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Place guide · Cologne · North Rhine-Westphalia

Public facilities in Cologne

Public facilities in Cologne: 7,743 benches and picnic tables, 24 water fountains and refill points, 204 public toilets, 28 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral
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Chocolate Museum
Chocolate Museum
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Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig
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Top 20 pitstops in Cologne

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    Water point · Drinking fountain

  • 2

    Water point · Tap (hand-operated) · Wheelchair accessible

  • 3

    Bench · With backrest · Armrests

  • 4

    Bench · With backrest · Armrests

  • 5

    Public toilet · Open 24/7 · Wheelchair accessible

  • 6

    Public toilet

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    Bench · Without backrest

  • 8

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 9

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 10

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 11

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 12

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 13

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 14

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

  • 15

    Bench · With backrest · Metal

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    Bench · With backrest

  • 17

    Bench · With backrest

  • 18

    Public toilet · Seated toilet · Open 24/7

  • 19

    Bench · With backrest

  • 20

    Bench · With backrest · Wooden

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Points of interest in Cologne

Discover 162 points of interest in Cologne; at many of them the app plays an audio story of about two minutes.

Cologne Cathedral
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Cologne Cathedral

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Chocolate Museum
MuseumStory

Chocolate Museum

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Photo: Photo: Arminia, cropped by Elya, · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Museum Ludwig
MuseumStory

Museum Ludwig

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Photo: Thomas Robbin · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud
MuseumStory

Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud

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Photo: Hans Peter Schaefer - http://www.reserv-a-rt.de · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Romano-Germanic Museum
MuseumStory

Romano-Germanic Museum

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Photo: Raimond Spekking · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

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Public toilets in Cologne

Where in Cologne you find many public toilets: Friedhof Melaten (4), Innerer Grüngürtel (3) and Hiroshima-Nagasaki-Park (3).

Common features: free (127), wheelchair accessible (91), portable / chemical (39) and gender-neutral (31).

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Water fountains and refill points in Cologne

Common features: fits a bottle (19), drinking fountain (18), wheelchair accessible (17) and open 24/7 (14).

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Benches and picnic tables in Cologne

Where in Cologne you find many benches and picnic tables: Äußerer Grüngürtel (321), Stadtwald (170) and Friedhof Melaten (103).

Common features: with backrest (5,251), nature / park (2,416), metal (2,239) and without backrest (1,087).

  • 321in Äußerer Grüngürtel
  • 170in Stadtwald
  • 103in Friedhof Melaten
  • 5,251with backrest
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Bike pumps in Cologne

Common features: full repair stand (13), tools available (13), hand pump (9) and free (8).

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Honesty boxes and farm vending machines in Cologne

There are 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines in Cologne.

More about Cologne

The spots come from OpenStreetMap and are added to by users of the Outdoor Pitstop app, with new spots, photos and reviews. Updated on 5 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many facilities are there in Cologne?

In Cologne, the Outdoor Pitstop map has 7,743 benches and picnic tables, 24 water fountains and refill points, 204 public toilets, 28 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

Are there public toilets in Cologne?

Yes, the map has 204 public toilets in Cologne.

Are there water fountains and refill points in Cologne?

Yes, the map has 24 water fountains and refill points in Cologne.

What is there to see in Cologne?

Points of interest in Cologne include Cologne Cathedral, Chocolate Museum and Museum Ludwig.

Are there facilities just outside Cologne too?

Yes, for example in Hürth, Leverkusen, Frechen and Pulheim.

How do I find facilities nearby while I am out?

The Outdoor Pitstop app for iPhone and Android shows all facilities around you on the map and takes you there.

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