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

Astronautentrainer in der Themenwelt Erde im Odysseum

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.

Entrance requirements
Entrance Requirements Astro
Dear adventurer,
There are a couple of entrance requirements for our astronaut trainer in order to guarantee your safety.

  • Your minimum age is 8 years.
  • Your minimum size is 1.30 meters and your maximum size 1.85 meters.
  • Your weight does not exceed 90 kilos.
  • You do not suffer from diabetes, epilepsy or cardiovascular diseases.
  • You have no current injuries, like bone fractures or wounds and have not had recent surgery.

Before entering we ask you to get rid of all loose objects and to empty your pockets. These include sun glasses, mobile phones, purses, keys and jewellery.

All these requirements have to be met for safety reasons!

Use at your own risk. The Odysseum assumes no liability for valuables.

Flight Simulator

Flusimulator in der Themenwelt Erde im Odysseum

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

Atmosphärische Gaskraftmaschine in der Themenwelt Erde im Odysseum

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.

Our Knowledge-Rallyes

Green
for young adventurers

Find out the cryptic safe code!

Take your questionnaire, go to the green stations, write the numbers next to the correct answers and try to find the save to activate it.

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Red
for masterminds

Do the crossword puzzle!

Show us how clever you are! Answer the questions at each red station and solve the crossword puzzle by filling in the correct answers.

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Yellow
for ingenious explorer

Decrypt the secret numerical picture!

Answer the questions at each yellow stations and receive two numerical codes in return. Connect the codes to find the hidden picture.

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