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Best Attractions in Switzerland (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Switzerland

  1. Grossmünster Romanesque church and Reformation landmark, Altstadt (Old Town)Zurich's twin-towered Romanesque church, where Zwingli launched the Swiss Reformation, with Giacometti and Polke windows, a crypt and a 187-step tower climb.
  2. Kunsthaus Zürich Art museum, Hochschulen / HeimplatzSwitzerland's largest art museum by area, with Swiss and European art from the Middle Ages to today in Karl Moser's building and David Chipperfield's extension.
  3. Landesmuseum Zürich (Swiss National Museum) History and cultural history museum, Kreis 1 / HauptbahnhofSwitzerland's most visited cultural history museum, set in Gustav Gull's historicist 1898 building beside the main station, with a modern extension by Christ & Gantenbein.

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1. Grossmünster

Romanesque church and Reformation landmarkAltstadt (Old Town)

Zurich's twin-towered Romanesque church, where Zwingli launched the Swiss Reformation, with Giacometti and Polke windows, a crypt and a 187-step tower climb.

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2. Kunsthaus Zürich

Art museumHochschulen / Heimplatz

Switzerland's largest art museum by area, with Swiss and European art from the Middle Ages to today in Karl Moser's building and David Chipperfield's extension.

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4. Fraumünster

Church with Chagall windowsAltstadt (Old Town)

A former royal abbey church founded in 853 on the Münsterhof, best known for Marc Chagall's five choir windows and Augusto Giacometti's tall north transept window.

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5. Lindenhof

Historic hilltop square and viewpointAltstadt (Old Town)

A lime-shaded hilltop square on the site of a Roman fort, with free views across the Limmat to the Grossmünster, university and ETH.

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6. St. Peter Church

Historic parish churchAltstadt (Old Town)

Zurich's oldest parish church, on a small square below the Lindenhof, known for the 8.7-metre clock faces on its 64-metre tower and its links to Zwingli's Reformation.

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7. Zoo Zürich

Zoo and rainforest hallZürichberg

A large zoo on the Zürichberg with thousands of animals in landscaped habitats, including the Masoala Rainforest hall, the Kaeng Krachan Elephant Park and the Lewa Savannah.

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8. Museum Rietberg

Museum of non-European artEnge

Switzerland's museum of art from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania, set in historic villas in the Rieterpark with an underground extension known as the Emerald.

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10. FIFA Museum

Football museumEnge

FIFA's museum of world football opposite Zürich Enge station, with the original World Cup trophy, memorabilia from every World Cup and interactive games.

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