Marl is a town in the North Rhine Westphalia region of Germany, and a popular stop-off point for tourists travelling through the area. Marl is at the head of a string of cities with Dortmund, Essen, Dusseldorf and Cologne lying to the south of the town – this opportunity to travel makes car hire in Marl popular.
Marl represents the crossover point where the heavy industrial landscape of the Ruhr crosses into open countryside, as you approach Munster to the north. Hiring a car in Marl means you can explore the scenic country drives of the surrounding North Rhine area.
Marl is a quaint town, with St George's Church as the central landmark. Marl is surrounded by nature reserves and open countryside, particularly to the north and west, but it also has a grand mining heritage, as illustrated by the Auguste Victoria Coal Mine. If you're interested in Marl's mining history, there's the Bergbau-Museum in Bochum which is most easily accessed via car.
Hire a car from Marl and Bochum is just half an hour south on the A43. Munster is just over half an hour northwest on the A43, where you may wish to take in the All Weather Zoo, which can be found on the eastern approach to the city.
