Gelsenkirchen and the Northern Ruhr area has so much more to offer than you think. Gelsenkirchen alone can score with 4 castles and palaces. Many artists have their studios and galleries in the region and there are many fascinating places of industrial culture. Whether the Nordsternturm, one of the most unusual venues in Germany, the Consol, Hugo or Oberschuir collieries with the stadt.bau.raum.
