Google · Flora und Botanischer Garten
Flora Cologne
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+6
Laid out 1864, ballroom in greenhouse-meets-palace style, plus four themed gardens and a tropical house.
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Nature in Cologne
Cologne offers more green space than many visitors expect from a major city. The Cologne Zoo and the adjacent Flora, a sprawling botanical garden, together form one of the city's most expansive natural retreats. The tree-lined streets of the Südstadt and the Belgian Quarter provide calmer corners for a leisurely walk. A little further out, the Skywalk Jackerath viewpoint opens up broad views over the surrounding landscape, and the Claudius Therme invites outdoor relaxation along the Rhine. The LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern connects nature with cultural heritage, while the Tiergarten Mönchengladbach and the Christinenley round out the region's natural offerings.
40 places · Cologne, Germany · Editorially curated
Flora Cologne Belgian Quarter Belgian Quarter
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+4Hipster quarter west of the ring road, Brüsseler Platz as the city's outdoor living room in summer.
Chocolate Museum Chocolate Museum
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+5Glass pavilion at the Rheinauhafen with a living tropical greenhouse and a 3 m chocolate fountain.
Christinenley 
Google · WanderBlogChristinenley
Cologne
outdoor activitiesgreat viewsromanceClaudius Therme Claudius Therme
Cologne
historyoutdoor activitieslocal gems+2Indoor and outdoor pools in Rheinpark with brine baths, saunas and a view of the cathedral skyline while swimming.
Cologne Zoo Cologne Zoo
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+3Founded 1860, 10,000 animals, the historic Moorish-style elephant house and the adjacent Flora botanical garden.
Groß St. Martin Groß St. Martin
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+512th-century Romanesque with the distinctive four-tower crossing — one of Cologne's twelve great Romanesque churches, by the Rhine.
LVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern 
Google · LVR-Freilichtmuseum KommernLVR-Freilichtmuseum Kommern
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+6Severins Bridge Severins Bridge
Cologne
architecturehistorylocal gems+2Distinctive A-shaped pylon, links the southern districts to Deutz, with a walk over the Rhine.
Südstadt Südstadt
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+5Creative neighborhood around Chlodwigplatz and Severinsstrasse — where the locals actually drink their Kölsch.
Tiergarten Mönchengladbach 
Google · Tiergarten MönchengladbachTiergarten Mönchengladbach
Cologne
family outingslocal gemsAussichtspunkt Skywalk Jackerath 
Google · György JaskóAussichtspunkt Skywalk Jackerath
Cologne
architecturehistoryoutdoor activities+4Engelsblick 
Google · Bas EngelsEngelsblick
Cologne
outdoor activitiesfamily outingsgreat views+1Lindenthaler Tierpark 
Google · Rainer MausLindenthaler Tierpark
Cologne
outdoor activitiesfamily outingslocal gems+1Wasserspielplatz 
Google · Ievgeniia FedotovaWasserspielplatz
Cologne
architectureoutdoor activitiesfamily outingsAlte Hammer Brücke Alte Hammer Brücke
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+3Altenberg Abbey Altenberg Abbey
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+4Apollinariskirche Apollinariskirche
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+6Are Castle Are Castle
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+7Arloff Castle Arloff Castle
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+1Basilika Knechtsteden Basilika Knechtsteden
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+3Bergstation der Petersbergbahn Bergstation der Petersbergbahn
Cologne
architecturehistoryoutdoor activities+5Bleibtreusee Bleibtreusee
Cologne
historyoutdoor activitieslocal gemsBotanischer Garten Botanischer Garten
Cologne
culturehistoryoutdoor activities+4Botanischer Garten Botanischer Garten
Cologne
cultureoutdoor activitiesfamily outings+2Botanischer Garten Botanischer Garten
Cologne
family outingslocal gemsknowledge+1Botanischer Garten der Stadt Neuss Botanischer Garten der Stadt Neuss
Cologne
historyoutdoor activitiesfamily outings+2Burg Gödersheim Burg Gödersheim
Cologne
architectureculturehistory+3Burg Linz Burg Linz
Cologne
architecturehistorylocal gems+3Deutzer Friedhof Deutzer Friedhof
Cologne
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