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Bonn


Generations of bon vivants have followed the Pavlovian bell to this northern Altstadt institution. A cafe in the daytime with a fine terrace (good breakfast!), it morphs into a bar at night with electro, punk and '60s sounds heating up a chatty, boozy crowd.


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1. August Macke-Haus

0.3 MILES

The expressionist painter August Macke (1887–1914) lived and worked in this house in the three years before his untimely death on the battlefields in WWI…

2. Beethoven-Haus Bonn

0.43 MILES

Star composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in this rather humble townhouse, where today original scores, letters, paintings and instruments,…

3. Beethoven Monument

0.47 MILES

A buttercup-yellow baroque Palais (palace; now the post office) forms a photogenic backdrop for the Beethoven Monument, unveiled in 1845, 75 years after…

4. Münster Basilica

0.53 MILES

The landmark Münster Basilica was built on the graves of the two martyred Roman soldiers who later got promoted to be the city’s patron saints. It got its…

5. LandesMuseum Bonn

0.54 MILES

The LandesMuseum charts the cultural history of the region back to the days of the Neanderthals. Each of the seven themed galleries brims with fascinating…

6. Altes Rathaus

0.56 MILES

Overlooking the triangular Markt square, the rococo Altes Rathaus absolutely glistens with silver and gold trim. Politicians from Charles de Gaulle to…

7. Kurfürstliches Schloss

0.61 MILES

The palatial 1705 Kurfürstliche Residenz was once the immodest home of the prince-electors of Cologne and has been part of Bonn’s university since 1818…

8. Arithmeum

0.82 MILES

If memories of math class give you nightmares, this museum may not be for you. If they don't, you may well find this expansive collection of mechanical…