Düsseldorf's city center is bounded to the north by the Hofgarten, a large park laid out in 1770 that stretches all the way from the Old Town and Königsallee to the banks of the River Rhine.
Designed in the English landscape style, this delightful 68-acre site includes extensive meadows and wooded areas, as well as numerous streams and ponds.
Among its many notable buildings is the Baroque Hofgärtnerhaus, or Court Gardener House, former home of garden architect Maximilian Weyhe and now housing the city's Theatre Museum.
Also worthy of a visit is Schloss Jägerhof, a former hunting lodge built in rococo style in 1763 and occupied, albeit briefly, by Napoleon.
