Roadstory - hören & erleben

🚧 Do you want to experience more on the go – but don't want to spend hours searching or planning?
Don't feel like spending hours researching or taking city tours with a fixed schedule?
Do you want to set off spontaneously – by car, bike, or on foot – and hear real stories along the way?

Or do you already know the Ruhr area? Do you think so? Roadstory shows you how much you haven't seen (or heard) yet.

🎧 Roadstory is your audio guide for on the go – always right when things get exciting.
With Roadstory, you automatically receive suitable audio contributions about sights, views, and stories – tailored to your starting point and your pace. Simply start the app, put on your headphones, and start driving. Or walking. Or cycling.

🌍 Now in the Ruhr area – soon throughout Germany and Europe.
To kick things off, we've put together the most exciting tours through the Ruhr area for you. Included: industrial culture, nature, insider tips, and real stories from the region. Roadstory is growing steadily – next, other regions in Germany will follow, followed by all of Europe.

🧭 How Roadstory works:
Simply select a tour, download it for on-the-go – and you're ready to go. The app automatically detects when you're approaching an exciting location using GPS and plays the corresponding audio clip right away. You don't need to do anything else – just start the tour, listen, and discover.

Want additional navigation or head to a specific stop? No problem: Roadstory will transfer the route to Google Maps or Apple Maps upon request – so you can keep track and travel in a relaxed manner.

🗺️ Available tours:
🛠️ Western Industrial Heritage Tour
A journey through the Wild West: Kamp-Lintfort, Duisburg, Moers.

⛏️ Miners, Canal, and Coal Tour
History and slag heaps around Waltrop, Herne, Herten, and Recklinghausen.

🔩 Northeast Industrial Heritage Tour
Experience the industrial heritage between Hamm, Unna, and Bergkamen.

🌊 Steel meets the river
Industrial heritage meets a riverside idyll – around Witten, Wetter, and Hagen.

🍺 Dortmund Intense
Coal, coke, and beer – culture and history up close in Dortmund.

🏭 Krupp & Co.
Essen and Mülheim: Steel giants, innovations, and the sounds of machines.

🏙️ Between steel and the skyline
Industrial history meets urban flair: Oberhausen, Bottrop, and Gelsenkirchen.

⚒️ Origins of industrial culture
Bochum, Hattingen, and Gelsenkirchen – this is where it all began.

🚶 On historical trails through Essen
On foot through the history of Essen's city center, you'll hear all about what Essen used to look like.

🚲 Erzbahntrasse
Discover the former railway line between Bochum and Gelsenkirchen by bike.