Discover Leverkusen

Culture and special experiences

Blacksmithing demonstrations take place at the Freudenthaler Sensenhammer Industrial Museum. The craft takes centre stage here, offering a vivid introduction to industrial heritage. Museum Morsbroich focuses on something different: works of contemporary art are regularly exhibited there. If you enjoy experiencing different forms of culture on a trip, you can consider both museums as inspiration when planning your excursions.

For something more active, visit the climbing park on Birkenberg in Leverkusen-Opladen. It offers four courses, one of which includes a 13-metre free fall. The number and layout of the courses give you a clear idea of what visitors can expect. At this attraction, the challenge of the climbing park takes centre stage—a marked contrast to a museum visit or a day surrounded by greenery.

Neuland Park and Leverkusen’s green spaces

Neuland Park Leverkusen, a local recreation area and destination for visitors from across the region, lies right on the Rhine. Its themed gardens each have a distinct character: they include an Eifel garden, a rose garden, the “Seasons of Life” garden, a Feng Shui garden and a witch garden. Open-air events are held regularly in the park, which also has a 16-hole mini-golf course. This means botanical themes, events and mini-golf can all be enjoyed in the same park.

NaturGut Ophoven also offers a variety of ways to experience nature. The six-hectare site includes meadows, ponds and pools, as well as a climate experience park and a Path of the Senses. It is one of Germany’s largest environmental education centres. The NaturGut grounds are open to the public free of charge all year round. If you would like to include nature and environmental education in your travel plans, this offers a distinct focus alongside the parks and museums.

Carl Duisberg Park adds a different kind of garden to these green destinations: it is an approximately two-hectare landscaped park in the style of an English landscape garden, on the outskirts of Leverkusen. At the confluence of the Wupper and the Rhine lies the Wupper Mouth Ship Bridge. Its three ships are connected by a walkway, and the site is easily accessible on foot or by bicycle. Leverkusen and the surrounding area also have more than 150 kilometres of signposted cycling routes. Cycling can therefore be a focus of your trip in its own right, while the ship bridge offers a specific destination for an outing on foot or by bike.

Places and perspectives for your trip

For a view across the city and the grounds of Neuland Park, the 73-metre-high water tower of Energieversorgung Leverkusen in the Bürrig district serves as a panoramic viewing platform. The Bayer Cross is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s largest illuminated sign and is another distinctive feature of the city. Together with the museums, green spaces and cycling routes, these attractions offer many different reasons to explore Leverkusen. You can also include Hitdorf as another Leverkusen destination in your travel plans. The holiday apartment that suits you best will depend above all on which of these interests you would like to focus on during your stay.

For the overview of the wider region: Leverkusen.