Düsseldorf Historical Old Town Walking Tour

Discover nearly 1000 years of human history on this tour of the Old Town. Explore the longest bar in the world, admire the incredible architecture of the Town hall and get to see the Rhine tower. Walk on the Düsseldorfer Altstadt and see the longest bar in the world. Visit the Rhine tower, see the city’s former palace and admire the incredible architecture of the Town hall.

Meeting Point

Hofgartenstraße

Hofgartenstraße, 40 Düsseldorf-Stadtbezirk 1, Germany

Meeting point at hotel possible if centrally located.

What's included:

• Official Tour Guide

Not included:

• Entrance Fees

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Altstadt

Heinrich-Heine-Allee, , Dusseldorf, 40213, North Rhine-Westphalia

Start your tour on the Düsseldorfer Altstadt where you will find the longest bar in the world. Along the way, you will find hundreds of bars as the small Old Town has more than 300 bars and discothèques. Supposedly, each establishment's bar-counter connects to one next door.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Marktplatz

Dusseldorf, 40213, North Rhine-Westphalia

Walk by the Marktplatz, the Marketplace which is a central square in the Old Town and was created as the part of the first city expansion in the 14th century. Today it serves predominantly for representative and public purposes. Here, you will see the town hall and the Jan Wellem equestrian monument.

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Old Town Hall

Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia

Next, you will see the city hall complex that consists of three buildings from different periods. The so-called "old city hall" at the northern side of Marktplatz, the "Wilhelminische Bau" and the "Grupello house" at the western side.

10 minutes

Theatermuseum der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf / Dumont Lindemann Archiv

Jägerhofstraße 1, 40479 Düsseldorf, Germany

Next, you will visit an 18th-century building which was once used as a bank.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia

Get to see the statue of John Sigismund who was a Prince-elector of the Margraviate. He became the Duke of Prussia after marrying Duchess Anna.

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Rhine Tower

Stromstraße 20, 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany

As we continue, you will see the Rhine Tower. You will also be seeing the only preserved part of the city’s former palace, this castle tower has three round floors and one hexagonal decorated with Tuscan columns which will be worth your visit. It also contains the Maritime Museum with many interesting exhibitions about life along the banks of the river Rhine.

5 minutes

St. Lambertus Church

Stiftsplatz 7, Dusseldorf, 40213, North Rhine-Westphalia

Visit the Roman Catholic Parish church, also known as the Immerather Dom, a Medieval Church which is an architectural highlight in the Old town.

10 minutes

Burgplatz

Dusseldorf, 40213, North Rhine-Westphalia

Get to see great shopping areas at this place.

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Kunsthalle Dusseldorf

Grabbeplatz 4, , Dusseldorf, 40213, North Rhine-Westphalia

You will be able to see the contemporary art in this exhibition hall.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Tonhalle Dusseldorf

Ehrenhof 1, , Dusseldorf, 40479, North Rhine-Westphalia

Finish your tour at the Tonhalle Concert Hall. It was built by the architect Wilhelm Kreis. The resident orchestra, which is the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, plays symphonic repertoire at the Tonhalle as well as opera at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein.

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