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On Central Switzerland’s mountain terrain, the oldest in the world, the landscape literally lies at your feet. Lucerne’s Glacier Garden allows you to glimpse through a window into the history of the Earth. In the rocky underworld, you can embark on a journey through time and discover amazing things about stone and history. The garden also has a museum and a maze of mirrors to explore.

A visit to the Lucerne Glacier Garden is a rewarding experience for everyone – whatever your age, alone or with the family. Petrified “giant’s kettles”, an intriguing rocky underworld, a breathtaking mirror maze, a fascinating museum, an idyllic alpine park: all these and more are just waiting to be discovered at the Glacier Garden. If you need a snack, head to the bistro, while in the shop you’ll find something to take home as a souvenir of your visit.

Rocky Underworld

Visitors descend into the rocky underworld through the imposing entrance portal, and a journey through space and time begins. The magical atmosphere is enhanced by the sophisticated animations projected onto the rock structures. The rocky underworld is chronologically organised and each space is dedicated to a geological epoch. The journey begins on a petrified seashore and progresses towards the present day.

Mirror maze

Ninety mirrors create absolute confusion and make the paths through the maze appear infinite, although in reality they are short. Wherever you look, you always see yourself – an experience that never fails to astonish visitors! The mirror maze was originally created for the Swiss National Exhibition in Geneva in 1896, and transferred to Lucerne in 1899. This fascinating labyrinth depicts the historic Alhambra palace in the southern Spanish city of Granada. 

Giant’s kettles

The giant’s kettles are the most recent witnesses of the last ice age, when the region around Lucerne was covered with a thick layer of ice. Still older are the petrified mussels and palm tree fronds that were found in today’s Glacier Garden. They show that 20 million years ago, what is now Lucerne was a subtropical seashore lined with palm trees. Findings of this kind from the Earth’s history make the Glacier Garden a geological site of national importance.

Swiss House – museum

The museum is inside the former home of the Amrein family, founders of the Glacier Garden. It displays the family’s varied and sometimes whimsical legacy – with raised-relief maps of the mountains, geological specimens and household objects. These collections reflect the family’s varied interests: while the women collected furnishings and things for the home, the men were interested in geology and archaeology. 

Alpine Park

The labyrinthine path through the Lucerne sandstone in the depths of the earth finally emerges at the Sommerau meadow, which adjoins the Alpine Garden. The idyllic Sommerau is an extension of the historic grounds of the Glacier Garden. Back in the daylight, visitors can enjoy a breathtaking view over Lucerne and as far as the Alps.   

Bistro and shop

The bistro offers drinks and snacks with a regional and seasonal character. And in the shop, you’ll find a selection of souvenirs, including mountain crystals, postcards, personal care products and edible gifts.

 

Close by, you can also visit the Lion Monument and the Bourbaki Panorama.

 

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02.07.2025 - 14.11.2026
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Contact address
Stiftung Gletschergarten Luzern
Gletschergarten Luzern
Denkmalstrasse 4
6006 Luzern
041 410 43 40 (Zentrale)
info@gletschergarten.ch

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German, English, French
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Adults: CHF 20.00
Students, AHV: CHF 15.00
Children 6 - 16 years: CHF 10.00
Children under 6 years: Free admission
Groups of 10 or more: CHF 15.00
Generartion ticket (2 adults + 5 children): CHF 49.00

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Stiftung Gletschergarten Luzern
Denkmalstrasse 4
6006  Luzern
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Phone  +41 41 410 43 40
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