Family Trips

Summer destinations

Pilatus - Steeped in Legend and Lore

Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region

Maker of weather, dragon's lair, home to giants and grave of rulers: Lucerne's very own mountain, Pilatus, is one of the most legendary places in Central Switzerland....

Landscapes

Parco Scherrer - Botany and Art on the Shores of the Lake

Ticino

Morcote was once opon a time the largest harbor at Lake Lugano and an important reloading point for goods for the Milanese dukes during the Middle Ages. Today the...

Landscapes

Centovalli Express - A Train Ride through 100 Valleys

Ticino

The Centovalli Railway connects the Gotthard and Simplon lines as well as Ticino and Valais via the shortest possible route. The railway is not just a means of...

Summer mountain tips

Freiberge / Saignelégier

Jura & Three-Lakes

A slightly undulating plateau at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level, defined by large pastures, spruce and fir forests as well as characteristic whitewashed...

Art museums

Villa Flora Winterthur

Zurich Region

Between 1907 and 1930, Hedy and Arthur Hahnloser-Bühler built up a collection of Swiss and French art of extraordinary quality. The main focus is on young Swiss...

Top museums

Vitromusée Romont - Stained Glass Museum

Fribourg Region

The special museum in Romont, the Swiss Glass Museum, exhibits works of art that have been created on and behind glass. The exhibits range from Medieval glass...

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Swiss Miniature - Switzerland on a scale of 1:25

Ticino

Swiss Miniature is Switzerland on a smaller scale. There are 130 models of houses, castles and monuments in the open air, distributed throughout the 14,000 square...

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Tinguely Museum

Basel Region

The Tinguely Museum, located directly on the Rhine, was designed by the Ticino architect Mario Botta and houses the largest collection of works by Jean Tinguely...

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Swiss Science Center Technorama

Zurich Region

The Technorama is a scientific learning center with over 500 stations for experiments. It is unique in Europe. In a playful manner, visitors gain knowledge by means of...

Family museums

Tell-Museum Uri Bürglen

Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region

The Tell Museum is dedicated exclusively to the Swiss patriot, William Tell.

Langmatt Museum

Zurich Region

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Schwyz - Swiss History

Lucerne - Lake Lucerne Region

Schwyz as the capital of the eponymous canton and the source of Switzerland's name is steeped in myths. The Old Town and the local museums mirror the history of the...

History museums

Château de Prangins

Lake Geneva Region

The Château de Prangins was built in the 18th century by Louis Guiguer, a Swiss banker living in Paris, and has hosted illustrious guests from Voltaire to Joseph...

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Museum Oskar Reinhart

Zurich Region

Since 1951 the former grammar school at the city park houses around 600 pictures and drawings by Swiss, German and Austrian artists. We owe this to the Winterthur art...

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Musée d’art et d’histoire - Geneva Art Museum

Geneva Region

The Art and History Museum has over 7,000 exhibits on display, ranging from prehistoric finds to modern paintings. The Musée d'art et d'histoire, which opened its...