Established in the late 19th century, Cologne’s Hohenzollern Bridge is not merely a place of transit, but a canvas where history, emotion, and folklore coalesce. What most visitors don’t know is the chilling ghostly folklore that shrouds this illustrious bridge. According to legend, the bridge and its surrounding waters are haunted by a ‘White Lady’, a restless spirit believed to be one of the Hohenzollern family members. Legend has it that every New Year’s Eve, she makes an appearance that forewarns of impending doom. The tale says, a young soldier, had a vision of the spectral figure, who gave him a prophecy of a war. Not long after, World War I was declared. Smitten by her beauty, poets composed hymns, and artists immortalized her spectral elegance on canvas. The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, a local newspaper, documented numerous accounts of the White Lady sightings, contributing to the chilling folklore of the Hohenzollern Bridge. The bridge is also home to thousands of ‘love locks’. Couples engrave their initials on locks and attach them to the bridge’s panels. The key is then tossed into the Rhein River below as a symbol of unbreakable love. However, folklore spins a darker tale. Unlucky in love souls supposedly attach the locks and then jump off the bridge. Thus, the bridge is not only haunted by the White Lady but echoes with the love laments of these desperate souls. Stories of strange figures and eerie voices have been documented, adding to the mythical status of this bridge. The Hohenzollern Bridge, with its tragic love stories and haunted tales, remains one of the intriguing chapters of Cologne’s folklore history.