# Things to see in Wuppertal (Germany): 68 places and when to go

> Wuppertal is a city in Germany with around 777,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 68 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (20), History (18), Nature (16). The best known are Wupper, Burg Castle and Von der Heydt Museum. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 40. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wuppertal/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 51.25, 7.17
- **Population:** About 777,000
- **Places:** 68 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (20) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/historia/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (16) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/fauna/) (10) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (9) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/) (5)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** DUS Düsseldorf, 28 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Wuppertal

The places in and around Wuppertal, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Wupper](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wupperquelle/): River in Germany · 35 km
- [Burg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-castle/): Castle in Solingen, NRW, Germany · 13 km
- [Von der Heydt Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/von-der-heydt-museum/): Art museum in Wuppertal, Germany · 1.8 km
- [Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wuppertal-hbf/): Railway station in Germany · 1.5 km
- [Maria, Königin des Friedens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mariendom/): Pilgrimage church · 9.0 km
- [Müngsten Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mungstener-brucke/): Railway bridge in Germany · 10 km
- [Wuppertal Zoo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zoo-wuppertal/): Zoo in Germany · 4.3 km
- [Opernhaus Wuppertal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/opernhaus/): Opera house and theatre in Barmen, Wuppertal, Germany · 2.5 km
- [Eschbach Dam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/eschbach-dam/): Dam in Germany · 11 km
- [Bergische Museumsbahnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergische-museumsbahnen-e-v/): Museums and art · History · 7.7 km
- [Bismarck Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bismarckturm-wuppertal/): Observation tower in Wuppertal · 1.4 km
- [Brodtberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hohenhagen/): Nature · Mountains · 8.0 km
- [Hackhausen Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-hackhausen/): Castle in Germany · 17 km
- [Lego-Brücke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lego-brucke-2-0/): Bridge painted to look like Lego bricks · 5.9 km
- [Schloss Neuenhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schloss-neuenhof/): History · 33 km
- [Winterberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/winterberg/): Hill in Sprockhövel, Germany · 9.5 km
- [Burgholz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgholz/): Nature reserve in Germany · 5.5 km
- [German Röntgen Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/deutsches-rontgen-museum/): Museum in Remscheid, Germany · 8.9 km
- [Ehrenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ehrenberg/): Nature · Mountains · 7.0 km
- [Eschbachtal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/eschbachtal/): Nature reserve in Wermelskirchen, Germany · 11 km
- [Hordtberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hordtberg/): Highest elevation in Langenberg (Rhineland) in Germany · 12 km
- [Kiesberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kiesberg/): Mountain in Germany · 3.5 km
- [Nützenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nutzenberg/): Mountain in Germany · 3.5 km
- [Oelingrather und Grunder Bachtal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/oelingrather-und-grunder-bachtal/): Nature reserve in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · 5.0 km

