Castle Blankenstein

The monastery in Bochum-Stiepel was built in 1988 and is under supervision of the Abbott​ of Heiligenkreuz in Austria. An event is the claustal Christmas market where they sell artworks from Senegal.

For lovers of old steam engines, one of the largest railway museums in Germany. There are also heritage train trips on the railway line to Hattingen and then over an otherwise-closed line to Wengern on summer Sundays, once a month with a steam locomotive, once a month with a diesel loco, and once a month using a diesel railbus dating from the 1930s.

Opened in 1931. Planned by architect Prof. Karl Roth. The layout is strictly symmetrical, the façade is plain. The hall divides the atrium in two parts, where fountains made of travertine and bronze are situated: on the left hand the fountain of beauty, on the right hand the fountain of happiness. The fountains were designed by Professor Vogel from Berlin.

Large in- and outdoor pools, green spaces

69 years after the Pogrom Night of 9 November 1938, when nearly all Jewish synagogues were destroyed in Germany, Bochum got a new synagogue. It was realised according to plans of the Cologne architect Peter Schmitz. He offered a clear and plain concept. Schmitz designed an ensemble of three separated structures which are linked together by a common bodyshell.

One of the best of its kind worldwide. Whatever you want to know about mining, you can learn it here. The site was never used for actual mining, but an extensive replica mine has been constructed underground for visitors, and the headframe of a nearby mine has been transported here to serve as a landmark.