The best known in Colmar: Musée Unterlinden
26 places to visit stand within 1 km of the middle of Colmar. We list 31 places to visit in Colmar and 4 within 5 km of its centre. The mix takes in 14 attractions, 10 museums and 4 monasteries. Among the sites in town, 5 are listed historic monuments. Day-trippers head 19 km out to Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg.
The best known in Colmar
The rest of the best known are 3 museums, an attraction and a monastery.
MuseumMusée Unterlindenin townAttractionAttractionMaison Pfisterin town
MuseumMusée Bartholdiin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Dominicains de Colmarin town
MuseumMusée du jouet de Colmarin town
MuseumMuséum d'histoire naturelle de Colmarin townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
The lie of the land
Furthest from the centre is Aqua'parc, 4.6 km away.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Colmar; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
Sorted by kind
Other sights lead the count with 14; 12 are museums or galleries.
Dark: in Colmar. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Place by place
In town there are 31, and the list adds 4 more within 5 km of its centre.
Couvent des Dominicains de Colmar
Convent located in Haut-Rhin, in France.
9Couvent Sainte-Catherine de Colmar
Convent located in Haut-Rhin, in France.
Couvent des Capucins de Colmar
Convent located in Haut-Rhin, in France.
The 31 places in Colmar first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Bigger names, a drive away
The standout of the 12 is Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, 19 km from town.
MuseumCité du train37 km south, in Mulhouse
AttractionChâteau de Saint-Ulrich14 km north, in RibeauvilléChâteauChâteauChâteau de Dagsbourg7.1 km southwest, in EguisheimAttractionAttractionJohann Baptist Wendling13 km north, in RibeauvilléChâteauChâteauChâteau de Hagueneck6.2 km southwest, in WettolsheimAttractionAttractionChâteau de Haut-Eguisheim7.2 km southwest, in Husseren-les-ChâteauxChâteauChâteauChâteau Saint-Léon5.1 km southwest, in EguisheimChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bilstein14 km northwest, in RiquewihrAttractionAttractionChâteau de Wineck6.4 km northwest, in KatzenthalChâteauChâteauChâteau de Kaysersberg9.6 km northwest, in Kaysersberg VignobleChâteauChâteauChâteau de Weckmund7.2 km southwest, in Husseren-les-ChâteauxPlaces within 40 km of Colmar with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Colmar
What is there to see in Colmar?
The first on our list in Colmar are Musée Unterlinden, Maison Pfister, Musée Bartholdi and Couvent des Dominicains de Colmar. We list 31 places in town. Another 4 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Colmar?
12 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée Unterlinden, Musée Bartholdi, Musée du jouet de Colmar and Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Colmar.
Which places in Colmar are listed historic monuments?
5 places on this page in Colmar are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Maison Pfister, Couvent des Dominicains de Colmar, Couvent des Unterlinden and Couvent Sainte-Catherine de Colmar.
What well-known places are within a day out of Colmar?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg (19 km), Cité du train (37 km), Château de Saint-Ulrich (14 km), Château de Dagsbourg (7.1 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Colmar, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Musée Unterlinden: stefano Merli from legnano, italy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Bartholdi: Manecke, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du jouet de Colmar: vincent desjardins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Colmar: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des usines municipales de Colmar: Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cité du train: Mauritsvink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Saint-Ulrich: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.