3 Best Places To See in Essen

“Grugapark Essen is a famous park in Essen. The park has an area of over 60 hectares. It is ideal for leisure, educational pursuits, and research endeavours. Grugapark Essen has a botanical garden with a rich variety of plants such as clematis, honeysuckle, hydrangea, wolfberry, and wild vines, which serves as a place for research, refreshment and more. It also offers attractions like the bonsai garden, a picturesque pond, and the Ronald McDonald House. BBQ areas and sports facilities are available. Grugapark Essen offers free entry for children under 6 years old. The park remains open on weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm. Tickets can be booked online.”

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“Museum Folkwang is a well-known museum in Essen. It was established in 1922 by merging the Essener Kunstmuseum and the private Folkwang Museum. The museum has a collection of 19th and 20th-century art, prints and drawings, German posters, and ancient and non-European art. At present, it houses an impressive archive of over 50,000 photographs. Museum Folkwang offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the central masterpieces displayed across 25 rooms, each creating a diverse range of narratives. The association also publishes its own periodicals for its members. Tickets and vouchers are available online.”

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“Villa Hügel is a 19th-century mansion in Essen that was built in 1870-1873. It served as the home of the Krupp family until World War II. It covers about 28-hectare (69-acre) parkland. Villa Hügel has 269 rooms and occupies 8,100 square meters. The great hall, which is over 400 square meters in size, dominates the interior of the main building's ground and first floors. The hall is now used as a regular concert venue for the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen. The paintings in the main hall are well preserved, and the second floor has an extraordinary ceiling. Villa Hügel offers free admisson to employees of the thyssenkrupp group and Alfried Krupp Hospital.”

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