Grugapark Essen, Germany 🌿

Ticket Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, tickets are €4. There's a dedicated barbecue area with equipment (reservation and fee required), and after 6:00 PM, entry is free! Covering an area of 60 hectares, you can ride the little train within the park; adult tickets for the full ride are €5, and you can hop on and off at various stops. 🚂 The park features cafes, restaurants, numerous playgrounds for kids, a small zoo, expansive lawns, little ponds, and various sculptures. Highlights include: A botanical garden, rock garden, heather garden, herb garden, coniferous forest garden, and perennial garden. 🌸 Forest valleys and lakes (featuring maples, swamp oaks, and bald cypress with stunning colors in late summer and autumn). 🍁 A sensory garden (where fragrant plants abound), and a rose garden (best from June to December). 🌹 The Rhododendron Valley, primarily planted with Catawba rhododendrons from North America, featuring about 500 different types of rhododendrons, ideal from March to early summer. 🌼 Plant exhibition houses (showcasing tropical rainforests, desert cacti, succulents, and evergreen mountain forests). 🌵 The spa area (including an organic sauna, a large Japanese sauna, and a starry steam room, along with a relaxing saltwater pool and indoor swimming pool). 🏊‍♀️ The Dahlia Arena (featuring tulip fields in spring, and dahlias in late summer and autumn). 🌷 The White Water House (with a golden onion dome, colorful swirling patterns symbolizing life, created by the Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser, which was one of his last works). 🎨 #Germany #NorthRhineWestphalia #CityWalk #BotanicalGarden