Best places: Museums in Cologne, Germany

Landmark Gothic cathedral with a huge facade, plus guided tours & Rhine views.

👍👍 A heartwarming and nostalgic experience for seasoned Formula 1 fans and a must see for younger fans. Truly encapsulates the man and the racer alike. Only posting 2 photos to preserve the experience for any wanting to go themselves. Keep fighting Michael

Museum of modern German history, including some documents that belonged to Oskar Schindler.

👍👍 An incredible place with a great collection of cars to buy and admire. It is completely free to enter something that absolutely blew my mind considering it houses the Michael Schumacher Private collection museum.

Museum started by zoologist Alexander Koenig, with exhibitions on biodiversity & natural history.

👍👍 Solingen cultural history of the cutlery industry. Should and must be seen. Very nice and competent staff, attentive but not intrusive. Always there to help with questions.

Oldest museum in the city, home to important Gothic, Renaissance & Impressionist collections.

Modern & classic Christian artworks in contemporary spaces amid 19th-century church remains.

Medieval hilltop castle with decorative state rooms & apartments, plus a local history museum.

👍👍 Einmalig auf der Welt ist das Rosengart Museum. Wer sich für Oldtimer interessiert ist hier richtig. Eine private Sammlung von Rosengart Automobilen.

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Art exhibition center with program of lectures, film screenings, workshops & performing arts events.

Outdoor museum on rural life & crafts, farming & ecology, with a cottage garden & guided tours.

Large, contemporary ethnological museum with a variety of international cultural exhibits & art.

Museum highlighting the region's past through exhibitions of prehistoric finds, artworks & film.

👍👍 Wir waren gestern direkt am Eröffnungstag dort und total begeistert. Viele der ausgestellten Werke kannte ich noch gar nicht. Die Ausstellung ist gut, interessant und abwechslungsreich gestaltet, 1,5 - 2 Stunden sollte man einplanen, um fast alles sehen / lesen zu können.

Producing mustard since 1810, this established company sells its gourmet produce from here.

Family-friendly tram museum with horse-drawn vehicles, models, photos & maps in a former wagon shed.

Unique, historical virtual reality experience of Cologne's Old Town in the replica of a tram.

Guided tours offered in a fragrance museum dating from 1709 where Eau de Cologne was invented.