Visit Bonn, Germany

Welcome to Bonn, a vibrant university city with a history of more than 2000 years! Today, Bonn is one of the popular cultural centers of Germany that hosts prestigious concerts and exhibitions. The city is also a hub for technologies of the future and home to the headquarters for several United Nations organizations. It seems that the vibrant and lively people in and around Bonn know the secret to enjoy all the good things in life. They head for the wine bars along the Rhine in the summer to enjoy the views of the Siebengebirge hills and enjoy the Riesling wines produced here. The association of traditional and ultra-modern with numerous conference facilities has established Bonn as a popular city amongst the congress organizers from Germany and abroad.

Place of Interest

Enjoy the city at its best by booking a tour in the ‘Cabrio Bus’. Such a guided tour will allow you to have a view even to the top of the Post Tower. This ‘open air’ sightseeing tour around Bonn offers a unique and unusual perspective to the passengers of this convertible bus. If the weather is good, you will surely enjoy to be guided through this city that has more than 2000 years of history.

Beethoven House

When it comes to the culture in Bonn, nearly everybody first thinks of music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born here in 1770 and thus, the Beethoven Orchestra is a significant ambassador of Bonn’s culture. Beethoven House has the world’s most extensive collection of Beethoven exhibits that attracts large numbers of tourists each year. It is the only house in Bonn that has been occupied by the Beethoven family and is still preserved today. The 150 original exhibits reflect the life and work of Beethoven and the collection includes his famous portrait and his last grand piano.

The Old Quarter (Old Town Hall, Minster Basilica and Beethoven Statue)

The market square is dominated by the decorative Old Town Hall. The steps here with the gilded railings are the witnesses of many historical events and provide the backdrop for the “Bonn Summer” open-air cultural festival. The city is also historically the home of the German Post Office. In front of the post office building, there is a masterpiece of baroque architecture; a famous bronze statue of Ludwig van Beethoven. The Romanesque Bonn Minster was completed at around the time the foundation stone for Cologne Cathedral was being laid (1248).

Poppelsdorf Palace

The Poppelsdorf Palace is a magnificent example of German architecture. It was completed by baroque architect Balthazar Neumann. The palace has four wings arranged around a round courtyard covered with walkways. The “Poppelsdorf Palace Concerts” are being held here each summer. In 1818, the palace and its grounds were given over to the University of Bonn and now it is home to the university’s Mineralogical Museum and Botanical Garden.

Museum Mile

Bonn’s key attraction for art and culture is the Museum Mile that counts more than one million visitors per year. This museum is actually consists a number of different museums. Spread nearly 3 kilometers, the museum begins with the Alexander Koenig Zoological Research Institute and Museum in the north. The museum was founded in 1912 by the zoologist Alexander Koenig, who became renowned for his research and collecting tours to Africa and the Polar Regions. It houses exquisite zoological collections, dioramas, in particular of African habitats, and the famous Bengt-Berg bird collection. The permanent exhibition entitled “Our Blue Planet – Life in the Network” shows specimens of the richly varied collections that cover the savannah, rainforest, Arctic/Antarctic, central Europe, birdlife and vivarium. Next comes the Bonn Museum of Art. It is an architectural masterpiece of Axel Schultes that attracts visitors from all over the world and houses an impressive collection of masterpieces by August Macke and other Rhenish expressionists. This is followed by the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was founded in 1992 and since then, the hall is serving as an institution for changing exhibitions and since then offered a varied program of international significance. German Museum Bonn is the first museum for contemporary research and technology in Germany. You can opt for a guided tour. Disabled access is possible by prior arrangement. The Museum of the History of the Federal Republic of Germany, opened in 1921, presents aspects of political, economic, social, cultural and everyday history. The contemporary museum also holds temporary exhibitions and special events. Together, these museums form an impressive and unique cultural amalgamation in the heart of the city.

Arithmeum

Arithmeum is a museum that offers a fascinating insight into the world of mathematics. Opened in 1999, the museum is home to a collection of more than 1,200 exhibits presented by research institute for discrete mathematics at Bonn University. You can see the largely functional historical calculating machines or the math books that date back to the time of Gutenberg here. The bizarre cogwheel mechanisms in mechanical calculating machines, the exciting world of modern, highly integrated logic chips and the symbiosis of technology, science and art are only some of the exhibits that the visitors will encounter. The museum is closed on Mondays and you can request a guided tour here.

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