Family museums Open Air Museum Ballenberg Brienz Since the 1970s old farmhouses, stables, bakehouses or barns are no longer demolished when they are due to be replaced by modern buildings. Instead, the buildings are...
City Museums Patek Philippe Museum Genève Over three floors there are over 2,000 objects exhibitited, dating from 1839 to 1980. The owner and president of the company, Philippe Stern, owns 1,000 of them.
Family museums Maienfeld – Heidi's World Maienfeld Maienfeld in the distinctive Bündner Herrschaft region of Graubünden inspired the poetess Johanna Spyri to write her novel Heidi. In the Heidi village, the story of...
Family museums Maison Cailler - Chocolate Factory Broc As Switzerland's oldest chocolate factory, Cailler has been producing innovative and fine chocolate products since 1819. This state-of-the-art visitor tour at the...
Top museums Salt Mines – History of White Gold Bex Salt belongs on the table, whether in its natural form or with added herbs. A visit to these mines, which stretch over 50 km through tunnels, shafts and gigantic...
Family museums Sensorium - an experience for all your senses Walkringen i.E. Sensorium, an experience for all your senses. Forty adventure tours enable you to observe natural phonomena and experience them personally.
Family museums Welcome to the World of Victorinox Brunnen The world famous Victorinox Swiss Army Knife has a long and fascinating past. This history is the focus of the newly opened Swiss Knife Valley Visitor Center in Brunnen.
Top museums La Maison du Gruyère AOC Pringy Le Gruyère AOC cheese is produced in ample quantities. 29'000 tons of the hard cheese are made annually. It bears the registered trademark AOC (indicating its origin)....
City Museums International Clock Museum La Chaux-de-Fonds The Musée International d'Horlogerie (MIH) is home to more than 4,500 of the most famous clocks and watches, each a testimony to the history of timekeeping. Observe...
Art museums Kunstmuseum (Art Museum) Solothurn Solothurn Semper Schule, a fine exemple of the early Neo-classical style of architecture. important collection of Swiss Art from 1850 onwards, with works by Cuno Amiet,...
Top museums Museum Aargau – experience history where it took place Aargau The museum includes the castles of Lenzburg, Wildegg, Hallwyl, Habsburg, the monastery of Königsfelden as well as as the Legionnaire's Path. Each of these monuments is...
Family museums Gruyères - Castle and Small Town Gruyères A picture-perfect medieval town on a small hill with a castle and three totally different museums: In Gruyères, 800-year-old regional history and culture meet...
Family museums Swiss Sewing Machine Museum Fribourg Over 250 sewing machines are displayed in a magnificent 12th century vault.
City Museums Photo Museum and Photo Foundation Winterthur The Photo Museum Winterthur is the only museum of photography in the German speaking part of Switzerland. It is located in a converted factory. Photography in all its...
Family museums Vindonissa – Romans and Königsfelden Monastery Brugg AG Vindonissa, located in what is today called Windisch, was an important Roman legion's camp. The ruins of the camp are open for viewing. The monastery church of...
