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 191 places from Tourist Attractions category.

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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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Schlosspark Stammheim
State park
👍👍 Very well maintained park. Beautiful and peaceful. Great to go with the family. There are several sculptures on display in the park.
4.60 (1.9K reviews) (~5.6 km from centre)
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Beethoven Park
Park
Open/wooded parkland with walking/cycling paths, plus kids' playground, BBQ area & winter sledding.
4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~4.51 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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Hotel Stadtpalais
Hotel
Modern hotel offering slick rooms with free Wi-Fi, plus a hip cocktail bar & Mediterranean dining.
4.60 (1.1K reviews) (~1.66 km from centre)
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Dellbrücker Heide
Wildlife refuge
Wooded paths, heather fields & a lake in a protected area with small species & birds.
4.60 (896 reviews) (~8.6 km from centre)
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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)
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Supercandy Pop-Up Museum
Modern art museum
👍👍 Six of us went here for a JGA. You first have to go to “reception” and get a stamp. There are no lockers or anything like that. But there are changing rooms and mirrors for applying make-up. Since we only chose one outfit, we didn't need the booths. You have two hours to do the whole thing, which so...
4.60 (654 reviews) (~3.83 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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Rheinpromenade Köln-Deutz
Promenade
👍👍 A nice walk for those who want to disconnect from the buzzing activity in the old town. Great views for new year!
4.60 (386 reviews) (~0.6 km from centre)
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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)
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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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St. Pantaleon
Catholic church
Venerable Romanesque church housing historic tombs, sculptures & shrines & offering guided tours.
4.60 (256 reviews) (~1.38 km from centre)
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Spielplatz im Rheinpark
Playground
👍 Lovely park near the Rhein river with lots of play equipment and free parking not far from it. Watch where you step though, geese have made themselves comfortable on the green grass and done their 🚽 business there
4.60 (243 reviews) (~1.58 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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Elephant House in Cologne Zoological Garden
Zoo
👍👍 Here we always try something that works. Great facility for elephants.
4.60 (218 reviews) (~2.98 km from centre)
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Niehler Auen
Park
👍👍 In summer you can go swimming, sunbathing, barbecuing, etc. There are about 6 beaches, with sand, pebbles, water from the Rhine very pleasant, you are protected from the stream with small stone walls on the left and right, so even small children can go here play. You can ride your bike to the beach...
4.60 (166 reviews) (~5.59 km from centre)
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