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Things to see in Basel

42 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A glass display case containing two levels of antique dollhouse furniture and miniature room settings, including a kitchen and dining area with white wooden furniture and blue walls.

Riehen · Cultural Experiences

MUKS – Museum Kultur & Spiel

Historic European toy collections in Riehen
The Münster ferry Leu at its landing on the Rhine in Basel

Basel · Urban Exploration

Rhine Ferries and Rhine Swimming

Engineless current-driven ferries and summer swimming in the Rhine
A museum display case with an orange background containing various ancient silver artifacts, including pendants, rings, and coins, with descriptive text panels on the left and right walls.

Augusta Raurica · Cultural Experiences

Collection Of 270 Antique Silver Pieces At Augusta Raurica Museum

270 antique Roman silver pieces at Augusta Raurica
A low, single-story building with a curved wooden facade and a metal roof, featuring a circular sign on a pole and a blue pedestrian crossing sign in the foreground.

Riehen · Natural Wonders

Naturbad Riehen

Chlorine-free natural pool by Herzog & de Meuron
A white building with large grey lettering spelling "MUSEUM" and "A RAURICA" on its facade, with a single fluted stone column standing in the foreground.

Augusta Raurica · Cultural Experiences

Forum And Temple Ruins At Augusta Raurica

Roman forum temple honoring emperor and state
A large white building with a steep gable roof, featuring a statue of a figure on a fountain in the foreground and a sign reading "MUSEUM.BL" above an arched entrance.

Liestal · Cultural Experiences

Museum.BL

Swiss silk-ribbon heritage with working looms
AI-generated illustration of Rehberger‑Weg (Walk Of Art)

Riehen · Urban Exploration

Rehberger‑Weg (Walk Of Art)

24 art landmarks by Tobias Rehberger
An African wild ass in its enclosure at Basel Zoo

Basel · Cultural Experiences

Basel Zoo (Zolli)

Switzerland's oldest zoo, in the heart of Basel
AI-generated illustration of Fully Furnished Roman House (Villa) At Augusta Raurica

Augusta Raurica · History & Heritage

Fully Furnished Roman House (Villa) At Augusta Raurica

Fully furnished Roman villa at Augusta Raurica
AI-generated illustration of Riehen Natural Swimming Pool

Riehen · Activities & Adventure

Riehen Natural Swimming Pool

Chlorine-free pool by Herzog & de Meuron
AI-generated illustration of Singletrail Along Oristalstrasse

Liestal · Activities & Adventure

Singletrail Along Oristalstrasse

Singletrail weaving through Liestal's forested hills
A view of the Roman museum building with its distinctive colonnade and red lower walls, situated next to a white house and the stone ruins of the ancient city walls at Augusta Raurica.

Augusta Raurica · History & Heritage

Funerary Monument At Augusta Raurica

Roman elite cremation monument with arches