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Things to Do in Cologne

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Things to Do in Cologne

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Skip the Line: The Chocolate Museum Cologne Entrance Ticket
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Attractions & Museums
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Cologne City Tour Experience cathedral city on the Rhine
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City Tours
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Guided Brewery Walking Tour in Cologne
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Walking Tours
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Cologne Like a Local: Customized Private Tour
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City Tours
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Cologne night tour "Torch tour alternative night watchman"
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City Tours
from $33.02 per adult (price varies by group size)
Guided tour of the Melatenfriedhof in Cologne
from $13.90 per adult
Private Holiday Professional Photo Shoot in Cologne
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Departure Private Transfer Cologne City to Cologne-Bonn Airport by Luxury Car
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São Paulo Traditional Samba and Pagoda Experience
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Excursion to Düsseldorf
Bus Tours
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Cultural Tours

Top Attractions in Cologne

1. Cologne Cathedral

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Altstadt-Nord

Founded on August 15, 1248, and finally completed in 1880, and ranked as the world’s tallest building for 4 years at…

2. KölnTriangle

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Deutz

The plastic surrounding includes outlines of all of the various buildings, bridges and churches.

3. Museum Ludwig

Art Museums

Altstadt-Nord

This museum features art works from some of the greatest artists of the early twentieth century.

4. Koelner Zoo

Zoos

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A vast zoo with all manner of mammals, insects, reptiles, birds and fish.

5. NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne

Speciality Museums

Altstadt-Nord

As the former regional HQ of the Gestapo, the building brings Nazi terror very much alive.

6. Hohenzollern Bridge

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Bridges

Deutz

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This 410 meter iconic bridge built after the second world war crosses the river Rhine.

7. Botanical Gardens Flora

Gardens

This cast iron and glass building, from 1864 was severely damaged during World War II and has reopened only recently…

8. Historic Old Town

Neighborhoods

Altstadt-Nord

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The medieval gate anchors the Old Town section to its Roman past; parts of the Roman sewer system (excavated from 10…

9. Chocolate Museum

Speciality Museums

Altstadt-Süd

Admission tickets from $15.67

Beautifully located on the Rhine, the museum attempts to portray the history, social environment and manufacture of…

10. Wallraf-Richartz Museum

Art Museums

Altstadt-Nord

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In a sober and massive building, the collection walks you through the history of art on three floors.

11. Heumarkt

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Altstadt-Nord

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In the mid of the square, standing tall the Equestrian Statue of Friedrich Wilhelm III.

12. Gross St. Martin

Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

Altstadt-Nord

The current buildings, including a soaring crossing tower that is a landmark of Cologne's Old Town, were erected…

13. Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus

Speciality Museums

Altstadt-Nord

The museum allows to discover centuries of Fragrance and cultural history that starts with the Rococo era

14. Cologne Central Station

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Altstadt-Nord

The original central station of Cologne was built in 1859 and opened along with the adjacent Cathedral Railway Bridge.

15. Melaten-Friedhof

Cemeteries

Lindenthal

in most cemeteries the flora and undergrowth begins to subsume the earthly reminders of long-forgotten people, the…

16. Shrine of the Three Kings

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites

Altstadt-Nord

The Three Kings are not from Cologne, but their remains were brought here during the Crusades, then placed into a…

17. 4711 Eau de Cologne / Kolnisch Wasser/ 4711-Traditionshaus

Architectural Buildings • Breweries

Altstadt-Nord

A huge tapestry depicts the French troops bestowing this house on the Glockengasse with its now famous 4711 number…

18. Motorworld

Speciality Museums

Ehrenfeld

It houses Schmacher's private collection, as well as most of his racing cars throughout his illustrious career.

19. RheinEnergieStadion

Arenas & Stadiums

This is one of Germany's new and modern stadia, built for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

20. Alter Markt

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Altstadt-Nord

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It has a monument in the centre and a former watering point for horses and cattle in a bygone age.

21. German Sports and Olympic Museum

Speciality Museums • Sports Complexes

Altstadt-Süd

It shows the history of sports and the Olympic Games, starting in Olympia, Greece, and from there onwards in time.

22. Saint Gereon's Basilica

Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites

Altstadt-Nord

This basilica is one of the oldest churches in Cologne and in Germany.

23. Lindenthaler Tierpark

Nature & Wildlife Areas

Lindenthal

The animals include deer, goats, sheep, donkeys and a range of birds.

24. Praetorium

Ancient Ruins

Altstadt-Nord

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Hidden behind an unassuming front door is this large excavated area of Roman Koln, with walls, foundations of large…

25. St. Ursula

Historic Sites • Religious Sites

Altstadt-Nord

The Basilica Church Of St Ursula is built on the site of a Roman cemetery were legend has it were buried 11.000 virgins…

26. Heinzelmaennchenbrunnen

Historic Sites

Altstadt-Nord

This fountain is dedicated and depicts a cute story or fairy tale about Cologne gnomes.

27. Kranhäuser im Rheinauhafen

Architectural Buildings

Altstadt-Süd

The three identical buildings are shaped like dockyard cranes which used to stand in the area before it was redeveloped.

28. Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum

Speciality Museums

Altstadt-Süd

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This newly constructed musem is housed in an airy attractive building on several floors.

29. Lanxess Arena

Arenas & Stadiums

Deutz

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The Lanxess Arena Cologne is a first class arena with a wide range of events all year round.

30. Cologne Central Mosque

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites

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