Themenwelt Erde
Theme Room Earth

From the earth to the stars!

In our theme room Earth you get the feeling that you are in space. A huge moon and the stars of our night sky illuminate the walls and take you to a thrilling journey to the different areas of everyday life. In this room you learn how steam-power and the resulting development of motors occurred – a great step forward for mankind. Other topics in this room are space research, electricity, mathematics and communication. Numerous exhibits explain phenomenon of everyday life like the „Bernoulli Effect“ or „Ohm’s Law“. Our astronaut trainer and the flight simulator are the highlights of this theme room and are waiting to be tested by you.

That’s what’s expecting you at the „Themenwelt Erde“:

Astronaut Trainer

In the Astronaut Trainer you get the feeling of zero gravity. The rotating rings move in all directions and turn your world upside down. This is how real astronauts are trained in preparation for their excursions to outer space.

Opening hours Astronaut Trainer:
Tue. – Fri. all day
Sat., Sun., holidays all day.

On weekends, public holidays and during school holidays there may be longer queue times.

Flight Simulator

Do you have what it takes to be a pilot? In the flight simulator you sit in a genuine Cessna. You and your passengers are on a pleasure flight across Cologne and can explore its sights from above.

Steam Power

The “Atmosphärische Gaskraftmaschine” (atmospheric gas force engine) was the precursor of the “Otto-Motor”, i.e. the gas engine found in a large number of cars. On special occasions the engine is set in motion at the Odysseum.