The Dortmund City Guides answer what visitors to this football-mad beer city want to know: which currywurst is worth the queue, which museums cost nothing, where to drink beer brewed a few streets away and how to reach lakes, collieries and cathedral towns by regional train. Every place comes with the reason to go, what to order or look out for and one practical tip, and the guides open in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Dortmund City Guides
- 147 places
- 6 guides
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Dortmund guides
Food guide
24 places
Currywurst stands with a local queue, kebab from the Nordstadt grills, brewery halls and Westphalian classics around the Alter Markt, neighbourhood kitchens and proper cake.
Things to do guide
24 places
Museums of coal, steel, beer and football, several of them free, the Yellow Wall, churches with gilded altars, a TV tower and a lake where a steelworks once stood.
Family guide
26 places
Adventure playgrounds, parks and animals, salt-water pools and lakeside paths, free museums with hands-on rooms, soft play for wet days and where to feed everyone.
Nightlife guide
26 places
Brewery taps and old-school pubs, cocktail and wine bars, live music and clubs in the Nordstadt and a döner when it is nearly morning.
Day trips guide
22 places
Reservoir lakes and the Ruhr valley, blast furnaces and collieries you can climb, cathedral cities and moated castles, all within reach by regional train.
Budget guide
25 places
Free museums and churches, industrial palaces for about €5, parks and lakes that cost nothing and currywurst and other eats under €10.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Wenkers am Markt
Betenstraße 1, Alter Markt
A brewpub on the old market square that serves its own beer, from a dark Schwarzbier to a seasonal special. Expect noise and a warm welcome, above all when BVB is on the screens; schnitzel with pepper or beer sauce costs about €16 to €19. From the food guide.
Kokerei Hansa
Emscherallee 11, Huckarde, tram U47
A coking plant that closed in 1992 and was mostly left as it stood: rusting towers, conveyor bridges and a machine hall full of giant compressors. Explore much of it at your own speed while nature slowly moves back in. From the things to do guide.
Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
Duisburg, about 1h15 (train to Duisburg Hbf, tram 903)
A closed ironworks turned into a public park: climb Blast Furnace 5 to a platform 70 metres up, watch divers in the flooded gasometer and climbers on the old ore bunkers. Free day and night, with coloured lights after dark at weekends. From the day trips guide.
Play the game, then let the guide take over
World City Trail’s Dortmund scavenger hunt, escape game and audio tour take you through the historic centre. The guides carry on from there: a Pils in a brewpub on the Alter Markt, a free church with a gilded altar, an evening walk round Phoenix-See or a train out to the blast furnaces of the Ruhr.
Questions about the Dortmund guides
What is inside the Dortmund City Guides?
Six guides with 147 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
Where do I find the guides after buying?
The links appear on your order page as soon as you have paid and are also in your order confirmation email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app to install and no account.
Can I use the Dortmund guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
What languages are the Dortmund guides in?
English, German, Dutch and Polish. You can switch between them inside the guide at any time.
Do I have to buy all six guides?
No. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99. With a World City Trail game, the food guide is €3.99 and all six are €14.99.
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