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Things to see in Zurich

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

A view across a river (the Limmat) showing a large historic building with a prominent tower and an adjacent modern concrete extension, viewed from behind a metal railing.

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

National Museum Zurich (Landesmuseum Zürich)

Swiss cultural history in a historic castle
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Rapperswil-Jona · Activities & Adventure

Knies Kinderzoo

Children’s zoo with 300 animals and Himmapan park
A close-up view of an ornate, projecting wooden bay window with carved floral motifs and lion-like supports, set into a weathered beige stucco wall with a tree branch visible on the left.

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

Rathaus Zurich

700-year-old white Baroque town hall on the Limmat
Neoclassical Villa Wesendonck, home of the Museum Rietberg in Zurich

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

Rietberg Museum (Zürich)

Global art and cultures in Zürich’s Rieterpark
A snowy street scene in a Swiss town featuring a prominent medieval castle with two round towers and a large church with twin towers on a hill behind traditional buildings.

Rapperswil-Jona · Cultural Experiences

Rapperswil-Jona Old Town

Lakeside medieval old town with cultural exhibits
Sechseläutenplatz and the Zürich Opera House during a festival

Zürich · Cultural Festivals

Sechselautenplatz

Historic square hosting the Sechseläuten spring festival
A low-angle view of a medieval stone castle featuring a prominent clock tower with a large clock face and a sundial, a smaller conical-roofed tower, and a stone archway entrance under a clear blue sky.

Rapperswil-Jona · History & Heritage

Schloss Rapperswil

13th-century castle with lake and town views
A twilight view of the Limmat River in Zürich featuring the Wasserkirche (Water Church) on the right bank, with the Fraumünster church tower visible behind it, the Münsterbrücke bridge spanning the river, and covered boats moored at a wooden dock

Zürich · Churches

Wasserkirche

15th-century Gothic church on the Limmat
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Zürich · Cultural Experiences

Zurich Opera House (Opernhaus Zürich)

Neo-Baroque opera house on Lake Zurich
A low-angle shot of a modern multi-story building with green corrugated metal cladding and a large, rusted industrial turbine blade sculpture mounted on a concrete pedestal in the foreground, with a paved plaza and distant buildings under a twilig

Zürich · Cultural Experiences

Zurich West

Former industrial quarter turned creative hub
The image shows the stone towers and walls of Rapperswil Castle (Schloss Rapperswil) situated on a hill, with green vineyards visible on the slope in the foreground.

Rapperswil-Jona · Food & Gastronomy

Vineyards Of Rapperswil-Jona

Vineyards overlooking Lake Zurich and old town
A vintage sepia photograph of a large, ornate building with a prominent corner tower and a long veranda, situated next to a grassy lawn and trees, with a color calibration strip at the bottom.

Zürich · Natural Wonders

Zürichhorn Park (Zürich)

Lakeside park with swimming and Alpine views