Düsseldorf in 1 day
A ready route for 1 day in Düsseldorf: 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, Kö & Center · Museums & Culture
6 places · about 6 h of sightseeing · 2,1 km between them
Morning
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BurgplatzThe old town's riverside square and the classic spot to watch the sunset over the Rhine.
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Basilika St. Lambertus
Düsseldorf's parish church since the 13th century, famous for its oddly twisted spire.
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K20 Kunstsammlung NRWNorth Rhine-Westphalia's flagship modern art museum — the world's second-largest Paul Klee collection.
Afternoon
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Altstadt (Old Town) & RheinuferpromenadeDüsseldorf's dense, self-styled 'longest bar in the world' — 300+ pubs packed into half a square kilometer, plus a smooth Rhine-side promenade.
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Königsallee ("Kö")Germany's most famous shopping boulevard — a tree-lined canal splits designer boutiques from the historic Altstadt side.
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Hofgarten & Schloss Jägerhof (Goethe-Museum)Germany's oldest public park (1769), with a Baroque hunting lodge inside now housing a Goethe collection.
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Good to know
When to go
Spring and autumn are the most pleasant for the old town and the Rhine promenade.
Book ahead
K20 Kunstsammlung NRW, Hofgarten & Schloss Jägerhof (Goethe-Museum)
Closed days
- K20 Kunstsammlung NRW — closed: Monday
- Hofgarten & Schloss Jägerhof (Goethe-Museum) — closed: Monday
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In your own plan:
- exact times for each day, checked against the opening hours on your dates
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