FREE GUIDED TOURS IN DORTMUND
Dear visitors of the WRO International Final 2022 in Dortmund,
the program of the world final is breathtakingly exciting – but if you find a spare moment,
we invite you to discover your host city of Dortmund and experience selected sights!
For you as a WRO participant, these tours are free of charge.
Be curious and get going. You will definitely like it!
Information for all tours: For most tours you need to book a free ticket before. Please find below the link
to book your tickets and a necessary booking code. For some tours you need to travel with public transport to the
start of the tour. The start is mentioned in the text and the booking system, you can easily find the public transport
way for example with GoogleMaps.
For any questions, please contact DORTMUNDtourismus .
DORTMUNDER U
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Under no circumstances you should miss out on a visit of the Dortmunder U. Formerly a storage facility of the Union brewery, it is the center for art and creativity today. On the outside, Adolf Winkelmann's "Flying Pictures" fascinate, on the inside the Ostwall Museum, the Hartware MedienKunstVerein, the universities and a few more show works of art from the 20th and 21st century, research, education and media art. In a one-hour tour you will get to know the exciting concept and take a look at the unusual exhibition areas.
- Start: Foyer, Dortmunder U, Leonie-Reygers-Terrasse, 44137 Dortmund
- Duration 1 hour
- Language: English
Thu 17.11.2022, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m
Fri 18.11.2022, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m
Fri 18.11.2022, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
Book your free ticket here (Booking Code: WRODO2022).
SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
A visit to the most beautiful football stadium in the world, the Signal Iduna Park, next to the Dortmund Exhibition Center is fascinating. Experience the largest football arena in Germany on a stadium walk, discover the catacombs and enjoy the walk from the BVB changing room through the narrowest player tunnel in the Bundesliga, along the sideline of the football field to the south stand, the legendary “Yellow Wall”. Goosebumps guaranteed. Scan the QR codes at selected stations and enrich your walk with “black and yellow” videos. The "Stadium Walk" is not a guided tour, not barrier-free and takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission: 5:30 p.m.). With your WRO pass, you can discover the football arena on your personal stadium walk at any time between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. To fully enjoy the walk, charge your smartphone and please bring headphones. There may be waiting times at the individual stations. Short-term route adjustments are possible small because of construction sites due to renovations!
- Start: BVB Fan World, Strobelallee 54, 44139 Dortmund, Approx. 10 minutes' walk from the Messe Nord entrance
- Duration approx. 1 hour
- Language without a guide
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Fri, November 18, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
Sat 19.11.2022, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m
The stadium walk is free with your WRO badge.
Presented by BVB GmbH & Co. KG
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GERMAN FOOTBALL MUSEUM
Presented by Deutsches Fußballmuseum / German Football Museum
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If you love football, plan a visit to the German Football Museum. Immerse yourself in the world championship successes of the German national team in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014. Discover exciting stories and extraordinary personalities that make football so exciting and fascinating. Explore interesting exhibits and see the trophies in the treasure room.
- Start: Foyer, German Football Museum, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 1, 44137 Dortmund
- Duration 1 hour
- Language: English
Thu 17.11.2022, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Fri 18.11.2022, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Sat 19.11.2022, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Book your free ticket here (Booking Code: WRODO2022).
CITY TOUR
Coal, steel, beer and football – that's what Dortmund was known for all over the world. Today the city has much more to offer and it has impressively changed its face. Let yourself be surprised and go on a tour of discovery through the history of Dortmund. Experience the successful structural change. Discover selected highlights: the largest canal port in Europe, the Westfalenpark, the former PHOENIX steelworks and the resulting PHOENIX Lake, the Rombergpark, the Dortmunder U, the German Football Museum and much more.
- Start: in front of the entrance to Messe Nord
- Duration approx. 1.7 hours
- Languages German via loudspeaker, all other languages via headphones: Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Turkish via headphones
Wed, 16.11.2022, 2:20 p.m. and 4:00 p.m
Thu, 17.11.2022, 10:20 a.m. and 12:00 p.m
Thu, 17.11.2022, 12:20 p.m. and 2:00 p.m
Fri, 18.11.2022, 10:20 a.m. and 12:00 p.m
Fri, 18.11.2022, 12:20 p.m. and 2:00 p.m
Fri, 18.11.2022, 2:20 p.m. and 4:00 p.m
Sat, 19.11.2022, 10:20 a.m. and 12:00 p.m
Book your free ticket here (Booking Code: WRODO2022).
Presented by DORTMUNDtourismus
Photo: meineHeimat.ruhr
CITY WALK
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Embark on a journey through time into the more than 1100-year history of your host city. During this short walk you will get to know interesting facts and figures from Dortmund's eventful past. After all, Dortmund was a former imperial and Hanseatic city and – in the middle of the 20th century – one of the most important industrial cities in Europe. Find out how the metropolis, which today has over 600,000 inhabitants, successfully mastered structural change and developed into a modern town with multiple service companies. Experience Dortmund´s colorful variety along the pedestrian zone, which is one of the most popular ones in Germany.
- Start: Entrance hall of the “Stadtgarten” underground station
- Duration 1 hour
- Language: English
Wed, November 16, 2022, 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m
Thursday, November 17, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m
Fri 18.11.2022, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m
Fri, November 18, 2022, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m
Sat 19.11.2022, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m
Book your free ticket here (Booking Code: WRODO2022).
THEATER DORTMUND
Ballet, drama, theater for children and young people, opera, philharmonic orchestra and, since 2019, the Academy for Theater and Digitality, which is unique in Europe: Theater Dortmund is probably one of the most varied theaters around and one of the largest in Germany. Children, families and adults like to come here and let themselves be enchanted, inspired, surprised, entertained... Go on a discovery tour and take an exclusive look behind the scenes. Experience the view from the stage into the audience and enjoy the special atmosphere of the empty auditorium.
- Start in front of the opera house, Platz der Alten Synagoge, 44137 Dortmund
- Duration 1 hour
- Language: English
Thu 17.11.2022, 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m
Fri 18.11.2022, 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m
Book your free ticket here (Booking Code: WRODO2022).
Presented by Theater Dortmund
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DASA WORKING WORLD EXHIBITION
Presented by Theater Dortmund
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Visit the unique DASA Working World Exhibition. It is Germany's largest exhibition of its kind: exciting worlds of experience to discover and participate extend over an area the size of almost two football pitches. Work is fun here! This special exhibition is more reminiscent of an adventure playground where you can be anything you want to be: whether you want to work in the fire brigade, in the cockpit of an airplane, in the airport tower, in the control center of a power plant, in the printing shop, in the weaving mill, etc. Let yourself be surprised!
- Start rotunda on the ground floor, DASA Arbeitswelt Ausstellung, Friedrich-Henkel-Weg 1-25, 44149 Dortmund
- Duration 1 hour
- Language: English
Thu 17.11.2022, 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m
Fri 18.11.2022, 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m
Book your free ticket here (Booking Code: WRODO2022).