5 attractions in Dortmund, including German Football Museum, Dortmunder U and Florianturm (Florian Tower). Map, details and practical tips before you go.
Museums
Dortmund
Step out of Dortmund's main station and you are practically at the door: the German Football Museum is the German Football Association's national museum and tells the story from Bern 1954 to Rio 2014 on two exhibition floors. Here you find…
Museums
Dortmund
Arrive in Dortmund by train and you see it straight away: a dark brick tower topped by a giant glowing golden U, with huge moving video images below it. The Dortmunder U was once the fermenting and storage building of the Union brewery; to…
Viewpoints
Dortmund
You see it long before the stadium when you arrive in Dortmund: the Florianturm, "Florian" to the locals, rises from the Westfalenpark high above the city. When it opened in 1959 it was Germany's tallest TV tower for about a decade, and th…
Industrial heritage
Dortmund
Zollern Colliery (Zeche Zollern) in Dortmund is often called the "Palace of Work," and with good reason. Its brick buildings with gables and turrets, two winding towers and an Art Nouveau machine hall make it one of the most beautiful form…
Other
Dortmund
From many points across the city you can see the bright yellow steel pylons rising high above the stadium roof. Signal Iduna Park, still the Westfalenstadion to many fans, is Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 places. Its most…