Best places: Tourist attractions in Cologne, Germany

Landmark Gothic cathedral with a huge facade, plus guided tours & Rhine views.

Oldest museum in the city, home to important Gothic, Renaissance & Impressionist collections.

Riverside walkway with a 1,640-foot-long row of steps overlooking the Rhine, old town & cathedral.

Massive Romanesque church with a landmark tower built on top of Roman temple ruins.

Modern & classic Christian artworks in contemporary spaces amid 19th-century church remains.

Elaborate, gilded reliquary in Cologne cathedral said to contain the bones of the biblical magi.

Historic town square with a variety of shops, restaurants & bars, plus a famous Christmas market.

The formerly private collection of Peter Ludwig, with paintings, ceramics, sketches & prints.

This strip of parkland along the Rhine River has walking & cycling paths.

Nazi-victim memorial center in a former Gestapo headquarters with exhibits & a basement jail.

Large, contemporary ethnological museum with a variety of international cultural exhibits & art.

Expansive, airy Romanesque church featuring 11th-century artwork, including ornate wooden doors.

Producing mustard since 1810, this established company sells its gourmet produce from here.

👍👍 Great view of the cathedral. Definitely more beautiful at night than during the day.

Ornate 19th-century fountain & sculptures commemorating a local legend about house gnomes.

🫤 One of the few bridges in Cologne. There is always a lot of traffic here. Unfortunately, the cycle paths on both sides are extremely bumpy (see photo). Unfortunately, I've slipped a few times as a result. Otherwise, I would like to see a guard rail for cyclists and pedestrians to feel safer. Otherwi...

Romanesque church with a shrine made of bones from the ancient cemetery ruins on which it was built.

Unique, historical virtual reality experience of Cologne's Old Town in the replica of a tram.

Guided tours offered in a fragrance museum dating from 1709 where Eau de Cologne was invented.

Noted collection of Medieval religious art & sculpture housed in an elegant Romanesque church.