RUHR.VISITORCENTER in the Ruhr Metropolis
Visitor Centers are being created in five central locations to function as tourist "hubs" for the Ruhr Metropolis.
They are the arrival terminals at the heart of newly developed urban centres containing an attractive mix of venues, events and cultural facilities of every shape and size.
Essen, Duisburg, Oberhausen, Bochum and Dortmund are the locations for the Visitor Centers – and are thus the gateways to the Ruhr Metropolis. They are the base camps and central departure points for cultural expeditions into the various urban and rural landscapes between the Rhine, the Lippe and the Ruhr River - the visitor axis for the programme.
RUHR.VISITORCENTER Essen
Ruhr Museum, Zeche Zollverein / Photo: Ralph Lueger
Kohlenwäsche, Schacht XII, Gebäude A14
Gelsenkirchener Str. 181, 45309 Essen
Fon: +49 201 246 810
Fax: +49 201 244 989 13
Mail: besucherzentrum@zollverein.de
Opening hours: daily 10a.m. - 8p.m.
RUHR.VISITORCENTER Bochum
Deutsches Bergbau-Museum / Photo: Town of Bochum
RUHR.VISITORCENTER Bochum
Deutsches Bergbau-Museum
Am Bergbaumuseum 28
44791 Bochum
www.bergbaumuseum.de
info@bergbaumuseum.de
Questions to:
RUHR.INFOCENTER Bochum
Bochum Ticketshop Touristinfo
Huestraße 9
44787 Bochum
Phone: +49 (0) 18 05 / 26 02 34 (14 ct./Min. aus dem deutschen Festnetz, Mobilfunk max. 42 ct./Min.)
www.bochum-tourismus.de
Mo.- Fr. 9 am to 6 pm
Sa. 10 am bis 4 pm
RUHR.VISITORCENTER Dortmund
Dortmunder U / Photo: Benedikt Schickentanz
Dortmunder U (north wing of administration building)
Brinkhoffstraße 4, 44137 Dortmund
Fon: + 49 231 50 29450
Fax: + 49 231 50 29455
Mail: rvc@stadtdo.dervc@stadtdo.de
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10a.m. - 6p.m.,
Sun+Holidays: 10a.m. - 2p.m.
RUHR.VISITORCENTER Duisburg
City Palais Duisburg / Photo: CityPalais Duisburg GmbH & Co. KG
CityPalais
Königstraße 39, 47051 Duisburg
Fon: +49 203 285 44 0
Fax: +49 203 285 44 44
Mail: service@duisburg-marketing.de
Website: www.duisburgnonstop.de
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10a.m. - 7.30p.m.,
Sun 10a.m. - 2p.m. (Apr. 1st - Oct 1st, 2010)
RUHR.VISITORCENTER Oberhausen
Entrance of CentrO / Photo: Stadtmarketing Oberhausen
CentrO / Neue Mitte
Platz der Guten Hoffnung, Promenade 77
46047 Oberhausen,
Fon: +49 208 82 45 70
Fax: +49 208 43 73 190
Mail: infocenter@oberhausen.de
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 10a.m. - 8p.m.,
Sun 10a.m. - 2p.m.
Areas
The five areas correspond to the locations of the five Visitor Centres:
The areas Bochum, Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen and Oberhausen sum up the different parts of the Ruhr metropolis.
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In Duisburg the Ruhr meets the Rhine - a great starting point for discoveries along the waterways of the Ruhr Metropolis but also for visits to the world's largest inland harbour and the Emscher Park. / MORE
Oberhausen is the gateway for excursions to the Lippe region. Here, in the north of the metropolitan area, visitors can expect to find old castles and fortresses alongside exciting urban development projects. / MORE
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Dortmund is the gateway and the tourist “hub” for the eastern part of the metropolitan\narea. From here there are a large number of routes leading to interesting venues for art fans in the immediate vicinity. / MORE