In the middle of the city of a big city, you will be able to enjoy the daily stress of the city for a few hours and enjoy a whole evening of fun and enjoyment with live entertainment in one of the most beautiful Varieté theaters in North-Rhine Westphalia: at the GOP Varieté Theater Essen.

Essen's Astra Cinema dates back to 1958 and has been Essen's largest Film Art Theatre since 1995. It operates from a separate entrance to the Hotel Essener Hof.

The Marktkirche is the oldest protestant church in Essen city centre. This was the first church of Essen citizens and starting point of the reformation in the year 1563.

The collection at Folkwang Museum presently contains around 600 paintings, in addition to 280 artworks, sculptures and objects.

The Margarethenhöhe residential area, generally referred to simply as Margarethenhöhe and named after its benefactress, Margarethe Krupp, is considered to be the first German garden city in terms of its construction style.

Family residence and industrial monument to the Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach family.

Industrial culture at the world heritage site Zollverein - the symbol for industrial culture in the Ruhr area.

The legendary Lichtburg - located in the heart of Essen city - is Germany's largest and also most beautiful movie palace.