Whether you're team "Barefoot through the Landschaftspark" or "Take the H-Bahn to the next techno party" - the Ruhr area delivers adventures with plenty of character. Between steel and street art, currywurst and culture, there are corners that are so wild and wonderfully weird that you have to see them. Just like Vitamalz: not a trendy drink, but a real original. And there are plenty of them in the Ruhr region.

Here are our favorite places for all those who know that industrial charm is sexy and sometimes you just need a well-chilled malt! 👇🏻

With the suspension railroad through Wuppertal

People like to hang out in Wuppertal - literally. The suspension railroad is not a gag here, but a heartbeat. For 13 kilometers, you gondola over the Wupper through the city as if you were in a mixture of retro future and funfair ride. The thing has been rolling (floating 😉) through Wuppertal for over 120 years - and still looks a bit like a small miracle.

Duisburg Landscape Park - from the heat of the blast furnace to a picnic blanket

Formerly workers' sweat, today campfire romance. The Duisburg Landscape Park is not pretty, but impressive. You climb through old industrial facilities, feel like Lara Croft for a moment - and then you chill out by the disused railway track. Not a place for kitsch, but for real feelings.

© Simon Wierzba

Tiger & Turtle - Rollercoaster without rollercoaster

What looks like an amusement park is actually art. And what sounds strange at first(a walk on a loop?) quickly becomes a cult attraction. Tiger & Turtle is like Vitamalz: you have to experience it to understand it. And then you love it.

Sri Kamadchi Ampal Temple Hamm

In the middle of Hamm in Westphalia stands the second largest Hindu temple in Europe. And you think to yourself as you drive past: "Wait, what?" But yes, the thing is real - and it's beautiful. Every year, thousands of people make a pilgrimage here for the big temple festival, with flowers, music and colors. And even if you're not religious, you can't help but be impressed.

© Nora Rademacher
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Colliery with tenderness: Nordsternpark Gelsenkirchen

A place that shows that hard shell and soft core belong together. Today, art, culture and lots of greenery grow between industrial ruins. Cyclists, pensioners and many more meet here - everyone has something to talk about. Vitamin malt moment included.

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex Essen

It smells of history here. And of chips. Zeche Zollverein is not a backdrop - it is the heart of the Ruhr Valley. The place where the past meets the present. Just like Vitamalz: a classic look, but always up to date. Just cult. 🤝

© Dana Gärtner

Oberhausen Gasometer - the most beautiful steel colossus in Europe

117 meters high, inside world salvation by exhibition, outside steel as far as the eye can see. The gasometer is imposing, honest and unmissable.

Sculpture Park Waldfrieden Wuppertal

Art? Yes. High culture? Nope. Here, among the trees and bronze figures, it's not about posing, but about perspective. And if you trudge through the foliage with a Vitamalz in your hand, you'll realize that sometimes the good stuff isn't in the club, but in the sculpture park.

© @gasometer_oberhausen

Conclusion: Vitamalz is not trendy - but loyal. Just like the pot. 🤝

Here in the Ruhr region, we don't celebrate the smooth, but the real. That which lasts. And that's exactly why Vitamalz belongs here like currywurst on your hand. The places on this list are not Insta-hotspots - they are cult, character, history. And yes: they taste like more.

They are all like Vitamalz: somehow old school but still in - and therefore cult. And we love cult. So, get in there!
Discover the Ruhr region as it really is - surprising, charming and guaranteed to have plenty of character. HAVE FUN! 💜

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