Swiss Destinations

Chad and Elisa compiled these destinations that are near their home in Zürich.

Zürich

Niederdorf (Old Town)

Swimming

• The Dietlikon swimming center right by the train station is really fun
• They have an indoor pool, a kiddie pool, an indoor-outdoor heated pool, an Olympic-sized pool, and another outdoor play area with a slide.

Other Towns

Bern

• Sightseeing
• Bern Switzerland Temple

Braunwald

• Car-free village
• Home of Bartli Dwarf
• http://braunwald.ch

Outdoor

Appenzell

• "Heidi-land"
• Cattle show
• Cheese dairy
• Traditional handicrafts
• http://appenzell.ch/

Matterhorn

• near Zermatt
• car-free mountain resort
• http://www.zermatt.ch/

Mount Pilatus

Mount Titlis

• Glacier park
• http://titlis.ch/

Stein am Rhein

• Most well-preserved medieval Swiss town
• Old buildings, Rhine river, shopping

Swiss Minatur

• in Melide
• on the shores of Lake Lugano
• 120 models of Swiss buildings
• March to October
• http://www.swissminiatur.ch/

La Maison du Gruyère

• Cheese dairy
• Castle of Gruyère
• http://www.lamaisondugruyere.ch/

Swiss National Park

• http://www.myswitzerland.com/1

Aletsch Glacier

• http://www.myswitzerland.com/2

Swiss Farm Museum

• Authentic houses transported to an open-air museum
• Ballenberg, Switzerland

Scenic Train Trips

The Glacier Express

• 91 tunnels
• 291 bridges
• Links Zermatt (the Matterhorn) and St. Moritz
• http://www.glacierexpress.ch/

The Wilhelm Tell Express

• Links Luzern with Ticino
• May to October
• http://wilhelmtellexpress.ch/

The Bernina Express

• Highest railway route
• Links Ticino with Tirano, Italy
• http://www.rhb.ch/

The GoldenPass Line

• Links Luzern to Montreux
• Passes through Interlaken
• 6 lakes
• 3 mountain passes
• http://goldenpass.ch/

The Palm Express

• Bus trip
• Links St. Moritz with Lake Como, Italy
• http://www.postbus.ch/alps/

International

Munich, Germany

• Dachau is 30 minutes away

Genoa, Italy

• On the coast
• Antarctic National Museum
• Genoa Aquarium
• Birthplace of Christopher Columbus

Links

• Our Alpine Summer: 52 experiences