By the time I made it to Cologne I wasn’t feeling well (I caught a cold), so I mostly hung out inside catching up on sleep and work. However, I did manage to visit the one Cologne attraction that eluded me on my first visit here a month earlier (here’s the
link to that story). The Schokoladenmuseum (
Chocolate Museum) opened in 1993 in a beautiful
location on the Rheinau Peninsula at the center of Cologne (a 10-minute walk from the
Cologne dom). Almost 1,500 people per day learn the 3,000-year cultural
history of chocolate in this 13,000-square foot
museum, featuring three levels and 2,000
exhibits. There’s even a
tropical greenhouse, with cocoa trees and 60 other exotic plant types. This is not only a museum, but a working
factory where
visitors can see how
chocolate is made, and enjoy a free sample from the
chocolate fountain. Of course, a
store at the end is
packed with salivating
chocolate lovers and screaming kids. Exhibitions are handicapped-friendly, and in German and English. Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Closed on Monday. Admission: Adults: 6 EUR ($7.70). Children under 6, and those with a birthday on the day of their visit enter free. The 16 EUR family pass ($20.50) is valid for two adults and any number of your own children and grandchildren.
Chocolate Museum, Am Schokoladenmuseum 1a, Köln; 49-(0)-221-9318880.
By the time I made it to Cologne I wasn’t feeling well (I caught a cold), so I mostly hung out inside catching up on sleep and work. However, I did manage to visit the one Cologne attraction that eluded me on my first visit here a month earlier (here’s the link to that story). The Schokoladenmuseum (Chocolate Museum) opened in 1993 in a beautiful location on the Rheinau Peninsula at the center of Cologne (a 10-minute walk from the Cologne dom). Almost 1,500 people per day learn the 3,000-year cultural history of chocolate in this 13,000-square foot museum, featuring three levels and 2,000 exhibits. There’s even a tropical greenhouse, with cocoa trees and 60 other exotic plant types. This is not only a museum, but a working factory where visitors can see how chocolate is made, and enjoy a free sample from the chocolate fountain. Of course, a store at the end is packed with salivating chocolate lovers and screaming kids. Exhibitions are handicapped-friendly, and in German and English. Hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.. Closed on Monday. Admission: Adults: 6 EUR ($7.70). Children under 6, and those with a birthday on the day of their visit enter free. The 16 EUR family pass ($20.50) is valid for two adults and any number of your own children and grandchildren. Chocolate Museum, Am Schokoladenmuseum 1a, Köln; 49-(0)-221-9318880.
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