Podcast Tour Duisburg How Nature Digests Industry

2 hr 16 minGerman, EnglishDüsseldorf, Germany

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Dive into a post-apocalyptic wonderland where steel, slag, and spores have created a new, unexpected landscape. This self-guided podcast tour explores the industrial heritage of Duisburg and shows how nature is reclaiming abandoned facilities. Discover blast furnaces, bunkers, basins, and the Old Emscher as impressive testimonies to the Anthropocene. - 4.9 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 136 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure & innovation and urbanism & innovation Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Verified facts woven into an engaging story
Interactive in-app guide for questions about the story and surroundings
Precise navigation between the stops
Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

What you'll do

Besucherzentrum im Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.
Emscherstr. 71, Tour of Ruhr GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
The elevated platforms of the abandoned sintering plant present a "heavenly forest" of pioneer birches.
10 min
Landschaftspark
Emscherstr. 71, Duisburg, Germany
This steel colossus towers over the park and serves as an artificial rock face for rare birds.
10 min
Besucherzentrum im Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.
Emscherstr. 71, Tour of Ruhr GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
Former industrial cooling ponds that have transformed into flourishing but contaminated aquatic ecosystems.
10 min
Besucherzentrum im Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.
Emscherstr. 71, Tour of Ruhr GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
Massive concrete bunkers that now function as artificial ravines and host rare ferns and mosses.
10 min
Besucherzentrum im Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.
Emscherstr. 71, Tour of Ruhr GmbH, Duisburg, Germany
The exterior of this massive steel cylinder hosts a highly specialized, drought-resistant extremophile flora.
10 min
Pumpwerk Alte Emscher
Alsumer Strasse 4, Duisburg, Germany
View over the renatured riverbed of the Old Emscher, which symbolizes the more comprehensive ecological recovery.
10 min

Meeting and pickup

3 locations

Pickup details

From Duisburg main station with local public transport towards the sintering plant. From the nearest stop, it is a few minutes' walk to Sinteranlage, Duisburg, Germany. Please check the current connection with the local transport association on the day of travel.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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