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Bernese Oberland

Things to see in Bernese Oberland

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

AI-generated illustration of Wander Through The Old Town (Bern Old Town)

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Wander Through The Old Town (Bern Old Town)

UNESCO-listed medieval city with sandstone arcades
A stone fountain with a statue of a knight holding a bear and a flag, situated in a cobblestone street with Swiss flags and a clock tower in the background.

Bern · History & Heritage

Zähringen Fountain

16th-century fountain with armored bear statue
Close-up of a historic clock tower with Roman numerals in Bern, Switzerland.

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Zytglogge (Clock Tower)

Medieval clock tower with hourly mechanical show
The image shows the exterior of a modern, multi-story building with a large banner advertising an exhibition titled "Schöne Berge" and prominent black lettering on the facade reading "ALPINES MUSEUM".

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Alpine Museum (Alpenmuseum)

Swiss Alpine culture and mountain environment museum
A wooden mountain hut situated on a snowy ridge at sunrise, with dramatic jagged peaks and layered mountain ranges in the background.

Gasterntal · Natural Wonders

Mountain Huts

Cozy alpine huts in Gasterntal, Switzerland
A brown bear stands on a stone-paved enclosure featuring a grid of large rectangular blocks and scattered driftwood, surrounded by green vegetation and a high stone wall.

Bern · Natural Wonders

Bear Pit

Historic bear enclosure and modern riverside park
The narrow rock walls of the Glacier Canyon below the Lower Grindelwald Glacier

Grindelwald · Natural Wonders

Glacier Canyon (Gletscherschlucht Grindelwald)

Walkways and a giant net inside a gorge carved by the Lower Grindelwald Glacier
A large, ornate neoclassical government building with a prominent central dome and pediment inscription reading 'CURIA CONFŒDERATIONIS HELVETICAE', situated in a wide paved plaza under an overcast sky.

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Bundeshaus (Parliament Building)

Swiss Federal Assembly seat blending history and culture
The village of Wengen below the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau

Lauterbrunnen · Mountains

Wengen

Car-free terrace village and home of the Lauberhorn ski races
The Breitenrain quarter of Bern from above

Bern · Cultural Experiences

Hidden Garden Cafés In Breitenrain

Secluded café nestled in Breitenrain’s green oasis
Bern Kaefigturm

Bern · History & Heritage

Käfigturm

Medieval prison tower turned political forum
View from the Kleine Schanze park towards the Federal Palace in Bern

Bern · Urban Exploration

Kleine Schanze

Hilltop park with city, river, and Alps views