@troventrippers: SHARE this if you love discovering new cities… 🇩🇪 If you're not aware of Essen then you need to be… we visited with Visit Essen and it was such a fun weekend city with loads of cool places to explore. If you’re planning a trip to Germany, here are some of our favourite spots… 🖼️ Museum Folkwang World-class modern art in a super relaxed space... don't miss the Five Planets and Yelmo exhibitions... so cool! 🎨 Red Dot Design Museum Unique designs, quirky pieces, original robodogs… and cars! Great place to explore, and set in a really unique building in the Zollverein complex! ⛏️ Zeche Zollverein & Ruhr Museum A UNESCO World Heritage Site… with huge architecture, cool exhibitions and the famous orange escalators... we almost spent our whole day just riding them! 🛩️ Aufwind VR Step into the story of Thea Rasche… the “flying Fräulein” and aviation pioneer in an amazing VR experience! ⛪ Essener Dom Home of the Golden Madonna... one of the oldest Virgin Mary sculptures in Europe! 🧇 Café Madita Try the croffles… croissant + waffle and absolutely amazing 🍕 MA Essen Curry pizza, schnitzel, and proper comfort food If you’re planning a visit, save this for later… and share it with someone you’d take! 🌍 Hey, we’re Paul & Sneha! 👋 Follow @TrovenTrippers for UK & European itineraries to help you make the most of your time off your 9–5! ✨ #UKTravelBlogger #TrovenTrippers #VisitEssen #EssenTravel #GermanyShortBreaks Essen attractions | Essen things to do | Germany weekend trips

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