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Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral)
ALTSTADT-NORD
Domkloster 3
}0221 17 94 05 55; www.koelner-dom.de
This is one of the most impressive cathedrals you’ll ever see. Cologne’s most recognizable structure, the Dom began as a…
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Museum Ludwig
ALTSTADT-NORD
Heinrich-Böll-Pl.
}0221 22 12 61 65; www.museum-ludwig.de
If you thought Cologne was too focused on its past to collect modern art, you were wrong. Located right by the historica…
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Kolumba
ALTSTADT-NORD
Kolumbastr. 4
}0221 933 19 30; www.kolumba.de
This contemporary art museum run by the Church—yes, you read that right—displays religious artwork from the Middle Ages …
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Schokoladenmuseum (Chocolate Museum)
ALTSTADT-SUD
Am Schokoladenmuseum 1a
}0221 931 88 80; www.schokoladenmuseum.de
Yes, it’s every child’s dream: a full-blown chocolate factory and museum! Beyond the free samples from the chocolate fou…
Nazi Documentation Center (EL-DE Haus)
ALTSTADT-NORD
Appellhofpl. 23-25
}0221 22 12 63 32; www.nsdok.de
This former Gestapo headquarters and jail was converted into a museum that educates visitors on the city’s history under…
Deutsches Sport and Olympia Museum
ALTSTADT-SUD
Im Zollhafen 1
}0221 33 60 90; www.sportsmuseum.info
Now here’s a museum that smells like your middle school gym. Covering the history of German sportsmanship at the Olympic…
Museum Schnütgen and Rautenstrauch-Joest Museum
ALTSTADT-SUD
Cäcilienstr. 29-33
}0221 22 13 13 55, 0221 22 13 13 56; www.museenkoeln.de
Housed in the same complex, these two museums seem to be polar opposites. The Schnütgen showcases one of world’s largest…