Its ideal geographical location makes Düsseldorf an ideal starting-point for excursions. To Duisburg, the world's largest inland port it takes only 15 min by public transport. Within the same distance you can reach the Neandertal, the site of the find of ‘Neanderthal Man’ (scenic nature preserve with prehistorical museum). Other nearby cities worth a visit are: Bottrop(Warner Brothers Movie World - amusement park with film studio), Essen (Villa Hügel - former residence of Krupp family of industrialists), Mönchengladbach (Renaissance palace, Abteiberg Museum), Krefeld (Linn Castle with German Textile Museum, zoo), Cologne (Cologne cathedral, Roman- Germanic Museum, boat trips to the romantic Middle-Rhine area), Wuppertal (Unique suspended railway, Von-der-Heidt-Museum, zoo), Aachen (Cathedral with the throne of Charlemagne) or Bonn (Beethoven’s house, mile of museums).
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Its ideal geographical location makes Düsseldorf an ideal starting-point for excursions. To Duisburg, the world's largest inland port it takes only 15 min by public transport. Within the same distance you can reach the Neandertal, the site of the find of ‘Neanderthal Man’ (scenic nature preserve with prehistorical museum). Other nearby cities worth a visit are: Bottrop(Warner Brothers Movie World - amusement park with film studio), Essen (Villa Hügel - former residence of Krupp family of industrialists), Mönchengladbach (Renaissance palace, Abteiberg Museum), Krefeld (Linn Castle with German Textile Museum, zoo),