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St. Andreas Kirche
Andreasstr. 27
}0211 136340; www.dominikaner-duesseldorf.de
The ochre St. Andreas Kirche is perhaps the most beautiful church in Düsseldorf. An example of early Baroque architectur…
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K21: Kunstsammlung Im Ständehaus
Ständehausstr. 1
}0211 838 16 00; www.kunstsammlung.de
Once home to the Land’s parliament, this enormous building reopened in April 2002 as a companion museum to the Kunstsamm…
Königsallee (King’s Avenue)
End-stopped by Carl-Theodore-Str. to the south and Blumenstr. to the north
If you’ve managed to block that expensive hostel bill or uncomfortably pricey night out from your memory, Königsallee is…
K20: The Kunstsammlung Nordhein-Westfalen
Grabbepl. 5
}0211 838 11 30; www.kunstsammlung.de
When the K21 ran out of room for its collection, the K20 was constructed to house the overflow. And what an overflow it …
Benrath Schloß
Benrather Schloßallee 100-106
}0211 899 38 32
Man, they don’t make them like this anymore. Elector Karl Theodor commissioned the construction of the Benrath Schloß, o…
Museum Kunst Palace (Palace of Art)
Ehrenhof 4-5
}0211 899 24 60; www.museum-kunst-palast.de
The Kunst Palace is divided into two distinct segments. Its standing exhibition includes a collection of glasswork datin…
NRW Forum
Ehrenhof 2
}0211 892 66 90; www.nrw-forum.de
For world-class art that’s (shockingly) not oil-based, the NRW Forum is the place to go. Fantastic photography and film …
Heinrich-Heine-Institut
Bilker Str. 12-14
}0211 89 99 29 02; www.duesseldorf.de/kultur/heineinstitut
The birthplace and homestead of the influential German romantic, Düsseldorf enshrines its native son in the world’s only…
Goethe-Museum
Jakobistr. 2
}0211 899 6262
Though Goethe only visited Düsseldorf once, staying for four weeks in 1792, the city still hasn’t forgotten. Forever pro…
Städtische Kunsthalle
Grabbepl. 4
}0211 899 62 43; www.kunsthalle-duesseldorf.de
Located just across from the K20 museum, Städtische Kunsthalle houses galleries of rotating modern-art exhibits. Much of…
Mahn- und Gedenkstädtte
Mühlenstr. 29
}0211 899 62 05
The Mahn- und Gedenkstädtte uses photographs and documents to detail the history of persecuted groups in Düsseldorf. Vis…
Hetjens-Museum
Schulstr. 4
}0211 899 4210
Adjacent to the Filmmuseum, the Hetjens-Museum fills four floors with 8000 years of ceramics. Pieces range from the bewi…
Theatermuseum
Jägerhofstr. 1
}0211 899 46 60; www.duesseldorf.de/theatermuseum
This museum documents the history of German theater since the 17th century, with exhibits of photographs, film clips, an…
Hofgarten
The oldest public park in Germany is hiding its age well. Beautiful old trees and fountains are linked by winding paths …
St. Lambertus Kirche
Stiftspl. 7
}0211 13 23 26; www.lambertuskirche.de
Construction of the St. Lambertus Kirche began in the 14th century, when, apparently, high-quality contractors were as h…
Filmmuseum
Schulstr. 4
}0211 899 2232; www.filmmuseum-duesseldorf.de
A black interior is filled with old costumes, movie clips, and photographic odes to some of Germany’s most important dir…
St. Maximilian Kirche
Citadellstr. 2
}0211 13 16 60; www.maxkirche.de
This church, originally constructed in the 16th century as a Catholic monastery, is already beautiful. But the real draw…
Schiffahrt-Museum (Shipping Museum)
Burgpl. 30
}0211 89 9 41 95; www.schiffahrt-museum.duesseldorf.city-map.de
The tower that now houses a collection of maritime artifacts is all that remains of the Düsseldorf city palace. Exhibits…
Museum Corps de Logis
Benrather Schloβallee
}211 899 71 90; www.schloss-benrath.de
The Museum for European Garden Art is located in the east wing of the Schloß Benrath complex, right by the stunning pala…
Museum für Naturkunde
Benrather Schloßallee
}0211 899 72 16
There’s something appealingly ironic about a former hunting palace being converted into a museum that celebrates native …