Switzerland
Things to do in Zurich
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Sightlore has 35 places to explore in Zurich, and 11 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.
Zurich'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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Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is a library in Zürich, Switzerland.
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Kunsthaus Zürich
The Kunsthaus Zürich is an art museum in Zurich.
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Münsterbrücke
The Münsterbrücke is a pedestrian and road bridge over the Limmat in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance.
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Wasserkirche
The Wasserkirche (lit. 'water church') in Zurich, first mentioned as ecclesia Aquatica Turicensi (in the ablative) around 1250 and as wazzirkilcha in 1256, is a church built on a small island in the river Limmat, situated between the two main churches of medieval Zürich, the…
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Platzspitz park
Platzspitz, officially Platzpromenade, is a park in District 1 of the city of Zurich, Switzerland.
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St. Peter
St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and Predigerkirche.
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National Museum Zurich
The Swiss National Museum is a museum in Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, adjacent to Zürich Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) and the Platzspitz park.
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Grossmünster
The Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style Swiss Reformed Church in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the four major churches in the city (the others being the Fraumünster, Predigerkirche, and St. Peterskirche).
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Fraumünster
The Fraumünster is a church in Zurich, Switzerland, which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women and which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard.
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Bahnhofstrasse
Bahnhofstrasse, is the main downtown street of Zurich, Switzerland, and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues.
Discovery routes in Zurich
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Zurich: the old town on both banks of the Limmat
From Platzspitz Park and the National Museum to the Bahnhofstrasse, from the Lindenhof to St. Peter and the Fraumünster, across the Münsterbrücke to the Wasserkirche and the Grossmünster, then the Kunsthaus, the Central Library and the Predigerkirche.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Bahnhofstrasse
Bahnhofstrasse, is the main downtown street of Zurich, Switzerland, and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues.
Lindenhof
The Lindenhof ("linden yard") is a moraine hill and public square in the historic center of Zurich, Switzerland. It is the site of the Roman and Carolingian era Kaiserpfalz around which the city has historically grown.
Münsterbrücke
The Münsterbrücke is a pedestrian and road bridge over the Limmat in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance.
Rathausbrücke
Rathausbrücke (lit. 'town hall bridge'), colloquially named Gmüesbrugg (Swiss German for "vegetable bridge"), is a pedestrian bridge which crosses the river Limmat in Zurich, Switzerland.
Fluntern Cemetery
Also known as Friedhof Fluntern, the Fluntern Cemetery is located in the Zürichberg district of Zürich.
Manegg Castle
The ruins of the castle Manegg are situated on the eastern slopes of the Albis range in the canton of Zürich, near Leimbach and the residential area of Manegg.
Zürich Opera House
The Zurich Opera House is an opera house in the Swiss city of Zurich. Located at the Sechseläutenplatz, it has been the home of the Zurich Opera since 1891, and also houses the Bernhard-Theater Zürich. It is also home to Ballett Zürich.
Quaibrücke
Quaibrücke (lit. 'Quay Bridge') is a road, tramway, pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the river Limmat, at the outflow of Lake Zurich in the city of Zurich, Switzerland.
Museums
National Museum Zurich
The Swiss National Museum is a museum in Zurich, Switzerland's largest city, adjacent to Zürich Hauptbahnhof (main railway station) and the Platzspitz park.
Wasserkirche
The Wasserkirche (lit. 'water church') in Zurich, first mentioned as ecclesia Aquatica Turicensi (in the ablative) around 1250 and as wazzirkilcha in 1256, is a church built on a small island in the river Limmat, situated between the two main churches of medieval Zürich, the…
Kunsthaus Zürich
The Kunsthaus Zürich is an art museum in Zurich.
Zentralbibliothek Zürich
Zentralbibliothek Zürich (Zürich Central Library) is a library in Zürich, Switzerland.
FIFA Museum
The FIFA Museum is an association football museum operated by FIFA. The museum is located in Zurich, Switzerland, across town from the FIFA headquarters.
Kunsthalle Zürich
The Kunsthalle Zürich is a kunsthalle (a contemporary art exhibition centre) in Zürich, Switzerland. Founded in 1985, it is located on Limmatstrasse, near the city centre. A number of temporary exhibitions are organized each year.
Lindt Home of Chocolate
The Lindt Home of Chocolate is a chocolate museum, research center, and visitor attraction located in Kilchberg, in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, adjacent to the headquarters of Lindt & Sprüngli.
Pavillon Le Corbusier
The Pavillon Le Corbusier is a Swiss art museum in Zürich-Seefeld at Zürichhorn dedicated to the work of the French-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. In 1960, Heidi Weber had the vision to establish a museum designed by Le Corbusier.
Museum Rietberg
The Rietberg Museum is a museum in Zürich, Switzerland, displaying Asian, African, American and Oceanian art.
Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich
Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich, literally succulent plant collection of the city of Zürich, is a botanical garden in the Swiss municipality of Zürich.
Museum of Design
The Museum of Design, Zürich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland.
Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich
The Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich is a botanical garden in the Swiss city of Zurich. It was opened in 1977 and is located at Zollikerstrasse in the Weinegg quarter of the city.
Places of worship
St. Peter
St. Peter is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, besides Grossmünster, Fraumünster and Predigerkirche.
Fraumünster
The Fraumünster is a church in Zurich, Switzerland, which was built on the remains of a former abbey for aristocratic women and which was founded in 853 by Louis the German for his daughter Hildegard.
Grossmünster
The Grossmünster is a Romanesque-style Swiss Reformed Church in Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of the four major churches in the city (the others being the Fraumünster, Predigerkirche, and St. Peterskirche).
Preachers church
The Predigerkirche is one of the four main churches of the old town of Zürich, Switzerland, besides Fraumünster, Grossmünster and St. Peter.
Liebfrauenkirche
Liebfrauenkirche (lit. 'Dear Lady Church') is a Catholic church in Zurich, Switzerland.
Nature
Platzspitz park
Platzspitz, officially Platzpromenade, is a park in District 1 of the city of Zurich, Switzerland.
Arboretum Zürich
The Arboretum is a botanical garden, public park and arboretum in Switzerland. The garden is part of the so-called Quaianlagen, a series of lakefronts in Zurich.
Villa Belvoir
The Villa Belvoir is a mansion in Zürich-Enge built between 1828 and 1831. It is registered in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance along with the Belvoirpark, one of the largest public parks and arboreta in the city of Zürich in…
Chinese Garden
The Chinese Garden is a Chinese garden in the Swiss city of Zurich. It is a gift from Zurich's Chinese partner town, Kunming, dedicated to the Three Friends of Winter.
Old Botanical Garden, Zurich
The Old Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum in the Swiss city of Zürich.
MFO-Park
The MFO-Park is a public park in the Oerlikon quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich.
Rieterpark
The Rieterpark is a park in central Zurich, Switzerland. Richard Wagner lived at Villa Wesendonck in Reiterpark from 1849 to 1858 where he worked on Tristan.
Üetliberg
The Uetliberg (also known as Üetliberg) is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain, rising to 870 m (2,850 ft).
Zürichhorn
Zürichhorn is a river delta on Zürichsee's eastern shore in the lower basin of the lake. The area is part of the parks and quays in the Seefeld quarter of the city of Zürich in Switzerland.
Zürich Zoo
The Zoo Zurich is a zoo located in Zurich, Switzerland. Opened in 1929, it is the third oldest zoo in Switzerland (after Basel and Arth-Goldau) and it accumulated a collection of 2,200 specimens of 300 species by its seventy-fifth year.
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