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1. BearPark
Altstadt | Zoo/AquariumBern almost certainly gets its name from the local contraction of the German Bären, because of Berchtold V's supposed first kill in the area...Read More
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2. Kunstmuseum
City Center | Museum/GalleryThe permanent collection here, one of the largest and most diverse in Switzerland, begins with the Italian Trecento (notably Duccio and Fra...Read More
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3. Münster
Altstadt | Religious Building/Site/ShrineMaster builder Matthäus Ensinger already had Strasbourg's cathedral under his belt when he drew up plans for what became the largest and most...Read More
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4. Museum für Kommunikation
Kirchenfeld | Museum/GalleryThis resolutely interactive museum keeps its focus on the act of communication rather than the means. Exhibits examine body language across...Read More
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5. Zentrum Paul Klee
Schöngrün | Museum/GalleryEngaged creativity are the watchwords in this undulating, light-filled complex inspired by the life and art of Paul Klee and designed by Renzo...Read More
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6. Bernisches Historisches Museum
Kirchenfeld | Museum/GalleryIndonesian shadow puppets, Japanese swords, Polynesian masks, Indian figurines, and Celtic jewelry fill the ground floor, and the Islamic collection...Read More
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7. Bundeshaus
City Center | Government BuildingConceived as a national monument and the beating heart of the Swiss Confederation (the seven-member Federal Council, the 46-member Council of...Read More
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8. Christoffelturm
City Center | Transportation Site (Airport, Bus, Ferry, Train)The 14th-century maps, 19th-century photographs, and St. Christopher's huge limewood head give context to the thick stone foundations of Bern...Read More
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9. Einsteinhaus
Altstadt | House/Mansion/VillaThis genteel little apartment has been lovingly re-created to evoke the world of 1905, the miracle year in which then-tenant Albert Einstein...Read More
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10. Gurten
Park/PlaygroundBern's very own hill rises 1,000 feet above the city and presents a delightful alternative to the city on clear afternoons. The view moves from...Read More
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11. Heiliggeistkirche
City Center | Religious Building/Site/ShrineBuilt in the shadow of the huge Christoffelturm on the site of a disused monastery hospital, this baroque church, laid out like a Huguenot temple...Read More
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12. Käfigturm
City Center | Building/Architectural SiteThis tower, completed in 1643, served as the city's prison until 1897. Reconfigured as the Confederation's Political Forum in 1999, it now hosts...Read More
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13. Kornhaus
Altstadt | Museum/GalleryWine stocked the cellar and grain filled the top three floors of this granary for 100 years during Bern's golden age. Then the 1814 Vienna Congress...Read More
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14. Kunsthalle Bern
Kirchenfeld | Museum/GalleryA completely different animal from the Kunstmuseum across town, this groundbreaking contemporary art venue built in 1918 by and for artists...Read More
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15. Naturhistorisches Museum
Kirchenfeld | Museum/GalleryThe biggest draw here is the stuffed body of Barry, a St. Bernard who saved more than 40 people in the Alps between 1800 and 1812. But start...Read More
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16. Nydeggkirche
Altstadt | Religious Building/Site/ShrineA plaque on the outside wall of the church indicates where vestiges of Duke Berchtold's 12th-century Nydegg Castle (destroyed about 1270) still...Read More
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17. Rosengarten
Altstadt | Garden/ArboretumThe lower Altstadt's hilltop cemetery was converted into a public park in 1913, and today, its lawns, arbors, playground, and formal gardens...Read More
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18. Schweizerisches Alpines Museum
Kirchenfeld | Museum/GalleryThis is the place for an in-depth look at the world of mountaineering and its passionate participants and followers. Regularly changing exhibitions...Read More
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19. Zytglogge/Zeitglockenturm
Altstadt | Historic District/SiteThough its exterior dates from 1771, the internal walls of Bern's first western gate reach back to the 12th century and represent the city's...Read More
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