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Germany
Travel Guide
Dortmund
is a city in the North Rhine-Westphalia region in Germany.
 Attractions and
things to do:
- Visit the television tower Florian.
- Take a ride on the H-Bahn.
- Zoo Dortmund, Mergelteichstr. 80, +49 0231/50 - 28581
- Rosarium
(Deutsches
Rosarium VDR), Westfalenpark - An der Buschmühle 3, Tel. +49-231-50-26100 or -26116, Fax +49-231-5026111.
This rosarium has a collection of more than 3000 rose species.
- Hohensyburg - Popular destination in the south of Dortmund,
Ruins of the Syburg (year 1100) Vincke-Tower and a beautiful view
over the Ruhr Valley from the Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial (end of 19th
century)
- Reinoldikirche - Marienkirche Churches in the city of Dortmund
- The Christmas Market in Dortmund is one of
the largest in Germany and host of the largest christmas 'tree' in
the world (in fact a collection of many smaller trees). It is open
from late November.
- Borussia Dortmund are former European Champions and one of
Germany's top soccer clubs in Germany's premier league.
Parks:
- Westfalenpark
- Rombergpark
- Fredenbaumpark
Museums:
- Museum of Art and Cultural History (Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund
) Hansastraße 3, 44137 Dortmund, Tel +49 231 50-2 55 22, Fax +49 231
50-2 55 11 ) The Museum building is an old art deco-style municipal
savings bank. Apparently the oldest museum of its kind in the Ruhr
district and tells the story of everyday life in Dortmund and the
rest of Germany for the past 300 years.
- Museum
am Ostwall, Ostwall 7, Tel. +49-231-5023247, Fax +49-231-5025244. This museum
hosts art objects from the 20th & 21st centuries.
- Museum of Natural History (Museum für Naturkunde), (Münsterstraße 271, Tel.
+49-231-5024856, Fax +49-231-5024852.)
- German
Cookery Book Museum (Deutsches Kochbuchmuseum), An der Buschmühle.
Tel.
+49-231-5025741.
- Steinwache’ Memorial and Museum (Mahn-
und Gedenk-stätte ‘Steinwache’), (Steinstr. 50 , 44147 Dortmund, Tel +49 2 31 50-2 50 02) The
former police station and Gestapo headquarters just north of the
central railway station. Hosts the permanent exhibition ‘Resistance
and Persecution in Dortmund 1933-45’.
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