Cologne with kids

Chocolate Museum

Cologne Funicular

Odysseum

RAUTENSTRAUCH-JOEST-MUSEUM

Jugendpark

ZOO Young hippos, adolescent elephants, a full monkey house and all the other residents of this wonderful zoo guarantee a great day out no matter what the weather.

K Lnturm

The second-highest building in North Rhine-Westphalia at 148 m was a joint project by Kohl:Fromme and the star Parisian architect Jean Nouvel. Its most striking feature is the glass façade with its shimmering motifs.

Christophstr. / Mediapark Line 12 / 15

Rheinauhafen

The most successful urban complex in recent history boasts a range of architectural highlights. One absolute eye-catcher are the Kranhäuser buildings.

Ubierring Line 15 / 16

Joachim Sch Rmann

The architect spent a quarter of a century on the rebuilding of Gross St. Martin, placing what is perhaps the city’s most beautiful church in a postmodern context. 

Kolumba

The Swiss architect Peter Zumthor used clean shapes and an ingenious interior layout in the art museum he designed for the Archdiocese of Cologne. The building is a muchadmired architectural masterpiece.

 Dom / Hbf Line 5 / 16 / 18

Wilhelm Riphahn

Cologne Opera House (the Kölner Oper) is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment. Along with the row of shops in Hahnenstrasse and the Bastei on the banks of the Rhine, it is part of Riphahn’s ultramodern legacy.

Ebertplatz Line 12 / 15 / 16 / 18