Other sights in Bonn
- Sort by:
- Popular
-
Museum Koenig
Across from the Villa Hammerschmidt, the Museum Koenig is a natural history museum but it's hardly your usual dead-animal zoo. The 'Savannah' exhibit re-creates an entire habitat with theatrical flourishes: elephants drinking at a watering hole, a jaguar holed up with its kill and vultures surveying the scene from above. Other highlights include a talking baobab tree in the 'Rainforest', a colossal sea elephant in the 'Arctic' and a condor with a 3m wingspan in the 'World of Birds'.
reviewed
-
Schloss Drachenburg
The neo-Gothic Schloss Drachenburg looks medieval but was actually built in the 1880s. It houses exhibits on the building's history, the ongoing restoration process and on the history of nature protection. Tours of the residential quarters cost an extra €3. Perhaps more interesting, though, are the lovely grounds with their terraces, fountains, and tower that can be climbed for expansive views.
reviewed
-
Nibelungenhalle
The 1913 Nibelungenhalle is a templelike shrine to the composer Richard Wagner decorated with scenes from his opera cycle Ring of the Nibelungen. Tickets include access to the Drachenhöhle, a cave inhabited by a 13m-long stone dragon, and a small reptile zoo.
reviewed
-
SeaLife
Right in Königswinter itself is SeaLife, a small and edutaining walk-through aquarium with a legend and fairy-tale theme. Kids love it.
reviewed
-
Schloss Poppelsdorf
South of the Altstadt, elegant and leafy Poppelsdorf is anchored by Schloss Poppelsdorf, an electoral palace now used by the university.
reviewed
-
Kreuzberg- Kirche
This rococo gem is lavishly decorated with gilded faux marble, frescoes and a Balthasar Neumann-designed version of the Holy Steps.
reviewed
