Düsseldorf in 4 days

A ready route for 4 days 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.

Altstadt (Old Town) & Rheinuferpromenade

Day 1

Old Town, Kö & Center · Museums & Culture

6 places · about 6 h of sightseeing · 2,1 km between them

Morning

Burgplatz about 30 minutes
The old town's riverside square and the classic spot to watch the sunset over the Rhine.
5 min on foot
Basilika St. Lambertus about 15 minutes
Düsseldorf's parish church since the 13th century, famous for its oddly twisted spire.
5 min on foot
K20 Kunstsammlung NRW about 1 hour and 30 minutes
North Rhine-Westphalia's flagship modern art museum — the world's second-largest Paul Klee collection.

Lunch break nearby — your plan suggests 3 places to eat right there, in different budgets

Afternoon

Altstadt (Old Town) & Rheinuferpromenade about 1 hour and 45 minutes · heart of the city
Düsseldorf's dense, self-styled 'longest bar in the world' — 300+ pubs packed into half a square kilometer, plus a smooth Rhine-side promenade.
15 min on foot
Königsallee ("Kö") about 1 hour · heart of the city
Germany's most famous shopping boulevard — a tree-lined canal splits designer boutiques from the historic Altstadt side.
9 min on foot
Hofgarten & Schloss Jägerhof (Goethe-Museum) about 1 hour
Germany's oldest public park (1769), with a Baroque hunting lodge inside now housing a Goethe collection.

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MedienHafen & Neuer Zollhof (Gehry Buildings)

Day 2

Rhine Tower & MedienHafen

3 places · about 2 h of sightseeing · 0,8 km between them

Morning

Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) about 45 minutes
168m telecommunications tower with an observation deck — on clear days you can see Cologne Cathedral, 40km away.
5 min on foot
MedienHafen & Neuer Zollhof (Gehry Buildings) about 1 hour
A converted harbor turned architecture showcase — Frank Gehry's three deconstructivist buildings are the centerpiece.

Lunch break nearby

Afternoon

Oberkasseler Brücke about 15 minutes
A pedestrian-friendly Rhine bridge with one of the best skyline views of the Rheinturm and Altstadt.

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Day 3

Gardens, Zoo & Kaiserswerth

3 places · about 5 h of sightseeing · 8,9 km between them

Morning

Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum about 2 hours
A combined aquarium/terrarium/natural history museum in Nordpark — around 560 species across 25 themed rooms.

Lunch break nearby

Afternoon

Japanischer Garten (Nordpark) about 45 minutes
A tranquil Japanese-style garden inside Nordpark, reflecting Düsseldorf's large Japanese community.
37 min by public transport
Kaiserswerth & the Kaiserpfalz Ruins about 2 hours and 15 minutes
Düsseldorf's oldest district — a riverside village with free-to-explore 11th-century imperial palace ruins.

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Day 4

Schloss Benrath

1 places · about 2 h of sightseeing · 0,0 km between them

Morning

Schloss Benrath about 2 hours and 15 minutes
A pink Baroque pleasure palace with formal gardens, about 30 minutes south of the center by tram.

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), Rheinturm (Rhine Tower), Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum

Closed days

K20 Kunstsammlung NRW — closed: Monday
Hofgarten & Schloss Jägerhof (Goethe-Museum) — closed: Monday
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum — closed: Monday
Schloss Benrath — closed: Wednesday, Thursday

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