Six tips for city walks

We give you tips for urban discovery tours

Want some fresh air? Walks in nature are wonderful, but a stroll through the city is also appealing and offers new perspectives. We show you where you can go on a discovery tour on foot in Düsseldorf.

The pearl among the districts

Nowhere in Düsseldorf are there as many listed residential buildings as in Oberkassel. South of Luegallee, for example on Drakestrasse, Achillesstrasse or Cheruskerstrasse, one Art Nouveau beauty follows the next. On the street "Am Heiligenhäuschen" you will find the oldest preserved building in Oberkassel, a small chapel that was mentioned in a document in 1772.

View to the saints

How did the kissing couple, the man with the briefcase or the bride get on the advertising columns? Are they real people? No, they are column saints, sculptures made of polyester and acrylic paint, created by Düsseldorf artist Christoph Pöggeler. You can discover them if you walk from the Rheinterrasse across the Rheinuferpromenade and keep your eyes open in front of St. Lambertus, on Burgplatz and at the corner of Schulstraße/Citadellstraße.

Along the catwalk of the city

It is one of Düsseldorf's flagships and the city's shopping mile: Königsallee, or Kö for short. Seeing and being seen is written in capital letters here. With its length of one kilometer, the shady chestnut trees and the ornate railings, it also invites you to take an urban stroll along the moat to the Kö-Bogen.   

Every meter "instagramable

Where silos and warehouses once dominated the skyline of the port area, the MedienHafen today impresses with building complexes by renowned architects. The three-part, organically shaped ensemble by star architect Frank Gehry, the imposing city gate built of lots of steel and glass, or the futuristic UFO on the headland at the Hyatt Hotel are just a few of the eye-catchers you can catch during a stroll around the harbor basin.

Of myths and landmarks

Wheel-throwing has been a tradition in Düsseldorf for centuries. But how did it come about? Myths surround the origin of this sporting ritual. Evidence of the old custom can be found in many places in the city. At St. Lambertus, a stylized wheel beater serves as a door knocker. On Burgplatz there is a fountain with two wheel-beating boys. In front of the Uerige stands a copper-colored doozy. And if you walk from there to Klosterstraße/Immermannstraße, you'll discover a cube standing on top, consisting of six stainless steel bicycle beater figures.

Where bright colors meet modern facades

The chic residential area "Quartier Central" has emerged from the former Derendorf freight station. An almost three-kilometer-long green strip, divided by a bridge into Berty Albrecht Park and Maurice Ravel Park, runs alongside sophisticated high-rises and building facades that reflect the spirit of the times. Here you can walk in the greenery, look at modern architecture, admire colorful street art and learn about the gloomy interim use of the place at the "Deportation Memorial".

Photos: Düsseldorf Tourism