Experiences in Zurich Region

The gateway to the largest floodplain in Central Switzerland, the Thurauen between Eggrank and the mouth of the River Thur. But it’s not size alone that makes this a unique area, instead the diverse flora and fauna and revitalization in addition.

The regional city headquarters of the Zurich police force houses a fresco by Augusto Giacometti (1877-1947) that is one of the most important works of art and architecture in the city of Zurich.

A sled run, trampolines, bouncy castles and more. A great all-ROUND experience – for the whole family!

The “Mirror, mirror” exhibition at the Technorama Winterthur brings together over 40 enjoyable and thought-provoking experiments from the virtual world behind mirrors.

Zurich boasts a wealth of public art, with some 1,300 works of art around the city just waiting to be discovered. The easiest way to explore them is on an e-bike.

Alpaca trekking in the Zurich Oberland offers a fluffy adventure where you can even enjoy a sumptuous picnic under an apple tree or a fondue on an open fire in the company of alpacas.

The fox takes chasers on seven different trails across Zurich and Winterthur. The fox has made off between the lake and Hallenstadion, and chasers will need cunning, teamwork and urban speed to catch it.

In the last 10 years the industrial wasteland to the west of Zurich has grown into a new bright lights district: The blue-green shimmering Prime Tower, the University of Arts on the Toni-Areal and newly awakened life beneath the arched viaducts. And the nicest way to view all this and the constantly made changes is on foot or by bicycle.

WOW Museum Zurich – Room for Illusions Come and be amazed by our rooms full of surprising illusions and new perspectives! A museum with a difference for visitors of all ages. A cultural highlight in the heart of Zurich, just 50m from the main train station.

The Wunderland indoor playground is not just ideal for the whole family when the weather is bad, but also an outstanding leisure facility on sunny days.

Chocolate-making workshop

Springs, city stream, fountains, bathhouses and the Limmat – in Baden, water is the pulse of the city. This tour offers exciting insights into the close, millennia-old relationship between Baden and "its" water.

The Atzmännig Rope Park offers fun and thrills in lofty height. Eight routes (Parcours) with various levels of difficulty require dexterity and coordination.

Although Winterthur is also referred to as the Eulachstadt, little can be seen of the city's stream. For the most part the Eulach stream was banished underground - this is exactly where our tour takes you. Does our drinking water also come from the Eulach? Here you will find out.

Just a stone’s throw away from upper Lake Zurich, the 75,000 square-meter park of the tree museum welcomes you to stroll, see and enjoy. It’s here that the landscape architect Enzo Enea brought his passion to life: In an open-air museum with over 50 trees lovingly nurtured together with a feel for space and nature’s natural works of art. Since 2013 the exhibits include contemporary sculptures of well-known artists. These works of art create a subtle dialogue with the gardens and broaden the overall allure of Enea’s landscape design concept. The current exhibition includes sculptures by Jaume Plensa, Barry Flanagan, Richard Erdman, Jörg Immendorff.

See how the experts from ERZ (Zurich Disposal and Recycling Services) cleanse between 150,000 and 500,000 cubic meters of sewage water and where it’s released back into the Limmat River as clean water.

This elegant city park with its majestic trees, carefully placed sculptures and beautifully cultivated flowers acts as a green lung in the centre of the city.

What was in 1806 a dramatic and catastrophic event for humans, is today a blessing for endangered animal species: the landslide of Goldau. In the area where the landslide took place, the Goldau Nature Park and Zoo offers non-domesticated animals a species-appropriate home in an impressive landscape.

A highly attractive and 1.9 kilometre-long tobogganing slope will set many tobogganing fans' pulse racing. The start is easily reached via chair lift.

The exhibitions at the Winterthur Nature Museum provide visitors with playful and informative insights into the fascinating world of nature.

Daniel and Markus Freitag developed their first messenger bag from a discarded tarpaulin in 1993. And today people all around the world are seen carrying the colorful bags with the unmistakable Friday Logo. The flagship store of piled freight containers attracts people from all over the world to the trendy Zurich Kreis 5 district.

In the middle of the forest, high between the trees and just a stone's throw from Zurich, an experience awaits you that combines nature, adventure and team spirit: The Zurich Rope Park.

Lascaux specialises in the production of premium artists' paints and products for the restoration and preservation of works of art and cultural assets. Everything is produced with hand and heart in Brüttisellen.

How better to spend a balmy summer’s evening than relaxing with a cool drink at one of Zurich’s atmospheric open-air bars?

Walk barefoot over pine cones and beech leaves, tune in to your own note with your head in a huge humming stone, or track down insects by following feeding traces in deadwood.

In Bad Zurzach, visitors can explore two nature reserves and then head to the spa to relax.

Welcome to the bakery! Guests can gain an insight into the bakery while enjoying an aperitif with some savoury baked snacks. After a short introduction, it’s time for everyone to get involved and design their own “Grittibänz” – a sweet, doughy equivalent of a gingerbread man.

Zurich is a fashion hotspot and home to a multitude of well-known fashion labels. From Freitag bags and Tiger-Fink slippers to Viu glasses, Zurich is the birthplace of numerous fashion labels.

It’s a fairy tale land of dolls. Antique and new dolls, teddy bears, toys, plush toys and lots of other items can be admired in this museum.

Papa Moll, Switzerland’s favourite cartoon figure, comes from Bad Zurzach, so it is only natural that the town should also be the home of Papa Moll Land, where there’s plenty to see and do.