visitor centers

There are numerous cultural and tourist sights, events, tours and guided tours in the Ruhr Metropolis. In order to keep an overview, a visit to one of the visitor centers is the first place to go.

Interested parties can get all the important information, flyers and brochures for all the highlights along the Industrial Heritage Route here.

The Ruhr Visitor Center at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein, for example, provides first-hand knowledge. This is where information about the industrial heritage of the region, about events, tours and guided tours comes together.

Visitor Centers Metropolis Ruhr

Visitor Center Ruhr

Address & contact

Visitor Center Ruhr UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein Essen Area A [Shaft XII] - Coal Washing Shaft XII [A14] info@zollverein.de +49 (201) 246810 Fritz-Schupp-Allee 14 45309 Essen

RVR visitor center Haus Ripshorst

Address & contact

Haus Ripshorst RVR visitor center hausripshorst@rvr.ruhr +49 208 3770 94-0 Ripshorster Straße 306 46117 Oberhausen