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Best Attractions in Zurich (2026)

Zurich's main sights are compact and easy to combine on foot. The Old Town straddles the Limmat: on the right bank, the Grossmünster, where Zwingli launched the Swiss Reformation, has a tower you can climb for views over the roofs and the lake, while on the left bank the Fraumünster is famous for Marc Chagall's five choir windows and St. Peter has the largest church clock faces in Europe. The Lindenhof, on the site of a Roman fort, is a free viewpoint between them. A morning is enough for all four if you start early.

For museums, the Kunsthaus Zürich is Switzerland's largest art museum by area, and its collection is free on Wednesdays, while the Landesmuseum behind the main station tells the story of Switzerland from prehistory to today. Museum Rietberg, in a park in Enge, shows art from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania, and the FIFA Museum is a short walk away opposite Enge station. Families should allow half a day for Zoo Zürich and its Masoala Rainforest hall, and the Lindt Home of Chocolate in Kilchberg needs a timed ticket booked in advance. The Zürich Card gives free or reduced entry to many of these sights, so it pays off quickly if you plan to visit several in a day or two.

10 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Zurich

  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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