Wuppertal Attractions

In the Ennepe valley, 9km/6mi east of Wuppertal, is the Klütert Cave, one of the largest natural labyrinth caves in Germany, with a total length of 5.2km/3.24mi. It is used for the treatment of asthma.

13km/8mi south of Wuppertal is the Müngtsen Bridge.

Barmen, Elberfeld and Vohwinkel are linked by Wuppertal's famous elevated railroad (13.3km/8.25mi long), constructed between 1898 and 1901.

It is a suspended monorail system, unique in the world, which straddles a river for part of the route.

There are 13.3km of track on one route with 19 stations.

The railway is fully integrated with bus and rail systems in the city.

Southeast of Wuppertal's Town Hall (Rathaus; 1913-22) is the House of Youth (Haus der Jugend), with the Municipal Library (periodic exibitions). In Friedrich-Engels-Allee are the Opera House and the Frederich-Engels-Haus (documentation on Engels, the co-founder of socialism; museum of the early industrial period. To the west, on the Hardt, is the Missionshaus, with an ethnographic collection.

South of Barmen rises the Toelleturm, with fine views over the Wupper valley.

On the western outskirts of Elberfeld lies the Zoo (open enclosures, with some 3,500 animals). To the southeast is the two-level Kiesberg Tunnel (upper carriageway 854m/934yds long, lower 1043m/1141yds).

The History Museum in Wuppertal has three components. It includes Friedrich Engel's house and a permanent exhibition, a museum of industrialization and a library.