Luzern and Central Switzerland
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21. Natur-Museum Luzern
Unusually modern display techniques bring nature lessons to life here. The museum focuses on local natural history, with panoramas of early Luzern settlers and live animals for children to meet.
Kasernenpl. 6, Luzern, Luzern, 6003, Switzerland041-2285411Sight Details
Rate Includes: SF10, Closed Mon. -
22. Pfarrkirche St. Peter und St. Paul
The bell tower of the Pfarrkirche St. Peter und St. Paul is in Italian Romanesque style, with increasing numbers of arched windows as it rises. The incongruous steeple was added in the 16th century.
Knirig. 1, Stans, Nidwalden, 6370, Switzerland041-6109261 -
23. Rathaus
Schwyz's most famous landmark is the Rathaus; its richly frescoed exterior (1891) depicts the Battle of Morgarten, the 1315 conflict in which the Swiss defeated the Austrian army. The building is still used as the Town Hall, and the interior is accessible only on a group tour (in German).
Hauptpl. 1, Schwyz, Schwyz, 6430, Switzerland -
24. Rathaus Stadt Luzern
In 1606, the town council held its first meeting in this late-Renaissance-style building, constructed between 1602 and 1606. It still meets here today.
Kornmarkt 3, Luzern, Luzern, 6002, Switzerland -
25. Rütli Meadow
This is where the confederates of Schwyz, Unterwalden, and Uri are said to have met in 1307 to renew the 1291 Oath of Eternal Alliance. A five-minute walk up the hillside brings you to a grassy plateau where a rock and flagpole mark the historic location. Nearby is a medieval rock bench nestled by towering trees—the perfect spot to think about another monumental event that took place here centuries later: amid threats of a 1940 German invasion, General Guisan, Swiss army commander in chief, summoned hundreds of officers to the meadow to reaffirm their commitment to the Swiss Confederation in a secret, stirring ceremony. Afterward, head back down the hill to study the small video presentation (perhaps also take a photo of a costumed historical interpreter) and be sure to stop in the time-burnished, 19th-century chalet snack shop, with its lovely stained-glass salons and picturesque wood verandas. For a more substantial meal, stop at the Rütlihaus restaurant above the meadow.
Rütli, 6441, Switzerland -
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26. Spreuerbrücke
This narrow covered bridge dates from 1408. The weathered wood structure's interior gables hold a series of eerie, well-preserved 17th-century paintings of the Dance of Death by Kaspar Meglinger. Medieval in style and inspiration, they chronicle the plague that devastated all of Europe in the 14th century.
Luzern, Luzern, 6003, Switzerland -
27. Stanserhorn
A two-part journey on a nostalgic 1893 funicular and an ultramodern, open-top cable car takes you to the Stanserhorn (6,200 feet), and from its peak you can see the Titlis, the highest point in central Switzerland. A "convertible" version of the cable car lets you feel the wind in your hair.
Stansstaderstr. 19, Stans, Nidwalden, 6370, Switzerland041-6188040Sight Details
Rate Includes: SF74 round-trip, Closed mid-Nov.–mid-Apr. -
28. Stoosbahn
The world’s steepest funicular railway, Stoosbahn, connects Schwyz/Morschach with Stoos, a pretty, car-free village amid mountains that look like sleeping dinosaurs. The funicular, which resembles a line of barrels, can climb to a record-breaking gradient of 110%. A 20-minute bus ride connects Schwyz with the valley station. In Stoos, transfer to the Klingenstock chair lift. From the top, there are spectacular panoramas of the fjord-like fingers of Lake Luzern, and it’s the starting point of the popular Stoos-Fronalpstock ridge hike.
Grundstr. 232, Schwyz, Schwyz, 6430, Switzerland041-8180808Sight Details
Rate Includes: SF48 return trip -
29. Tell-Museum
Documents and art related to the legendary man are displayed in this museum.
Postpl., Bürglen, Uri, 6463, Switzerland041-8704155Sight Details
Rate Includes: SF8, Closed Nov.–Apr., except groups by appointment -
30. Weinmarkt
What is now the loveliest of Luzern's several fountain squares was famous across Europe for the passion plays staged here in the 15th to 17th centuries. Its Gothic central fountain depicts St. Mauritius (patron saint of soldiers), and its surrounding buildings are flamboyantly frescoed in 16th-century style.
West of Kornmarkt, Luzern, Luzern, 6004, Switzerland -
31. Wilhelm Tell Monument
This often-reproduced monument in the village center shows a proud father with crossbow on one shoulder, the other hand grasping his son's hand. It was sculpted by Richard Kissling in 1895.
Rathauspl., Altdorf, Uri, Switzerland -
32. Zytturm
The clock in this watchtower was made in Basel in 1535 and still keeps time.
Luzern, Luzern, 6004, Switzerland
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