Overview

• North Rhine-Westphalia will open more than 1,000 buildings, with offerings from Aachen’s canal walks requiring knee-high boots to Düsseldorf’s paternoster rides and a Cold War bunker in Meinerzhagen.
• Rhineland-Palatinate lists 335 accessible sites, following a briefing by Interior Minister Michael Ebling and the GDKE, including first access to the dim lower level of Rhens’ Scharfenturm.
• Braunschweig requires advance sign-up from 1–11 September for visits to the former Oberlandesgericht, while the Roggenmühle water tower runs guided climbs every 45 minutes with limited accessibility.
• Landkreis Dachau focuses on archaeological heritage through a five-stop excursion led by the Dachauer Forum and Dr. Birgitta Unger-Richter, spanning Roman roads, Celtic sites and early medieval fortifications.
• Local church programs range from the recently restored St. Afra im Felde in Friedberg to a guided look at Heilig Kreuz in Pöttmes, with most tours and workshops offered free of charge.