I had a few hours before my flight and Museum Ludwig was the perfect activity to fill in that time…read more This place is massive (3 floors!), so wear your comfortable walking shoes as there is a giant staircase (elevators too of course). It's next to the main train station as well, so it's a great spot to burn time before a flight or train. I only had about 2 hours and it wasn't enough--give yourself the full afternoon or at least 3 hours! They offer a free service desk for jackets and purses. However, don't bring a large tote--they have a strict size limit and you'll have to leave it at the desk. Even if you aren't an "art person," the sheer variety here from Pop Art to Surrealism keeps it from feeling boring. Each room felt well-curated and combined with the high ceilings, there was an openness that allowed each art piece to breathe and have it's moment. Do not sleep on the gift shop. I found some nice trinkets for my desk and souvenirs for friends + family.

Museum Ludwig is the most popular museum in Cologne on TripAdvisor and one of the top attractions…read moreoverall in the city, and for good reason. I stopped by on a Sunday evening for two hours before they closed. Ideally, you'd like to spend 3-4 hours here, especially if you do the audio guide. Museum Ludwig is Cologne's preeminent museum of contemporary art. You'll find works of art from pretty much every major artist who painted in this style. Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Rene Magritte, etc. It's a feast of riches so I'm only scratching the surface. Beyond the quality of the art, something else I care about at museums is how the exhibitions are laid out. Here, it's intuitive. It's pretty easy to go from room to room without worrying about missing something. Some museums aren't laid out in the best way logistically---Museum Ludwig is. There are three floors. Start at the top and then make your way down. Outside of the layout and the artwork, the final piece for me is comfort. You have that here, too. There's air conditioning which certainly is not a guarantee in Europe. You have free lockers. You have free WiFi. Well done all-around. If you're visiting Cologne, Museum Ludwig should definitely be part of your itinerary.

I saw the storefront while walking around Cologne in the morning and thought it sounded fun. I…read morethen reserved a seat online for a later show in English. When it starts, they take you into a little theater where the setting to the experience is explained in a theatrical way and you "meet" one of the main characters, the hatter. You then go into the fictional hat shop for a demo before the VR experience. This was very cool and also poignant. You get to see what Cologne looked like before it was turned to rubble during WW2. It's not long but a neat way to experience old Cologne.

Maybe the most interesting off-space in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. This old railway-logistics-building a…read morehuge hall is home of a group Jackinthebox... refurbishing old freight containers (boxes). Their hall is being let to privat parties, art-events and more public parties. Cool surrounding dump and junk and trains and tracks and lovely people!!! Go there, whenever a party takes place or just to check with the formerly unemployed people working there in and on and around their boxes ;)

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Even if i have been there many many times, i still don't understand all the hype. I don't really…read morelike this place, the security staff is just a bunch of ... aggressive big ... dudes. The manager is also really a prick. I mean this one time there was sort of a problem with a random dude that allegedly threw a bottle, security came and they were instantly totally aggressive with the dude. Dude was totally calmed and said he had nothing to do with throwing bottles. They started to push him and tried to grab him, instinctively dude didn't let them, then security Gorillas were more aggressive. A bunch of people passing by started to stand there, take videos and stuff, scream at the security staff, of course the manager showed up. With a cocky attitude told the people to disperse or they'd be thrown out. Seriously? Afterwards, he started talking to the dude, dude told him that he didn't do anything, and recommended the manager to treat customers different, wow, big mistake, manager started telling that he's been doing that for X years and that he was very successful at it. That he was not going to tell him how to do his job, and that if he didn't like it, he could go somewhere else. Again, SERIOUSLY? Not because a place is today totally IN is going to be like that forever. If they're a bunch of... lousy hosts, people will start going somewhere else. But, i guess people try to fit in, be cool and say i go there, even if treated like crap, if you're a junkie and just go there to get wasted, well i can understand, otherwise, not really. Every time i end up here, i regret it.

Awesome place to be in Cologne def. one of the most interesting places in town…read more Entering Odonien, you're crossing the border of this independent art-space, theatre, atelier, showroom, party-stage the kingdom of Odo Rumpf a well known artist with good reputation and always being kind and helpful to those who deserve to be seen, heard and recognised!

Interesting to see Roman ruins underneath a German city, but since Cologne was a provincial…read morecapital, there they are! This is an underground excavation of the governor's residence, and if you're a fan of ancient history then it's worth the €3,50. For that matter, even if you're not a huge history fan, it's a unique feature of Cologne and probably worth it. There is only one small room of displays, and they are almost all in German, but they appear to be quite professionally done. There is also a stretch of Roman sewer tunnel you can walk though; while interesting there aren't any displays or anything in it, it's just a long hallway. The ruins themselves are in a huge room with a walkway running around and through it. The signs in this area are in both German and English. Not someplace you should expect to spend hours, but if you like this stuff you should probably upgrade to the €10 ticket that includes admission to the Romisch Germanische Museum (next to the cathedral) that has a lot more displays.

The praetorium was the residencs of the roman proconsul in Köln (…read moreCOLONIA CLAVDIA ARA AGRIPPINENSIVM). It was the military and civil administration department of the roman province "Niedergermanien". Today you can look at the ruins that are located under a house in the " Kleine Budengasse". Probably that is only interesting for people who are interested in roman history and/or archaeology. I think all other people can save the EUR 2,50 for the entry...