Places worth the detour in Wesel

13 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Wesel, Germany, across 4 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (5). Best known: Lower German Limes. 12 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

Ruins & the uncanny5 Built landmarks4 Sacred sites3 Museums & culture1

All 13, ranked 13

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.

1.Lower German Limes

Ruins & the uncanny · Notable

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Germany, Netherlands

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2.Colonia Ulpia Traiana

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Ancient Roman city

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3.Castra Vetera

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Roman fort

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4.Wesel citadel

Built landmarks · 18th century · Hidden gem

Citadel in Wesel, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

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5.Willibrordi Cathedral

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

Protestant church building in Wesel, Germany

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6.Karthaus Xanten

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

Former monastery in Germany

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7.Amphitheatre of Xanten

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

Reconstructed ancient Roman amphitheatre of Colonia Ulpia Traiana in today's Xanten, Germany

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8.Kloster Fürstenberg

Sacred sites · Hidden gem

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9.Kriemhildmühle

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Windmill

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10.Salzbergwerk Borth

Ruins & the uncanny · Hidden gem

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11.Klever Tor

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

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12.Xantener Knabe

Built landmarks · Hidden gem

Roman bronze statue at Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany

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13.Otto Pankok Museum

Museums & culture · Hidden gem

Museum in Hünxe, Germany

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