Top rated Tourist attractions in Köln, Germany to elevate your visit (Updated December, 2023)

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 74 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)

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)

Dombauhütte

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Incredible, very beautiful and absolutely magnificent.

4.80 (83 reviews) (~0.31 km from centre)

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)

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)

Rheinpark

State park

Large landscaped park on both banks of the Rhine, with fountains, playgrounds, a cableway & tours.

4.60 (6.2K reviews) (~1.86 km from centre)

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)

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)

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)

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)

St. Gereon

Church

Medieval Catholic church in the Romanesque style that's noted for its large, 10-sided dome.

4.60 (746 reviews) (~1.14 km from centre)

St. Agnes, Cologne

Catholic church

Established in 1902, this tall, stately place of worship is the second-largest church in Cologne.

4.60 (488 reviews) (~1.82 km from centre)

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)

Roonstraße Synagogue

Synagogue

👍 The only surviving synagogue in Cologne, originally inaugurated in 1899 and then reconstructed and reopened in 1959. Unfortunately it was closed when I visited. The nearest U-bahn station is Zülpicher Platz.

4.60 (316 reviews) (~1.78 km from centre)

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)

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)

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)

St. Pantaleon

Catholic church

Venerable Romanesque church housing historic tombs, sculptures & shrines & offering guided tours.

4.60 (256 reviews) (~1.38 km from centre)

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)

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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