Oberhausen

Worth seeing in and around Oberhausen

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord

   Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany. It was designed in 1991 by Latz + Partner, with the intention that it work to heal and understand the industrial past, rather than trying to reject it.

   6.5 km · park in Duisburg, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Max Planck Institute for Coal Research

   The Max Planck Institute for Coal Research is an institute located in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany specializing in chemical research on catalysis. It is one of the 86 institutes in the Max Planck Society.

   8.9 km · research institute in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Duisburg Zoo

   The Duisburg Zoo, founded on 12 May 1934, is one of the largest zoological gardens in Germany. It is especially well known for its dolphinarium and, since 1994, for breeding koalas.

   8.2 km · zoo in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Schloss Borbeck

   Borbeck Castle is a Baroque moated castle in the Essen district of Borbeck. From the 14th century onward it served as the preferred residence of the prince-abbesses of the Essen Abbey, and it acquired its present external appearance during the 18th century.

   5.9 km · castle · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Stadion Essen

   Stadion an der Hafenstraße, known as Stadion Essen until 2022, is a stadium in Essen, Germany. Located in the borough of Bergeborbeck, it has a capacity of 20,650 spectators.

   7.4 km · stadium in Essen, Germany · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Museum Küppersmühle

   Museum Küppersmühle is a Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art based in Duisburg's Inner Harbour. It houses the Ströher Collection.

   9.1 km · museum in Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Museum zur Vorgeschichte des Films

   The Museum zur Vorgeschichte des Films is a permanent exhibition on the development of moving images before the invention of cinematography. Together with the world's largest walk-in camera obscura, the museum is housed in a 25.5 m high water tower in the Broich district of Mülheim.

   7.5 km · museum · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Theater Duisburg

   The Theater Duisburg is located in Duisburg, Germany and is one of two opera houses where performances are given by the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. The other is the Opernhaus Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf.

   9.7 km · opera house in Duisburg, one of the venues of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Styrum

   Styrum was an immediate lordship in the Holy Roman Empire, located in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It held no seat in the Diet and was circumvened by the Lordship of Broich.

   6 km · castle in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Schloss Broich

    Castle

    7.7 km · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Gasometer Oberhausen

   The largest disc-type gas holder in Europe which is now an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.

2. 02
   Sea Life Centre

   Zum Aquarium 1 (900 metres from Neue Mitte stop),.

3. 03
   MWO Modellbahnwelt Oberhausen

   A large H0 model railway installation depicting the Ruhrgebiet at its industrial zenith between 1965-1970.

4. 04
   Schloss Oberhausen

From Wikivoyage: Oberhausen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Turbinenhalle A former industrial complex turned into a famous music and cultural venue near the city center. Mostly caters to rock and metal bands, but occasionally hosts artists from various styles. Some nightclubs are also located in the area.

1. 01
   International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

   This 6-day annual festival, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world.

2. 02
   Metronom
3. 03
   Theater Oberhausen

From Wikivoyage: Oberhausen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Il Carpaccio in der Baumeister-Mühle

   Homberger Straße 11.

From Wikivoyage: Oberhausen, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Oberhausen

Airports

Düsseldorf (DUS), 24 km · Dortmund (DTM), 51 km · Weeze (Niederrhein) (NRN), 52 km

Stations

Duisburg Central Station, 9.9 km · Oberhausen Central Station, 2.8 km · Mülheim (Ruhr) Hauptbahnhof, 7.3 km · Mülheim West station, 6.3 km · Mülheim-Styrum station, 5.4 km

• Dortmund → Oberhausen

  42 km · quickest by road, 1h 1m · €5–7
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• Weeze → Oberhausen

  49 km · quickest by road, 1h · €6–8
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• Köln (Cologne) → Oberhausen

  60 km · quickest by road, 1h 22m · €8–11
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