoy Theater, Marek Gehrmann, CC BY 3.0
- Düsseldorf, Immermannstraße 18 , Ecke Oststraße, 2016-06, Kürschner ( talk ) 19:50, 13 June 2016 (UTC), Public domain
- Stilwerk Düsseldorf 2014 (1), Kürschner ( talk ) 16:28, 26 March 2014 (UTC), Public domain
- Berger Kirche in Duesseldorf-Altstadt, von Westen, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- Kunsthalle Düsseldorf-5746, Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Duesseldorfer Marionetten-Theater Toreingang Palais Wittgenstein mit Theaterschild (Duesseldorfer Marionetten-Theater), Düsseldorfer Marionetten-Theater, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Daniel.widawski, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Düsseldorf-Altstadt Uerige, Marek Gehrmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mahn- und Gedenkstätte der Stadt Düsseldorf, 2016 (1), Kürschner ( talk ) 17:10, 4 March 2016 (UTC), Public domain
- Düsseldorf (DerHexer) 2010-08-13 091, DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Bolkerstrasse 56 in Duesseldorf-Altstadt, von Suedosten, Wiegels, CC BY 3.0
- Düsseldorf, Andreassraße 7-9, Restaurant Zum Csikos, März 2015 (1), Kürschner ( talk ) 17:08, 10 March 2015 (UTC), Public domain
- Alfred Sohn-Rethel Gouache Jacobigarten 1892, Alfred Sohn-Rethel (1875–1958), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, pucciano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saschahaberkorn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, endradon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, polyglot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, rororo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, saschahaberkorn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jenz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, littlefool, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, jenz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, polyglot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, marktop, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, polyglot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, akovt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, chuck, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, littlefool, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, TechniPorter, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, polyglot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, polyglot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mfa, CC BY-SA 4.0
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