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Eastern Switzerland

Things to see in Eastern Switzerland

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

A panoramic view of a densely built town or city with red-roofed buildings, green lawns in the foreground, and distant hills under a blue sky with wispy clouds.

St. Gallen · Activities & Adventure

Mühleggbahn & Drei Weieren (Three Ponds) (St. Gallen)

Historic ponds and funicular near St. Gallen Abbey
The Säntis cable car climbing the rock face above Schwägalp

Säntis · Activities & Adventure

Schwägalb Suspension Railway (Seilbahn)

Suspension railway to 2,502m peak
Giant Appenzeller cheese sign at the show dairy in Stein

Appenzell · Cultural Experiences

Schaukäserei

Interactive cheese factory in Stein, Appenzell
AI-generated illustration of Peter And Paul Wildlife Park

St. Gallen · Activities & Adventure

Peter And Paul Wildlife Park

Visitor notes for Peter And Paul Wildlife Park
A high-angle view of a snow-dusted alpine slope featuring two small wooden buildings (an Aescher) and several trees, with fog obscuring the background hills and a village visible in the upper left.

Appenzell · Activities & Adventure

Schende District

Largest district in Appenzell Innerrhodian, featuring alp...
A peach-colored historic building facade with a large white lace installation hanging from the second-story windows and a sign for "café bar st.gall" near the entrance.

St. Gallen · Cultural Experiences

Textile Museum (St. Gallen)

Historic textile heritage and lace exhibits
The image shows the entrance to a large limestone cave featuring a distinctive red wooden fence and a small wooden chapel with a bell tower built directly into the rock face.

Appenzell · History & Heritage

Wildkirchli Caves

Neanderthal cave site in the Appenzell Alps
A landscape photograph showing a calm lake in the foreground with green pastures, scattered farm buildings, and a prominent mountain range with a distinct peak featuring a communications tower on the right side under a clear blue sky.

Wildhaus · Activities & Adventure

Erlebniswelt Toggenburg

Switzerland's largest fun park in Wildhaus
An aerial view of a large outdoor Schwinget (Swiss wrestling) arena filled with spectators, set on a grassy mountain plateau with steep rocky peaks in the background.

Säntis · Activities & Adventure

Schwägalp (Station/Plateau)

Year-round alpine park at 1,350m in Appenzell
The Drei Weieren bathing ponds above St. Gallen

St. Gallen · Activities & Adventure

Three Ponds

Historic artificial swimming pools
A view through a white stone archway looking onto a paved street in a historic village, featuring traditional wooden houses, a church spire in the distance, and mountains in the background.

Werdenberg · Guided Tours

Timber House Settlement

Oldest timber-frame settlement in Switzerland