ZOLLVEREIN / VISITOR PORTAL

Important information

Information upon arrival
Especially on weekends and puplic holidays we advise to use public transport to visit the Zollverein World Heritage Site.

You can reach us with the tram culture line 107, stop at "Zollverein",  from the direction of the main station and from Gelsenkirchen. From Oberhausen and Gelsenkrichen with the S-Bahn line 2, get off at the station "Zollverein Nord" and follow the yellow canaries of the design avenue "Designallee" to Zollverein. 

If you are visiting us by car, there is free parking availabe at P A1, P A2, P B1 and P C as well as the temporary parking possibility P B2 on Shaft 1/2/8.

Information on our guided tours of the Denkmalpfad Zollverein
Dear visitors of the World Heritage Zollverein, in the next few weeks there are only limited tickets still available, due to the high numbers of visitors we are experiencing every day. We kindly advise to call our hotline before your visit to make reservations and confirm your bookings. Due to the high number of requests, especially on weekends, we cannot guarantee the availability of tickets on-site. Thank you for your understanding.
Booking and information: phone +49 201 2 4 6 8 10

What is Zollverein?

The Zollverein World Heritage Site – also known as “the world’s most beautiful coal mine” – today the most famous industrial monument and centre of the creative industry in the Ruhr area. more »

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Information upon arrival
Especially on weekends and puplic holidays we advise to use public transport to visit the Zollverein World Heritage Site.

You can reach us with the tram culture line 107, stop at "Zollverein",  from the direction of the main station and from Gelsenkirchen. From Oberhausen and Gelsenkrichen with the S-Bahn line 2, get off at the station "Zollverein Nord" and follow the yellow canaries of the design avenue "Designallee" to Zollverein. 

If you are visiting us by car, there is free parking availabe at P A1, P A2, P B1 and P C as well as the temporary parking possibility P B2 on Shaft 1/2/8.

Information on our guided tours of the Denkmalpfad Zollverein
Dear visitors of the World Heritage Zollverein, in the next few weeks there are only limited tickets still available, due to the high numbers of visitors we are experiencing every day. We kindly advise to call our hotline before your visit to make reservations and confirm your bookings. Due to the high number of requests, especially on weekends, we cannot guarantee the availability of tickets on-site. Thank you for your understanding.
Booking and information: phone +49 201 2 4 6 8 10

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A lively World Heritage – time to discover the challenging site of Zollverein
Zollverein attracts about one million visitors every year. Exhibitions of Fine Art and Design, dance and performances, workshops, tradeshows and conventions as far as amusement for families and kids offer a huge variety of attractions for all of them.
The program is recently only available in German: Veranstaltungskalender. You can get more detailed information here:
phone +49 201 2 4 6 8 10, besucherzentrum@zollverein.de

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Experience the former day to day work life and glance into what Zollverein's future beholds - this guided tour in English offers both. Highlight: the breathtaking panoramic view from the roof of the coal washing plant. Information: phone +49 201 2 4 6 8 10, besucherzentrum@zollverein.de
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Informationen and contact

Do you have any questions about the attractions at the World Cultural Heritage site? Are you looking for the right person to contact for information? Send us an E-mail and we’ll be delighted to be of assistance. Or call us at:Service for visitors: +49 (0)201 83036-0

Guided tours

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