Hidden gems - Tourist attractions in Köln, Germany not to miss (Updated December, 2023)

Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Köln

Discover the city's hidden treasures—remarkable spots that are relatively undiscovered but offer exceptional experiences. Our selection criteria? A rating of 4.5 or higher with fewer than 150 reviews. Explore these lesser-known yet outstanding places that promise a delightful visit in Köln. This list contains 51 places from Tourist attraction 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)

Classic Koeln UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Tourist attraction

👍👍 A top event that is being organized, thanks to the many volunteers it runs perfectly, incredible variety of beautiful cars, a very nice thing for old car lovers

5.00 (14 reviews) (~5.62 km from centre)

Kanaleingang Faulbach

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Wow THE best canal entrance in Cologne!! PERFECT for your INSTAGRAM story! Enough parking spaces for the Tpurists, a kiosk right next door!! Trash cans and seating are also enough! Perfect for your Instagram story!

5.00 (7 reviews) (~5.18 km from centre)

Industriedenkmal Krananlage

Tourist attraction

👍👍 It's very nice that these old cranes have been preserved/restored. I think it's very beautiful, this interaction on the Rhine promenade between modernity and the past. The modern crane houses and then the old cranes make for a really interesting promenade sight. Here you can very well go for a wa...

5.00 (6 reviews) (~2.08 km from centre)

Brunnen

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Not just from this place! Wells are generally important and great!!! Every garden used to have fountains!! Village fountain!! And the pressure goes away everywhere!! And you can take care of the beautiful nature!! Animals!!!!! People!!!!

5.00 (5 reviews) (~0.23 km from centre)

Wetterpilz im Nordpark

Tourist attraction

👍👍 The most striking feature is its trunk thickness. Structurally identical to the concrete mushroom located not far in Toni-Steingass, it appears as if a kind of second concrete protection had been "installed" later - possibly because here, as at Toni Steingass Park, the concrete began to weather and...

5.00 (5 reviews) (~3.49 km from centre)

Denkmal für ein Büdchen

Memorial

👍👍 The historic south bridge is a double-track bridge and is used for rail traffic, pedestrians and cyclists. Since its construction, it has been used primarily by freight transport. It is part of the Cologne freight bypass.

5.00 (1 reviews) (~1.48 km from centre)

Brücke

Bridge

👍👍 Incredibly aesthetic bridge pillars! Every time I cross this bridge I feel joy and spread my happiness. I met my wife on this bridge and went through all the chapters of my life. I am very happy that this building exists. I only have one thing left: bridge.

4.90 (34 reviews) (~2.52 km from centre)

Dombauhütte

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Incredible, very beautiful and absolutely magnificent.

4.80 (83 reviews) (~0.31 km from centre)

Subtropenschauhaus in der Flora

Botanical garden

👍👍 Ein schöner , gepflegter ,ruhiger Ort zum spazieren. Blumenfreunde werden sich freuen . Tolle Anlage und ohne Eintrittskostten

4.80 (78 reviews) (~2.44 km from centre)

DOMiD – Dokumentationszentrum und Museum über die Migration in Deutschland

Museum

👍👍 An important place where migration becomes visible.

4.80 (12 reviews) (~3.66 km from centre)

Bayer-Kreuz

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Wenn man das Kreuz sieht, weiß man das man zuhause ist.

4.80 (11 reviews) (~9.54 km from centre)

Albertus-Magnus-Denkmal

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Tradition of the Cologne University: Rub your big toe on the podium and spit over your own shoulder! Supposedly it brings good luck for all exams - and in our year it worked for (well almost) everyone 👍👍👍

4.80 (10 reviews) (~2.48 km from centre)

Ruhender Verkehr

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Incredibly impressive.

4.80 (8 reviews) (~1.45 km from centre)

LOVE WINS Street Art

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Nice spot to take a nice picture

4.80 (6 reviews) (~1.96 km from centre)

Das Hafenamt

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Das historische Hafenamt wurde 1889 erbaut und steht heute inmitten der modernen Neubebauung am Kölner Rheinauhafen. Heute Büroräume war es bis 2014 Sitz der Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG.

4.80 (5 reviews) (~1.53 km from centre)

Taubenbrunnen, Ewald Mataré (1952)

Tourist attraction

👍👍 The dove fountain in front of the cathedral is an integral part of the landscape. It is a small spiral depression.

4.70 (75 reviews) (~0.41 km from centre)

Discovery Art Fair

Art gallery

👍👍 Low-threshold access to the art market and current trends in the art sector. Visitors learn about contemporary art and can make use of it. Buying allowed🥰

4.70 (19 reviews) (~1.82 km from centre)

Glockenspiel des Ratsturms

Tourist attraction

👍👍 The beautiful tower of the old town hall. The old town hall of Cologne is one of the most notable historical buildings in the city, being one of the oldest town halls in Germany, about 900 years old. The oldest part of the building, the Saalbau (Long Hall), dates back to 1330, and the late Gothic Ra...

4.70 (11 reviews) (~0.05 km from centre)

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Catholic church

👍👍 Beautiful church. When the sun is shining a wonderful light falls on the blue window panes which gives a great atmosphere. The knife was also beautifully made. I didn't understand anything because they spoke in (Italian or Spanish), but it was a great atmosphere. The music that was played there was...

4.60 (148 reviews) (~0.58 km from centre)

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Hidden gems: Tourist attractions in Köln, Germany