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.

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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.

I went there with my friend today and at the door, the bodyguard said that because we do not wear…read moretie, he cannot allow us inside, we MUST wear TIE! AND Today, on their own instagram page, on their own story, it can be clearly seen that there are many guys inside which are having just T-shirts on them! So! If we are not allowed to enter because we do NOT wear Tie, how people were inside with T-shirt??? RIDICULOUS!!!!!!

So I went to this place but could not even go in. This guy was letting everyone in but decided…read morethat I would not go in. I'm a multinational executive who came with my brother who is a renowned cardiologist. I came to Germany from the United States and wanted to check this place out. I was just told "no you won't go in". I've attached a picture of the person so that if you see him there you reconsider your options. He was a bit aggressive and intimidating for no reason.

My friend and I went on a quest to try as many of Köln's best beers at the best beer places…read more So after about 10 hours of drinking beer we wanted to have some fun and from our college days of playing darts in our dorm I wanted to come here and enjoy Happy Hour while playing some darts. For one game for two people is only 1 Euro and after about 2 hours of playing darts, drinking beer we wanted a cocktail to end the night right. I felt like a zombie after drinking all day and to get a Zombie Cocktail for only 4.50€ is quite good. Overall this place is quite large and there is plenty of games and activities to do here. I think for a group of friends looking for something to do this is a fun place to go but I would only go during Happy Hour.

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!

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.

We visited several museums in Köln during our recent stay. This was far and away the best and most…read moreinteresting museum we visited. It is compact and multi-level, but with an elevator, which was much appreciated due to my bad knee. The museum has a modern feel. The information is attractively presented concisely and clearly in both English and German. I did not make it to the top floor. I sat on a conveniently placed stool near the evaluator while my wife went up. She said that I missed the best part, so be sure to check it out.

The museum's permanent collection is closed (at least as of fall 2019) while a new building is…read morebuilt, with the date that will happen unknown. The two special exhibitions I saw (about the Cologne pavilion at the 1937 World's Fair in Paris; also an exhibition of Cologne buildings before and after the war) were both interesting, and there were some interesting local books for sale (about Carnival, etc.). Still worth a stop if the special exhibition sounds interesting, but somewhat disappointing if you want to learn the history of Cologne. Do walk all the way around the building to enjoy the sight of the gold winged car on the roof and the statue /fountain paying tribute to Cologne's Roman history (there are pieces of the Roman wall quite close).