Das GEhört sich so #15: Visit Gelsenkirchen

Episode in English

Whether you are a football fanatic – the UEFA EURO 2024 is taking place this year – or a major fan of Taylor Swift, AC/DC or other outstanding musicians, Gelsenkirchen is the place to be this summer! Planning your first trip to Gelsenkirchen? This podcast episode is for you: We‘ll let you in on the secrets of the city, break down a bit of the history, where to stay, what to see, where to eat and we’ll add some fun facts! Just follow your ears…

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00:00:00 Welcome and History of Gelsenkirchen 00:04:12 TOP TEN of places to see in Gelsenkirchen 00:15:08 How to get around in this city 00:20:05 Where to sleep 00:22:33 Where to eat and where to party 00:26:38 Goodbye

Top Ten Sightseeing

Halde Rheinelbe in Ückendorf

Halde Rungenberg

Consol-Park

ZOOM Adventure World

The Marina Graf Bismarck

Nordsternpark

Schloss Horst Castle

Arena AufSchalke

Schloss Berge Castle

Gelsenkirchen Art Museum

If you would like to learn more about the Ruhr area, we recommend you check out the website of the Regionalverband Ruhr: https://www.rvr.ruhr/en/topics/touris... or the official site of the tourist board https://www.ruhr-tourismus.de/en/.

Metropolradruhr: https://www.metropolradruhr.de/en/ offers bike sharing via app.

To check out the tram and bus schedules for Gelsenkirchen, just visit www.bogestra.de or www.vrr.de online and enter your starting point and the point of destination.

Here is a map of the bus and train connections in a German flyer.

Looking for a place to stay in Gelsenkirchen? Check out our list of accommodations here.

If you are into camping or travelling with your mobile home, camper van or caravan, check out www.neue-zeche-westerholt.de/ or www.nienhausen.de. From June 14 to July 14 there will be glamping options for about 1000 visitors in the Revierpark right next to the open air swimming pool which you can book via www.campsitegelsenkirchen.com/. Throughout the EURO 2024 tournament (14 June 14 – 2 July) you will be able to bring your own tent for camping in the Revierpark. Camping places are limited, though. Please check availability beforehand.

Double decker bus-tour: You can book the city tours in German here.

More information on the Arena AufSchalke and on the Schalke Museum can be found here: https://en.veltins-arena.de/veltins-a... and here: https://veltins-arena.de/veltins-aren.... The exhibition will be on display in the Kunstmuseum Gelsenkirchen temporarily this summer. For more information please check www.kunstmuseum-gelsenkirchen.de online.

Coal mining history and the love of football built the base of the „little museum“ which can be found via www.zeche-hugo.com/1082/ . More coal mining history and samples from the past can be visited in Rotthausen in the southern district of Gelsenkirchen. If you’d like to find out more about Gelsenkirchen’s history from 1933 to 1945, we recommend to check out the detailed dokumentation from ISG.

Don’t leave Gelsenkirchen without getting a taste of the local beer brewed here: ge-braeu.de/. View pictures of the infamous „Schalker Mile“ on this website. Here you can find out more about the International Garden Exhibition (IGA RUHR) in Gelsenkirchen 2027.

Here you can find the best currywurst for Kathrin: Schweidnitzer Str. 27-29 in Gelsenkirchen. Link GoogleMaps

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