Things to do in Cologne beside our conference

When you come to join the European Xojo Conference in Cologne in October, you may spend some time with sight seeing, so here a few ideas:

Kölner Dom

Visit Cologne's cathedral itself.
Take the steps up to the towers for a great view inside the structure and over the city
Visit the treasure chamber below the Cathedral

Old city

Walk though the small streets of the older city center
Enjoy a beer in one of the old tiny pubs or small breweries
Rathaus, visit the city hall and it's architecture
Several older churches show architecture from various centuries: St. Gereon with a spectacular 10 sided dome.
Hahnentor, one of the city gates from the city wall

Museums

Visit the Chocolate Museum
Museum Ludwig on the backside of the Cathedral shows modern art
Römisch-Germanisches-Museum, shows Roman history
Abenteuermuseum Odysseum, a museum for kids to learn about science
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, an art museum from mid ages to modern times
Römisches Praetorium, see some Roman ruins in the city center

More in Cologne

Go to platform on KölnTriangle to have a great view on the city
Kölner Seilbahn, a cable car takes you over the Rhine to the other side. Connects Zoo with Rheinpark.
Kölner Zoo. The Zoo is within the city and next to the Flora, you can go there via tram.

Parks

Flora, the botanic garden
Volksgarten, a public park in Cologne
Rheinpark, a nice park on the other side of the Rhine

Visit Brühl, 20 km south of Cologne

Schlösser Brühl, vist the palaces and parks from 18th century
Phantasialand, a theme park with rollercoasters.

Visit Bonn, the former capital of Germany, 35km south of Cologne

Haus der Geschichte, museum about German history
Beethoven house, the birth place of the famous music composer
Drachenburg, a castle south of Bonn
Poppelsdorfer Schloss, the former palace which now hosts the botanic garden

Within the city, you can just get a day ticket for the subway & busses and get everywhere. From main station you can get local trains to Bonn and other places around. To go to Bonn, you may take one of the ships cruising the Rhine.