And the other 44, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Sengbachtal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/sengbachtal/), [Töckelhauser Bach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/tockelhauser-bach/), [Wernscheid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wernscheid/), [Wupper bei Radevormwald](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wupper-bei-radevormwald/), [Lingese-Tal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lingese-tal/), [Wipperaue Eulenbecke](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wipperaue-eulenbecke/)
- **Museums and art**: [Wülfing-Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wulfingmuseum/)
- **History**: [Bismarck Tower (Remscheid)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bismarckturm-remscheid/), [Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gerechtigkeitsbrunnen/), [Haus Nesselrath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/haus-nesselrath/), [Heckinghausen gas storage facility](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/heckinghauser-gaskessel/), [Steinernes Kreuz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/steinernes-kreuz/), [Wetterschornstein Buchholz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wetterschornstein-buchholz/), [Gräfrather Hof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grafrather-hof/)
- **Food and drink**: [Lienhardplatz](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lienhardplatz/), [Neumarkt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/neumarkt/), [Barmer Brauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/barmer-brauerei/), [Dellmann’s](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dellmann-s/), [Mk Hotel Remscheid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mk-hotel-remscheid/)
- **With kids**: [Galileum Solingen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/planetarium-galileum-solingen/), [H₂O Sauna- und Badeparadies](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/h-o-sauna-und-badeparadies/), [Jonny's Alpaka Ranch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jonny-s-alpaka-ranch/)
- **Stargazing**: [Sternwarte Neanderhöhe Hochdahl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/snh-observatorium/)
- **Hiking**: [Volme-Höhen-Weg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/x20-volme-hohen-weg/), [Neandertalweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/x30-neandertalweg/), [<2> Hasper Talsperre - Wuppertal-Langerfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/2-hasper-talsperre-wuppertal-langerfeld/), [Bergischer Panoramasteig (Etappe 04)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergischer-panoramasteig-etappe-04/), [Bergischer Panoramasteig Etappe 05](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergischer-panoramasteig-etappe-05/), [Bergischer Panoramasteig (Zustieg Marienheide)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergischer-panoramasteig-zustieg-marienheide/), [Bergischer Panoramasteig (Zustieg Radevormwald)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergischer-panoramasteig-zustieg-radevormwald/), [Bergischer Panoramasteig (Zustieg Wermelskirchen)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bergischer-panoramasteig-zustieg-wermelskirchen/), [Camino de Santiago](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/jakobs-pilgerweg-beyenburg-koln/), [Neanderlandsteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/neanderland-steig/), [[Raute4] Düsseltalweg](/paises/europa/alemania/raute4-dusseltalweg/), [[Raute5] Landrat-Lucas-Weg](/paises/europa/alemania/raute5-landrat-lucas-weg/), [Straße der Arbeit [Radevormwald]](/paises/europa/alemania/strasse-der-arbeit-radevormwald/), [X11 Lenne-Sieg-Weg (Plettenberg-Wiehl)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/x11-lenne-sieg-weg-plettenberg-wiehl/), [X19 Schlösserweg [Meinerzhagen]](/paises/europa/alemania/x19-schlosserweg-meinerzhagen/), [X19 Schlösserweg [Wermelskirchen]](/paises/europa/alemania/x19-schlosserweg-wermelskirchen/), [X29 Bergischer Weg [Velbert]](/paises/europa/alemania/x29-bergischer-weg-velbert/), [X30 Neandertalweg [Leverkusen]](/paises/europa/alemania/x30-neandertalweg-leverkusen/)
- **Mountains**: [Felderbacher Alm Schutzhütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/felderbacher-alm-schutzhutte/), [Wanderheim des SGV Wuppertal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wanderheim-des-sgv-wuppertal/)
- **Hot springs**: [Gartenhallenbad Langerfeld](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gartenhallenbad-langerfeld/)

## When to go to Wuppertal

The best time to visit Wuppertal is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 08 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 43 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 35 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 21 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 20 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 55 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 22 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 23 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 35 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 40 |

In June there are 16 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 40. In April, 67 of the 68 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Wuppertal

The nearest main airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS, Düsseldorf), 28 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.25%2C7.17)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.25%2C7.17)

## Other towns nearby

- [Hagen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hagen/): 63 places · 24 km
- [Essen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/essen/): 62 places · 25 km
- [Düsseldorf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dusseldorf/): 98 places · 27 km
- [Lindlar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/lindlar/): 104 places · 29 km
- [Duisburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/duisburgo/): 87 places · 35 km
- [Dortmund](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/dortmund/): 83 places · 37 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Wuppertal?

The best known: [Wupper](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wupperquelle/), [Burg Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burg-castle/), [Von der Heydt Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/von-der-heydt-museum/), [Wuppertal Hauptbahnhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wuppertal-hbf/), [Maria, Königin des Friedens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mariendom/). In all, 68 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Wuppertal?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 16 h 20 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 40.

### How do you get to Wuppertal?

The nearest main airport is Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), 28 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.25%2C7.17) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Wuppertal as the destination and these 68 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).