Dortmund in 2 days
A ready route for 2 days in Dortmund: the main sights grouped by area, so you don't walk back and forth. Each day opens on the map with all its stops.
Old Town & Churches
8 places · about 5 h of sightseeing · 7,9 km between them
Morning
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Rathaus Dortmund (City Hall, Friedensplatz)
Dortmund's city hall building on Friedensplatz — more a central civic square and orientation point than a visitor attraction in its own right.
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Petrikirche (St. Peter's Church)Home to the 'Goldenes Wunder von Westfalen' — a vast 1521 Antwerp winged altarpiece, one of the largest of its kind to survive.
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Propsteikirche St. JohannesA rebuilt Gothic hall church with a 1458 high altar by Derick Baegert showing the oldest known image of Dortmund.
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Reinoldikirche (St. Reinold's Church)Dortmund's oldest church and civic patron-saint landmark, with a 104m tower and a climbable (limited-schedule) viewing platform.
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Alter Markt & Friedensplatz
Dortmund's historic market square, dating to the 9th century — now a modern pedestrian hub, since almost the entire old town was rebuilt after WWII.
Afternoon
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Kindermuseum Adlerturm
A reconstructed medieval city-wall tower turned free children's museum on life in medieval Dortmund.
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Westfalenpark & Florianturm
Dortmund's big central park, home to the roughly 220m Florianturm TV tower with a rotating restaurant and observation deck.
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Phoenix See
A former steelworks site flooded into a 24-hectare lake in 2010–11 — now Dortmund's most photogenic urban waterfront.
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Football, Art & Museums
3 places · about 5 h of sightseeing · 4,9 km between them
Morning
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Signal Iduna Park & Borusseum (BVB Stadium)Germany's largest stadium and home of Borussia Dortmund's legendary 'Yellow Wall' — Europe's biggest standing terrace.
Afternoon
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Deutsches Fußballmuseum (German Football Museum)Germany's national football museum, packed with World Cup history and interactive exhibits, directly opposite the Hauptbahnhof.
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Dortmunder U (U-Tower)A converted 1920s brewery tower crowned by a giant rotating 'U' — Dortmund's flagship art and culture center, with a free viewing floor.
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Good to know
When to go
Spring and autumn are the most pleasant for a walk around Phoenix Lake.
Book ahead
Petrikirche (St. Peter's Church), Propsteikirche St. Johannes, Reinoldikirche (St. Reinold's Church), Kindermuseum Adlerturm, Westfalenpark & Florianturm, Phoenix See, Signal Iduna Park & Borusseum (BVB Stadium), Deutsches Fußballmuseum (German Football Museum), Dortmunder U (U-Tower)
Closed days
- Kindermuseum Adlerturm — closed: Monday
- Deutsches Fußballmuseum (German Football Museum) — closed: Monday
- Dortmunder U (U-Tower) — closed: Monday
Want times, places to eat and a plan for your own dates?
In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
- places to eat near every stop, in three budgets
- your flights, hotel, kids and pace taken into account