Top rated Tourist attractions in Köln

Experience the best that Köln has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 52 places from Tourist attraction category.

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Cologne Cathedral
Cathedral
Landmark Gothic cathedral with a huge facade, plus guided tours & Rhine views.
4.80 (67.8K reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)
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Shrine of the Three Kings
Historical landmark
Elaborate, gilded reliquary in Cologne cathedral said to contain the bones of the biblical magi.
4.80 (253 reviews) (~0.34 km from centre)
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Dombauhütte
Tourist attraction
👍👍 Incredible, very beautiful and absolutely magnificent.
4.80 (83 reviews) (~0.31 km from centre)
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Church of St. Maria in Lyskirchen
Catholic church
This Catholic church dating back to the 10th-century has dramatic archways & a painted ceiling.
4.70 (158 reviews) (~0.63 km from centre)
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Taubenbrunnen, Ewald Mataré (1952)
Tourist attraction
👍👍 The dove fountain in front of the cathedral is an integral part of the landscape. It is a small spiral depression.
4.70 (75 reviews) (~0.41 km from centre)
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Wallraf - Richartz Museum
Art museum
Oldest museum in the city, home to important Gothic, Renaissance & Impressionist collections.
4.60 (2.6K reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)
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Rheinboulevard
Observation deck
Riverside walkway with a 1,640-foot-long row of steps overlooking the Rhine, old town & cathedral.
4.60 (2.1K reviews) (~0.59 km from centre)
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Great St. Martin Church
Catholic church
Massive Romanesque church with a landmark tower built on top of Roman temple ruins.
4.60 (1.2K reviews) (~0.11 km from centre)
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Kolumba
Art museum
Modern & classic Christian artworks in contemporary spaces amid 19th-century church remains.
4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~0.42 km from centre)
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St. Maria im Kapitol
Catholic church
Expansive, airy Romanesque church featuring 11th-century artwork, including ornate wooden doors.
4.60 (434 reviews) (~0.43 km from centre)
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Käthe Kollwitz Museum
Museum
Museum dedicated to 20th-century artist Kathe Kollwitz, exhibiting her drawings & sculptures.
4.60 (292 reviews) (~0.95 km from centre)
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Schnütgen Museum
Art museum
Noted collection of Medieval religious art & sculpture housed in an elegant Romanesque church.
4.60 (289 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)
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Basilica of St. Cunibert
Catholic church
👍👍 Very nice church. The bas-reliefs on the gate do not leave indifferent. I expected that the interior decoration will be in the style of bas-reliefs, but everything turned out to be very beautiful, modern and sincere
4.60 (286 reviews) (~0.95 km from centre)
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Antoniterkirche
Evangelical church
👍👍 Striking simple interior, very calm feel. Went to see Barlach's angel. The angel is wonderful, both in its design and history. Nice little souvenir shop.
4.60 (227 reviews) (~0.53 km from centre)
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Tünnes und Schäl
Tourist attraction
👍👍 I had a tour guide tell us that if we rubbed the nose of Tunnes we would get good luck in love, and if we rubbed the nose of Shal we would get good luck in money. It sounded like a silly story to make the statues more interesting, but I met my future husband the day after I rubbed Tunnes's nose (no...
4.60 (224 reviews) (~0.06 km from centre)
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Mariä Himmelfahrt
Catholic church
👍👍 Beautiful church. When the sun is shining a wonderful light falls on the blue window panes which gives a great atmosphere. The knife was also beautifully made. I didn't understand anything because they spoke in (Italian or Spanish), but it was a great atmosphere. The music that was played there was...
4.60 (148 reviews) (~0.58 km from centre)
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St. George's Church
Catholic church
One of Cologne's 12 Romanesque churches, the quaint parish offers services for the hearing-impaired.
4.60 (106 reviews) (~0.76 km from centre)
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Petrusbrunnen
Tourist attraction
👍👍 The Petrusbrunnen should be photographed when visiting Cologne Cathedral. Cast images of the Pope are also not far away at the St. Peter's Fountain, the cathedral shop is opposite the fountain. Have fun at this point. Greetings from Bergisch. Greet from Germany near Cologne
4.60 (88 reviews) (~0.33 km from centre)
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Edith Stein Denkmal
Monument
👍 This monument stands in tribute to Edith Stein, a beautified German Catholic nun who died in Auschwitz. The beautification was not without controversy add she was sent to Auschwitz because she was born a Jew and not for her Catholic faith. The statue depicts a sculptural ensemble of three female fi...
4.60 (87 reviews) (~0.84 km from centre)
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Willi-Ostermann-Brunnen
Tourist attraction
👍 This memorial fountain was created as a memorial to Willi Ostermann, a German lyricist, composer and singer of carnival songs, sometimes about Cologne. There seems to be two memorials to Willi Ostermann. One which is rather nondescript by on the north side of the square and fallen into disrepair. Th...
4.60 (75 reviews) (~0.09 km from centre)
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