Burg Bentheim is the principal sight in the spa town of Bad Bentheim. It is a large fortress in the centre of the town, and...

The Museum of Industrial Culture in Osnabrück is set in a former coal mine at Piesberg. The museum shows how Osnabrück developed from a small...

Burg Hülshoff is one of the two Wasserburgs (Water Palaces) located in Havixbeck in Münsterland. The castle was built as early as the 11th century....

The former 14th century Dominican Church in the north of the old town in Osnabrück has now been converted into an art gallery and cultural...

Osnabrück’s Town Hall (Rathaus) is one of the best known sights in the city. It was built from 1487 to 1512 in late Gothic style,...

The Kulturgeschichtliches Museum in Osnabruck is a large museum near the city centre with many displays on the history and culture of the city and...

The Market Place in central Osnabrück’s altstadt (old town) is the heart of the town. It is lined by many fantastic buildings – many of...

Osnabrück’s Marienkirche is located on the north side of the Market Square. It is a hall style Gothic church. A church has existed on this...

Many old buildings and houses were lucky enough to survive fires and World War 2 bombings in Osnabrück’s old town. The area around Bierstrasse, behind...

Parts of Osnabruck’s former city walls and defences can still be seen around the ring road which was built in its place. The most important...

Erich Maria Remarque was the author of classic German book All Quiet on the Western Front about World War 1. He was an Osnabrück local,...

Osnabrück’s Cathedral (Dom) takes up a lot of the centre of the town, set in its own square. It was built between the 12th and...

Osnabrück’s cathedral houses a museum known as the Domschatzkammer und Diözesanmuseum. This is a treasury of items that have come into the possession of the...

The Natural History Museum am Schölerberg in Osnabrück covers the full spectrum of the subject matter. Here you will see displays on biology, geology, botany...

The Westphalia Museum for Natural History in Münster is located alongside the Aasee lake recreation area to the south of the city centre. The museum...

The Mühlenhof Open-Air Museum in Münster is located on the shores of the popular Aasee lake and recreation area to the south of the city...

Münster’s Liebfrauenkirche, or Church of St. Mary, is located near the Dom cathedral in the centre of the town. It is often referred to as...

The Westfälisches Landesmuseum in Münster is the State Museum for Westphalia. It is located amongst the many other museums on the Domplatz square. The museum...

Münster’s Dom, or Cathedral, of St. Paul is a large church dominating Domplatz. It was built in the 13th century, and completed in only 40...

The Aasee is a Münster must-see. This dammed lake section of the River Aa, covering 40 hectares, is the most popular recreation area of the...