Top rated Museums in Cologne

Experience the best that Cologne 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 24 places from Museum category.

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DOKK - Dokumentationsstätte Kalter Krieg
Museum
👍👍 The civil defense facility in Cologne-Kalk was intended to protect 2,366 Cologne residents for up to 14 days after a nuclear attack. Today it is a documentation site and can be visited. A guided tour is free. However, something should always be donated for the very detailed (voluntary) 90-minute gui...
5.00 (33 reviews) (~2.7 km from centre)
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Cologne Cathedral
Cathedral
Landmark Gothic cathedral with a huge facade, plus guided tours & Rhine views.
4.80 (67.8K reviews) (~0.35 km from centre)
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Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
Art museum
Oldest museum in the city, home to important Gothic, Renaissance & Impressionist collections.
4.60 (2.7K reviews) (~0.15 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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The Mystery of Banksy - A Genius Mind | Köln
Museum
👍👍 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.
4.60 (423 reviews) (~3.52 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 (292 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)
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SK Stiftung Kultur
Art gallery
👍👍 Very good exhibition seen by Lucinda Devlin.
4.60 (38 reviews) (~1.67 km from centre)
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GeoMuseum
Museum
👍👍 A cute and nice little collection.
4.60 (37 reviews) (~2.18 km from centre)
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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Museum
Large, contemporary ethnological museum with a variety of international cultural exhibits & art.
4.50 (1.4K reviews) (~0.76 km from centre)
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Mustard Museum & Mustard Shop
Museum
Producing mustard since 1810, this established company sells its gourmet produce from here.
4.50 (930 reviews) (~0.67 km from centre)
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Dom Treasury
Museum
Relics, vestments & liturgical items housed in the subterranean vaults of Cologne Cathedral.
4.50 (259 reviews) (~0.39 km from centre)
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Kölner Festungsmuseum
Museum
This 19th-century Prussian fortress is a museum with exhibits on military history & guided tours.
4.50 (64 reviews) (~4.69 km from centre)
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Bunker Köln Nippes - Luftschutz- Leitstelle des Reichsbahn- Ausbesserungswerkes (RAW)
Historical place museum
👍👍 Here history comes alive and can be experienced. Well done, it's a real experience. Only possible thanks to the commitment of purely voluntary helpers. Respect, that must have been a huge amount of work! The feeling is also really good when you come out afterwards and are just happy that you are in...
4.50 (51 reviews) (~3.06 km from centre)
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Time Ride
Museum
Unique, historical virtual reality experience of Cologne's Old Town in the replica of a tram.
4.40 (2.5K reviews) (~0.04 km from centre)
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Duftmuseum im Farina Haus
History museum
Guided tours offered in a fragrance museum dating from 1709 where Eau de Cologne was invented.
4.40 (2.3K reviews) (~0.15 km from centre)
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Museum for East-Asian Arts
Art museum
Paintings & sculpture from China, Japan & Korea, especially 10th-14th centuries, in modern museum.
4.40 (765 reviews) (~2.45 km from centre)
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Lindt Chocolate Museum
Museum
Exhibits tracing the history of chocolate, from the Aztecs to today, housed in waterside museum.
4.30 (36.5K reviews) (~0.78 km from centre)
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Deutsches Sport & Olympia Museum
Museum
Museum exhibits on the Olympics, especially 1936-1972, & history of national & international sport.
4.30 (1.6K reviews) (~0.87 km from centre)
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Museum of Applied Art Cologne
Art museum
Museum showcasing European arts & crafts from Middle Ages to present, plus modern design exhibits.
4.30 (1.1K reviews) (~0.41 km from centre)
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Wine Museum Cologne
Museum
👍👍 Thanks to the Wittling family, there is once again a “vineyard” in Cologne. If this project had been carried out under city management, we wouldn't have a single vine standing today. In the great museum you can whet your appetite for the wonderful, tasty discoveries in the attached presentation and...
4.30 (40 reviews) (~2.08 km from centre)
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