Düsseldorf travel guides

The Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum in Düsseldorf's Nordpark is one institution with three identities: a zoo, an aquarium and a natural history museum. This guide explains what the living collection and specimen displays contain, how the terrarium renovation affects what you see, how to arrive, what step-free access the operator describes, and why the lack of a cafeteria shapes your day.

Carlsplatz is Düsseldorf's working Old Town market, not a ticketed attraction: more than 60 stalls selling produce, bread, cheese, flowers and international lunch dishes. Here is what is sold, when to come, how to pay, and how to fit the market into a sightseeing day.

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The Film Museum Düsseldorf occupies a converted Carlstadt building at Schulstraße 4, a short walk south of the Old Town. It holds the state film collection for North Rhine-Westphalia, a permanent exhibition covering 2,200 square metres, an archive and a house cinema with a 1929 Welte organ. This guide explains what is inside, when the museum is open, and how the library and screenings work.

The Hetjens – Deutsches Keramikmuseum holds ceramics from around the world, with exhibits up to 8,000 years old, and its collection has been publicly accessible in Düsseldorf since 1909. It sits at Schulstraße 4 in the city centre, which makes it an easy stop within a walking day rather than a separate excursion.

The Hofgarten is the green corridor through central Düsseldorf, running from Jacobistraße and Schloss Jägerhof to Heinrich-Heine-Allee, where it meets the Altstadt, the Königsallee and the route to the Rhine. Treat it as a walking route, and treat the Goethe Museum inside Schloss Jägerhof as a separate, ticketed interior.

K20 on Grabbeplatz is the older of the two Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen venues in Düsseldorf and the one built around the collection presentation known as K20 Sammlung. This guide covers what is on view, how the K+ digital guide shapes a visit, why 2026 exhibition dates matter, and how K20 differs from K21. It also explains where to confirm admission, opening status and any building-level notices before you travel.

Kaiserswerth is a whole district rather than a single ticketed sight: an open-air imperial palace ruin on the Rhine, cobbled lanes, Baroque-era houses and a riverside path north of central Düsseldorf. Plan it as a half-day of walking and confirm access details with the city's tourism information before you set out.

The Königsallee is Düsseldorf's signature boulevard, a shopping street built around a canal rather than a carriageway. This guide explains the two banks, the free public space, the Kö-Bogen at the northern end, and how much time to allow.

The Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf's Ehrenhof complex houses over 100,000 objects, from medieval painting to contemporary glass. This guide explains what to see, how tickets work, and how to plan your time, drawing on the museum's official listings.

The Kunstpalast publishes standard opening hours of Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 18:00, with Thursday extended to 21:00 and Monday closed, and lists its admission categories on its own ticket pages. This guide covers what the museum states about its programme, how to check ticket scope, and how to plan around named exhibitions.

Düsseldorf's MedienHafen turned an old industrial harbour into one of Germany's most concentrated showcases of modern architecture. This walk-through covers Gehry's Neuer Zollhof, the Colorium, the Wolkenbügel, the Living Bridge, Pebbles and the Rhine panorama, and separates the free public grounds from paid tours and interiors.