Originally Posted by
WillTravel4Food
I'm looking to be in the Rhein-Ruhr area for three days this coming October 2021 (arriving on a Monday evening and departing on a Friday morning), provided I'm allowed to enter Germany and Bundesliga games are open to spectators. The things I already have planned are the Roman ruins and Bruhl Castle in Cologne and the Schwebebahn in Wuppertal. Essen industrial history could be added, if I can find anything that captures my interest.
Perhaps the mining museum in Bochum might interest you.
https://www.bergbaumuseum.de/en/
Try one of the regional brews (Alt in Düsseldorf, Kölsch in Cologne).