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Bernese Oberland

Things to see in Bernese Oberland

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

A close-up photograph of a painted stone statue depicting a grotesque figure with a pointed hat eating a small child, while holding other children, mounted on an ornate fountain column with a classical building facade in the background.

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Kindlifresserbrunnen (Child-Eater Fountain)

16th-century Bern fountain depicting a child-eater
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Bern · Urban Exploration

Marktgasse

Medieval street in Bern’s historic Old City
A grassy park area with a row of green benches under trees, with the stone tower of a large Gothic cathedral visible in the background.

Bern · Food & Gastronomy

Münsterplattform Café

Historic terrace café with panoramic Bern views
A large, traditional wooden chalet with green shutters and a stone foundation, set against a backdrop of steep, forested mountains and snow-capped peaks.

Gasterntal · Mountains

Selden

Hiking trail starting at Selden hamlet, Kandersteg
The Nydeggbrücke arching over the Aare in Bern's old town

Bern · Urban Exploration

Nydeggbrücke Bridge

Historic pedestrian bridge with panoramic Aare views
A panoramic view of a historic European city center situated on a peninsula formed by a river, featuring a prominent cathedral spire, a stone arch bridge, and a modern truss bridge in the distance, viewed from an elevated park with trees in the foreg

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Old Town (Altstadt)

Medieval sandstone city with UNESCO heritage
Glacier water thundering through the Trümmelbach Falls gorge

Lauterbrunnen · Natural Wonders

Trümmelbach Falls

Ten glacier waterfalls thundering inside the mountain
An Eiger Express gondola cabin above a sea of cloud near Grindelwald

Grindelwald · Activities & Adventure

Eiger Express

Tricable gondola from Grindelwald to Eigergletscher and the Jungfraujoch trains
A rocky stream bed in the foreground, a large pine tree on the left, and a steep, rocky mountain face (the Eiger) in the background, partially obscured by mist.

Jungfrau Region · Mountains

Eiger Trail

6km trail beneath Eiger's north face
Turquoise Oeschinensee reflecting the cliffs above Kandersteg

Kandersteg · Activities & Adventure

Oesinensee (Lake Oeschine)

Alpine lake in Swiss Bernese Oberland
AI-generated illustration of Rosengarten (drink At Rosengarten With Awesome Views)

Bern · Natural Wonders

Rosengarten (drink At Rosengarten With Awesome Views)

Rose garden with panoramic views of Bern
The Harder Kulm lookout above Interlaken and Lake Thun

Interlaken · Mountains

Harder Kulm

Alpine summit with panoramic views of the Bernese Alps