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Things to do in Cologne
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Sightlore has 26 places to explore in Cologne, and 24 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Cologne's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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KölnTriangle
KölnTriangle (formerly also known as LVR-Turm) is a 103.2-metre (339 ft) tall building in Deutz, Cologne, and a prominent landmark in Cologne.
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Romano-Germanic Museum
The Romano-Germanic Museum is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany. It has a large collection of Roman artifacts from the Roman settlement of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, on which modern Cologne is built.
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Alter Markt
The Alter Markt is a historic square in Cologne's Altstadt-Nord district.
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Severinstorburg
The Severinstorburg is one of the four surviving gate castles of Cologne's medieval city wall.
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Hohenzollern Bridge
The Hohenzollern Bridge is a bridge crossing the river Rhine in the German city of Cologne. It crosses the Rhine at kilometre 688.5. Originally, the bridge was both a railway and road bridge.
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Schokoladenmuseum Köln
The Schokoladenmuseum Köln (Imhoff Chocolate Museum) was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula.
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Cologne City Hall
The Cologne City Hall is a historical building in Cologne, western Germany. It is located off Hohe Straße in the district of Innenstadt, and set between the two squares of Rathausplatz and Alter Markt.
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Wallraf–Richartz Museum
The Wallraf–Richartz Museum is an art museum in Cologne, Germany, with a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century. It is one of the three major museums in Cologne.
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Rheinauhafen
The Rheinauhafen is a 15.4 hectares (38 acres) urban regeneration project in Cologne, Germany, located along the river Rhine between the Südbrücke (Southern Railway Bridge) and Severinsbrücke (Severin Bridge), just south of the inner city's historic old town.
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Cologne Zoological Garden
The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. Being the third oldest zoo in Germany, it features over 10,000 animals of more than 850 species on more than 20 hectares.
Discovery routes in Cologne
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Cologne: The Cathedral and the Rhine
From Cologne Cathedral to the Romano-Germanic Museum and Museum Ludwig, then across the Rhine on the Hohenzollern Bridge to the KölnTriangle.
Cologne: The Old Town
From Kolumba to the Wallraf-Richartz Museum, past the City Hall and the Alter Markt to Great St. Martin, then from the Heumarkt to the Chocolate Museum and the Rheinauhafen.
Cologne: Romanesque Churches and City Gates
Along the medieval wall: from St. Kunibert to the Eigelstein Gate, St. Gereon and St. Aposteln, then from the Hahnen Gate to St. Pantaleon and the Severin Gate.
Cologne: The Right Bank of the Rhine
From the KölnTriangle along the river to the 40-hectare Rheinpark, and on to Germany's third-oldest zoo.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Hohenzollern Bridge
The Hohenzollern Bridge is a bridge crossing the river Rhine in the German city of Cologne. It crosses the Rhine at kilometre 688.5. Originally, the bridge was both a railway and road bridge.
Heumarkt
The Heumarkt is the second largest square in Cologne and one of the most central and oldest squares in the old town.
Rheinauhafen
The Rheinauhafen is a 15.4 hectares (38 acres) urban regeneration project in Cologne, Germany, located along the river Rhine between the Südbrücke (Southern Railway Bridge) and Severinsbrücke (Severin Bridge), just south of the inner city's historic old town.
Eigelsteintorburg
The Eigelsteintorburg is one of the four surviving gate castles of Cologne's medieval city wall.
Museums
Romano-Germanic Museum
The Romano-Germanic Museum is an archaeological museum in Cologne, Germany. It has a large collection of Roman artifacts from the Roman settlement of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, on which modern Cologne is built.
Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, located in Cologne, Germany, houses a collection of modern art. It includes works from Pop Art, Abstract and Surrealism, and has one of the largest Picasso collections in Europe.
Kolumba
The Kolumba Museum (formerly the Diocesan Museum) is an art museum in Cologne, Germany, run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne.
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
The Wallraf–Richartz Museum is an art museum in Cologne, Germany, with a collection of fine art from the medieval period to the early twentieth century. It is one of the three major museums in Cologne.
Schokoladenmuseum Köln
The Schokoladenmuseum Köln (Imhoff Chocolate Museum) was opened by Hans Imhoff on 31 October 1993. It is situated in the Cologne quarter of Altstadt-Süd on the Rheinauhafen peninsula.
NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne
The NS Documentation Centre of the City of Cologne was founded by a resolution passed by the Cologne city council on December 13, 1979, and has become the largest regional memorial site in all of Germany for the victims of the Nazis.
Museum für Angewandte Kunst
The Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln is a decorative arts museum in Cologne. The collections include jewellery, porcelain, furniture, weaponry and architectural exhibits.
Places of worship
Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
Great St. Martin Church
The Great Saint Martin Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations (c. 960 AD) rest on remnants of a Roman chapel, built on what was then an island in the Rhine.
St. Maria im Kapitol
St. Maria im Kapitol (St. Mary's in the Capitol) is an 11th-century Romanesque church located in the Kapitol-Viertel in the old town of Cologne, Germany.
St. Kunibert's Church
The Basilica of St. Cunibert or St. Kunibert is the last of Cologne's twelve Romanesque churches to be built.
St. Gereon's Basilica
St. Gereon's Basilica (Basilika Sankt Gereon) is a German Roman Catholic church in Cologne, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920. In the core of St.
Basilica of the Holy Apostles
The Basilica of the Holy Apostles is a Romanesque church in Cologne (Köln), located near Innenstadt's busy Neumarkt (Köln). It is one of the Twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne from that period.
St. Pantaleon's Church
The Church of Saint Pantaleon is an early Romanesque church in Cologne, Germany. The church dates back to the 10th century and is one of the twelve Romanesque churches of Cologne.
Cologne Central Mosque
The Cologne Central Mosque is a mosque located in the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood of the city of Cologne, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Nature
Rheinpark
The Rheinpark is a 40 hectare (0,4 km²) large urban park along the right bank of the river Rhine in Cologne, Germany.
Cologne Zoological Garden
The Aktiengesellschaft Cologne Zoological Garden is the zoo of Cologne, Germany. Being the third oldest zoo in Germany, it features over 10,000 animals of more than 850 species on more than 20 hectares.
Other
KölnTriangle
KölnTriangle (formerly also known as LVR-Turm) is a 103.2-metre (339 ft) tall building in Deutz, Cologne, and a prominent landmark in Cologne.
Cologne City Hall
The Cologne City Hall is a historical building in Cologne, western Germany. It is located off Hohe Straße in the district of Innenstadt, and set between the two squares of Rathausplatz and Alter Markt.
Alter Markt
The Alter Markt is a historic square in Cologne's Altstadt-Nord district.
Hahnentorburg
The Hahnentorburg was one of twelve gate castles of Cologne's eight-kilometre medieval wall; it stands on today's Rudolfplatz.
Severinstorburg
The Severinstorburg is one of the four surviving gate castles of Cologne's medieval city wall.
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