# Cologne: the 10 best sights

The cathedral, old town, the Rhine and museums: what you must see in Cologne according to travel blogs and city guides.

- 18 votes · 12 items
- Aug 18, 2025 · fernweh.hanseat
- https://even.best/en/l/490/cologne-the-10-best-sights

## Top 10

1. **Cologne Old Town** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Lanes of beer halls around the Alter Markt and the town hall.
2. **Chocolate Museum** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Museum on the Rheinauhafen with a three-metre chocolate fountain. <https://www.schokoladenmuseum.de/>
3. **Kölsch in a brewery tavern** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The local beer in 0.2-litre glasses, at places like Früh am Dom or Päffgen.
4. **Cologne Zoo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Germany's third-oldest zoo (1860), with an elephant park.
5. **Cologne Cathedral** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Gothic cathedral with 157 m spires, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996; 533 steps up the tower. <https://www.koelner-dom.de/>
6. **Hohenzollern Bridge** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Railway bridge over the Rhine with thousands of love locks and cathedral views.
7. **Museum Ludwig** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Modern art with one of Europe's largest Pop Art and Picasso collections. <https://www.museum-ludwig.de/>
8. **Belgian Quarter and Ehrenfeld** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hip districts of cafés, design shops and street art.
9. **Rheinpark and cable car** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Park on the right bank, reached by the cable car across the river.
10. **KölnTriangle** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Viewing platform 103 m up with the best view of the cathedral and old town.
11. **Romano-Germanic Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Cologne's Roman heritage with the Dionysus mosaic.
12. **Rhine cruise** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Panoramic boat trip on the Rhine past the cathedral and the Crane Houses.

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