Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne and to the north is the state capital Düsseldorf.

With about 161,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is one of the state's smaller cities. The city is known for the pharmaceutical company Bayer and its associated sports club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Main sights and places of interest:

• Japanese Garden in front of the Bayer tower
• BayArena is the home stadium of Bayer Leverkusen, with a capacity of over 30,000.
• The Bayer Cross Leverkusen is one of the largest illuminated advertisements in the world.
• Freudenthaler Sensenhammer is an industrial museum.
• Schloss Morsbroich - moated castle in the Baroque style, now a museum for contemporary art.
• Water Tower Leverkusen-Bürrig - 72.45-metre-high (237.7 ft) water reservoir containing an observation deck.
• Neuland Park - large park beside the Rhine.
• Japanese Garden - a 1913 garden extended by Carl Duisberg in 1923.
• Colony of workers - historical area in the form of houses and other buildings constructed for employees and families of the chemical works at the end of the 19th and beginning of 20th century.
• Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit - historical boat bridge next to the Rhine, between Wiesdorf and Rheindorf.
• Mausoleum of Carl Duisberg - mausoleum in the centre of the Carl Duisberg Park, next to the Casino.
• NaturGut Ophoven - educational centre for nature in Leverkusen-Opladen.