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Zurich

Things to see in Zurich

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

A wide-angle view of the ETH Zurich Main Building (Hauptgebäude) facing the Polyterrasse plaza, with its distinctive neoclassical facade, central tower, and symmetrical wings; people are scattered across the paved square, some sitting on benches o

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

ETH Zurich Main Building

1864 Semper-designed academic center with free public access
The gold-clad extension of the Rapperswil-Jona municipal museum beside the medieval Breny tower

Rapperswil-Jona · Cultural Experiences

Rapperswil-Jona Municipal Museum

Historic town museum linking 1492 architecture and Lake Z...
The image shows a multi-level outdoor structure constructed from stacked, repurposed shipping containers (blue, red, and brown), decorated with string lights, plants, and a bicycle on a balcony, under a blue sky.

Zürich · Food & Gastronomy

Frau Gerolds Garten

Urban beer garden in shipping containers
The view from Uto Kulm over the snowy Uetliberg woods and Lake Zurich

Uetliberg · Activities & Adventure

Uto Kulm Wall

Observation tower at 871m in Zurich
Zürich Winter

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

Grossmünster (Zürich)

Romanesque church and Reformation landmark in Zürich
The rose garden by the Einsiedlerhaus above Rapperswil harbour on Lake Zurich

Rapperswil-Jona · Cultural Experiences

Roses & 'Rose Town' Of Rapperswil-Jona

Historic rose gardens by Lake Zurich
A neoclassical stone building facade featuring three large sculpted reliefs of horses and riders in the upper frieze, a lion sculpture on the right wall, and a large dark bronze gate (the "Hell Gate" by Auguste Rodin) on the far right.

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

Kunsthaus Zürich

Leading Swiss art museum with diverse collections
The hamlet of Bollingen on the shore of the Obersee, Lake Zurich

Rapperswil-Jona · Cultural Experiences

Visit Bollingen

Carl Gustav Jung’s historic Bollingen Tower site
A white wooden building with a sign reading "BAD UTOQUAI" and two surfboards mounted on either side of the entrance, set against a backdrop of hills and a cloudy sky.

Zürich · Lakes & Rivers

Lake Zurich Promenade

Largest continuous public park in Zurich
A long wooden footbridge extending across a wide body of water towards a town with a prominent church tower and hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Rapperswil-Jona · Activities & Adventure

Wooden Footbridge (Hurden) / Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden

Longest wooden footbridge in Switzerland over Lake Zurich
A 360-degree panoramic view from the center of a stone bridge spanning a wide river, featuring the Fraumünster church with its distinctive green spire on the left bank and the Grossmünster cathedral with its twin towers on the right bank.

Zürich · Churches

Munsterbrucke

Historic bridge spanning the Limmat River
A large medieval castle complex with a prominent stone tower flying a Swiss flag, situated on a hill overlooking a valley with residential areas and farmland.

Regensberg · Castles

Schloss Regensberg

Medieval hill castle in Regensberg, Switzerland