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Top Attractions in Colmar

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15 Listed places
4.5 average across 15 rated listings
Av. de la République • Pl. des Unterlinden • Pl. de la Cathédrale
Free public admission – Paid admission; consult the official website for current ticket categories, prices and online booking.
Popular Neighborhoods:
Av. de la République Pl. des Unterlinden Pl. de la Cathédrale Pl. de l'Ancienne Douane Rudenwadelweg

Champ de Mars Park

Av. de la République
Famous for: Bartholdi’s Bruat Fountain, General Rapp statue and formal linden-lined First Empire paths.

Walk Colmar’s historic Champ de Mars Park for Bartholdi’s Bruat Fountain, General Rapp statue, linden-lined paths and a central playground near the…

Families with young children History Buffs Architecture enthusiasts

Collégiale Saint-Martin de Colmar

Famous for: A monumental 13th-century Gothic church known for pink sandstone, medieval sculpture, rib vaults and stained glass.

Explore Colmar’s 13th-century Gothic church for sandstone portals, medieval stained glass and a serene Old Town interior. Free entry.

History Buffs Architecture Enthusiasts Religious Travelers

Musée Bartholdi

Famous for: The birthplace museum of Statue of Liberty sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and his monumental sculpture models.

Explore Colmar’s Musée Bartholdi, the sculptor’s Old Town birthplace, with Statue of Liberty models, Lion of Belfort studies and family-home rooms.

Art history travelers Statue of Liberty enthusiasts Architecture lovers

Musée des usines municipales de Colmar

Rudenwadelweg
Famous for: Historic municipal machinery explaining Colmar’s water, lighting, gas, electricity and public-transport systems.

Explore Colmar’s 1884 pumping-station museum in Neuland Forest, where guided visits trace water, gas, electricity, lighting and public transport.

Industrial Heritage Fans History Buffs Local Explorers

Musée du Jouet

Famous for: Three floors of historic toys, interactive games and a large model railway in central Colmar.

Explore 1,000-plus toys across three floors at Colmar’s former cinema, from antique dolls to a sprawling model railway and games.

Families with young children Nostalgic adults Railway enthusiasts

Museum of Natural History and Ethnography

Famous for: Nearly 135,000 natural-history and ethnographic specimens, with mammal displays connecting global diversity to Alsatian wildlife.

Explore 135,000 natural-history and ethnographic specimens in Colmar's Petite Venise, from Alsatian mammals to world cultures at 11 Rue Turenne.

Nature Enthusiasts History Buffs Families with Kids

PETIT TRAIN TOURISTIQUE de COLMAR (VERT) – TRAIN’S

Famous for: Multilingual miniature-train circuits connecting Colmar’s Old Town landmarks, canals and historic architecture.

Ride Colmar’s green tourist train from Rue Kléber for a multilingual 35-minute circuit past Unterlinden, Petite Venise and Old Town landmarks.

First-time visitors Families with kids Couples

Pl. de la Cathédrale

Pl. de la Cathédrale
Famous for: The open Old Town square facing Colmar’s 13th-century Gothic Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin.

Place de la Cathédrale is Colmar’s historic square, facing 13th-century Saint-Martin and minutes from the Bartholdi Museum and Old Customs House.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers First-Time Visitors

Place de l’Ancienne Douane

Pl. de l'Ancienne Douane
Famous for: The 1480 Koïfhus customs house, Bartholdi’s Schwendi Fountain and Colmar’s medieval trading history.

Historic Colmar square centered on the 1480 Koïfhus, Bartholdi’s Schwendi Fountain and half-timbered façades, a short walk from Little Venice.

History Buffs Architecture Lovers First-Time Visitors

Quai de la Poissonnerie Colmar

Famous for: Colmar’s former fishermen’s quarter, lined with half-timbered houses along the Lauch canal.

Walk Colmar’s historic fishermen’s quay on the Lauch canal, beside half-timbered houses, Petite Venise and the 1865 covered market.

History Buffs Couples Architecture Lovers

Salle du Corps de Garde

Famous for: Its 1575 Renaissance loggia and former role as Colmar’s municipal guardhouse and judicial announcement platform.

See Colmar’s 1575 Renaissance guardhouse beside Saint-Martin: an open loggia where civic judgments were once proclaimed in the Old Town.

History Buffs Art Lovers Solo Travelers

Schwendi Fountain

Famous for: Bartholdi’s bronze General Lazare Schwendi and its prominent postwar-rebuilt setting in Colmar’s Old Town.

See Bartholdi’s bronze General Lazare Schwendi at Colmar’s postwar-rebuilt fountain beside the Koïfhus in Place de l’Ancienne Douane.

History Buffs Art Lovers First-Time Visitors

The Village Hansi & its Museum

Famous for: Hansi’s watercolors, patriotic illustrations, and recreated village scenes exploring Alsatian identity in central Colmar.

Explore Hansi’s illustrations and Alsatian identity at 28 Rue des Têtes in Colmar, with practical advice on tickets, access, and nearby landmarks.

Alsatian history enthusiasts Illustration lovers Families with school-age children

Unterlinden Museum

Pl. des Unterlinden
Famous for: The Isenheim Altarpiece, a 13th-century Dominican convent, and exceptional Upper Rhine medieval art.

Colmar’s Unterlinden Museum unites the Isenheim Altarpiece, medieval cloister, archaeology and modern art in a former Dominican convent.

Art Lovers History Buffs Cultural City Breakers
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  • Av. de la République: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Pl. des Unterlinden: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Pl. de la Cathédrale: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Pl. de l'Ancienne Douane: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.
  • Rudenwadelweg: Check the listed addresses and travel time from your base when grouping visits in this area.

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