Switzerland
Things to do in St. Gallen
11 places7 stories1 routes
Sightlore has 11 places to explore in St. Gallen, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
St. Gallen's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Abbey of Saint Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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St. Gallen Museum of Art
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in St.
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Broder Fountain
Fountain on Lindenplatz in St. Gallen, a cultural property of national significance.
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Theater St. Gallen
The Theater St. Gallen is a performing arts center for opera, musical, ballet, and theatre in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and considered to be the oldest professional theatre in Switzerland.
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St. Gallen Cathedral
The Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar (Collegiate Church of St. Gall and Otmar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of St.
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St. Gallen textile museum
Textile museum and library housed in the 'Palazzo Rosso', built in 1886, in the old town of St. Gallen.
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Abbey library of St. Gallen
The abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Discovery routes in St. Gallen
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
St. Gallen: the abbey precinct and the old town
From the Abbey Library to St. Gallen Cathedral and the Abbey of Saint Gall, from the Textile Museum to the Broderbrunnen, then the Theater St. Gallen and the Kunstmuseum.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Theater St. Gallen
The Theater St. Gallen is a performing arts center for opera, musical, ballet, and theatre in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and considered to be the oldest professional theatre in Switzerland.
Museums
Abbey library of St. Gallen
The abbey library of St Gall is a significant medieval monastic library located in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
St. Gallen textile museum
Textile museum and library housed in the 'Palazzo Rosso', built in 1886, in the old town of St. Gallen.
St. Gallen Museum of Art
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, is a Swiss art museum founded in 1877 and located in St.
Open art museum
Museum in St. Gallen devoted to Swiss naive art and art brut.
Botanical Garden St. Gallen
The Botanical Garden St. Gallen is located in Stephanshornstrasse 4, Neudorf, St. Gallen.
Places of worship
St. Gallen Cathedral
The Stiftskirche St. Gallus und Otmar (Collegiate Church of St. Gall and Otmar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of St.
Abbey of Saint Gall
The Abbey of Saint Gall is a dissolved abbey in a Catholic religious complex in the city of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Kloster Notkersegg
Active Capuchin nuns' convent in the Notkersegg district of St. Gallen, founded in 1381.
Monuments
Broder Fountain
Fountain on Lindenplatz in St. Gallen, a cultural property of national significance.
Nature
Säntis
At 2,501.9 metres (8,208 ft) above sea level, Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. It is also the culminating point of the whole Appenzell Alps, between Lake Walen and Lake Constance.
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