Best places: History museums in Mönchengladbach, Germany

The country mansion of 19th-century industrialist Alfred Krupp, with ornate interiors & parkland.

Nazi-victim memorial center in a former Gestapo headquarters with exhibits & a basement jail.

Moated castle dating from the 12th century with an adjacent archeological museum & hunting lodge.

👍👍 You can have a nice little tour through the Selfkant in an original historic steam train. The team is very nice and amicable and work in their own pace. Just like in the old days ;) Prices for the tour and snacks are reasonable and they have seasonal offers. Really nice trip for the family....

Large, contemporary ethnological museum with a variety of international cultural exhibits & art.

Guided tours offered in a fragrance museum dating from 1709 where Eau de Cologne was invented.

👍👍 The museum is located right in the city center. Paid parking spaces are available on Peter-Plumpe Platz. From there you walk about 150 meters to the main entrance on Annastrasse. Masks are required in the museum. CORONA. It's not very crowded in the morning, so distances can be maintained. The museu...

👍👍 The food is amazing.

👍👍 Nach dem ich die Bücher gelesen habe, wollte ich mir das unbedingt anschauen. Sollte man mal hin und sich die traurige Geschichte anschauen.

👍👍 I don't even know if museum is the right name? After the founder's death, everything remained as it was during his lifetime. Office, workshop, motorcycles, everything is a time capsule. Fascinating. The grandson's leadership was excellent. Not just the history of AWD, but also anecdotes about a jour...

👍👍 Schön das sowas noch aufrecht erhalten wird.

👍👍 We visited it as part of the Museum Night and were super surprised. Actually, that's why I don't want to upload a photo :) Be sure to come and take a look. The explanations of the historical classification, function and architecture are also well explained. In German and English. So you can also bri...

👍👍 An excellent, lovingly furnished and maintained museum. There are constantly changing exhibitions that make a visit always interesting. But the most important difference to other museums of this kind are the regular and numerous events that always inspire. Whether it's dance or cabaret, there's som...

👍👍 Educational and always worth a visit!

🫤 We had planned a 1/2 day at the museum. To show our children the museum. Unfortunately, we were through the small exhibition after 45 minutes. But that should be communicated to the guests. This is the alternative location. Just a fraction the size of the old one! The only good thing is that childr...