Things to see in Switzerland

1,861 places worth seeing in Switzerland on an illustrated map: Matterhorn, Breithorn, Dufourspitze, Rhine Falls and Mount Pilatus, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

Matterhorn One of the tallest mountains in the Alps, straddling the border of Switzerland and Italy. The Matterhorn has a pyramidal shape with four fac
Breithorn At 4150 m, it is the easiest 4000er of the Alps. Using the lifts "Furri" (1700 m), "Trockener Steg" (2800 m), "Kleines Matterhorn" (3883 m)
Dufourspitze The 4634 m high culminating point of Switzerland. The starting point is Monte Rosa hut at 2795m. The climb requires excellent physical condi
Rhine Falls The Rheinfall is the largest waterfall in Europe, served by two train stations: Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall (closed in winter) and Neuhausen
Mount Pilatus A famous mountain overlooking the city of Lucerne. Pilatus is definitely a must and gives you a good impression of a wild and rocky peak wit
Reichenbach Falls Where Sherlock Holmes would have died if he'd ever existed, until the author decided he didn't die after all. The funicular runs in summer f
Jet d'Eau One of the crowning symbols of Geneva is the monumental Jet d'Eau, a fountain of water pumped 140m into the air. The spectacular plume was o
Olympic Museum The museum advertises itself as presenting "wealth of memories which will keep your passion for Olympism burning". The sculpture garden, ove
Titlis The mountain Mount Titlis has a glacier on the top and a splendid view.
Chapel Bridge The Chapel Bridge was built in the 14th century to aid in the protection of the city. It is a landmark of Lucerne and is said to be the olde
Grossmünster Old Romanesque church, symbol of reformed Zurich, where reformer Huldrych Zwingli was appointed the people's priest in 1519. Go up the tower
Oeschinen Lake Lake at an elevation of 1,578 m. It's possible to hike there, It's 3.5 km walk with 450 m ascent. Or take a gondola lift.
Zürich Opera House The Zurich Opera shows frequently changing productions of world famous operas with top artists. As with the Schauspielhaus, students get a b
Kunstmuseum Basel Huge permanent collection of 19th and 20th century works, including a whole room of Picasso, and medieval and renaissance paintings from Hol
Kunsthaus Zürich Zurich's most famous art museum. The collection includes works from many Swiss artists, such as the sculptures of Alberto Giacometti or the
St. Pierre Cathedral The new Espace Saint Pierre pass includes entrance to all three sites of Cour Saint-Pierre, a worthy space of unique spiritual and cultural
National Museum Zurich This is the place to go if you want to learn more about the history of Switzerland. There are permanent exhibitions on history, archaeology
Lion Monument Also known as the Lion of Lucerne, it is a sculpture designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in
Üetliberg A hill overlooking Zurich. You can hike up, or take a train from the "SZU" part of the main station on the S10, which takes about 20 minutes
Piz Corvatsch Mountain.
Trümmelbach Falls These are ten subterranean falls. You either take the funicular or hike up to the entrance to the viewing galleries. Trümmelbach is the torr
Lausanne Cathedral At the summit of the mountain that the old town is built on. The cathedral is architecturally quite interesting with a lot of small towers a
Museum of Art and History Geneva Extensive art and archaeological-historical collections. Painting gallery extends back to the early Renaissance, but is most extensive in Sw
Niesen Mountain with the near-perfect pyramid shape, the highest point of which is 2362 m. To get there first take a train to , and funiculair from
Kunstmuseum Bern Huge collection including Pablo Picasso, Ferdinand Hodler and Meret Oppenheim, and all the big names over eight centuries.
Aare Gorge The gorge was cut by meltwater after the last Ice Age slicing through the limestone bedrock. In 1887 a 1.4 km walkway was built through it;
Basel Minster Now a Reformed Protestant cathedral, it was built from 1019, badly damaged in an earthquake of 1356, and completed in 1500 in Romanesque & G
Viamala a gorge, where the 1976 film Heart of Glass was filmed.
Monte San Salvatore The top of this mountain has a restaurant, hiking paths and a look-out tower offering an amazing panoramic view of Lugano, the lake and surr
Stanserhorn To get to the Stanserhorn you have to take the funicular halfway up and then change to a cable car. The cable car is the world's first doubl
Fribourg Cathedral Construction on this cathedral first began in 1283 and was completed around 1430. Work on the unfinished west tower was stopped in 1490. It
Fraumünster Old Gothic church (former convent) with window paintings made by Marc Chagall. No photos or videos allowed inside.
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway This railway became redundant when the Furka Base Tunnel opened in the early 1980s. Its operation was - and continues to be - a major feat o
Aventicum, Roman city - Avenches, medieval-modern city The remains of the Roman city of Aventicum which once housed 20,000 people are scattered over quite a big area and include an amphitheatre a
Beyeler Foundation Elegant museum designed by Renzo Piano, housing the fabulous collection of art dealer Ernst Beyeler. Highlights of the permanent collection
Monte Brè There are numerous rustic trails that lead up from towns surrounding Mount Brè to its summit and the Funicolare Monte Brè. A trail map is av
Piz Palü Mountain shared by Switzerland and Italy.
Basel Zoo Oldest and largest zoo in Switzerland. Have lunch watching the elephants and see the monkeys solving problems for food in the Monkey House.
Lyskamm Mountain in the Pennine Alps.
Muottas Muragl Mountain.
Natural History Museum of Geneva Geneva has a nice museum which is worth a visit, especially if you have youth and children.
Fluntern Cemetery cemetery with lots of famous people most notably James Joyce who lived in Zurich for quite some time, the writer Elias Canetti and a few nob
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption otherwise the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (German: Kathedrale St. Mariä Himmelfahrt)
Zentrum Paul Klee The Centre is a modern building formed of three waves. The ground floor is a rotating exhibition drawn from some of Klee's 4000 works - to O
Swiss Museum of Transport With its large collection of trains, planes, automobiles, and motorcycles, this museum of means of transport is a great place to spend an af
Ariana Museum Occupying a big chunk of what would otherwise be the UN campus, the Ariana Museum offers a huge collection (16,000 pieces) of ceramics from
Blausee The spectacular lake is nestled among pristine forest below the village. The crystal clear lake is home to ancient fossilised trees and deli
Zürich Zoo With the new Masoala Rainforest Hall, the Zoo is really worth a visit!
Historical Museum of Bern Large historic museum, combining under one roof one of the country's most important ethnographic collections together with the Bernese histo
Mont Fort This is the highest point reachable by cable car and offers very nice views. There is a special sunrise package including breakfast at a cou

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