Top museums

Watch how the famous Gruyère AOP is made from fresh alpine milk. At the La Maison du Gruyère show dairy, you can look directly into the copper kettle of the cheesemakers and taste the cheese in 3 degrees of ripeness.

At the Swiss Science Centre Technorama in Winterthur, touching is encouraged. Here you can explore scientific phenomena with all your senses. Over 500 experiment stations, shows and workshops invite you to discover.

At the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne, you will discover mobility, technology and communication on land, on water, in the air and in space. History comes alive, the future is tangible – an excursion in any weather.

In the Ballenberg open-air museum near Brienz, you will travel through rural Switzerland. Here are faithfully rebuilt residential and craft houses from all parts of the country. In addition, more than 30 old crafts will be actively demonstrated.

At the Museum of Art and History of Geneva (MAH), roam 5 floors of art, history and archaeology. You stand in front of Hodler's landscapes, discover ancient finds and attend concerts and vernissages on Thursday evenings.

At the FIFA Museum in Zurich, you can get up close and personal with the original World Cup trophy and travel through over 100 years of football history. On 3 floors you will see rare exhibits and test your skills on the ball.

In the Canton of Vaud, the salt mines of Bex have been extracting salt from the mountain for centuries. Hop on the mine train, explore the tunnels with only a lantern in hand and combine the tour with a meal at Brasserie La Mine.

At Swissminiatur in Melide you can walk through Switzerland in miniature. Discover over 130 models of Swiss buildings, take a look behind the scenes in the studio and test your knowledge of Switzerland on Rudy's quiz course.