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Historic places in Zurich

6 historic buildings, sites and memorials in Zurich.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Historic places in Zurich

  1. See

    Johann Jacobs Museum

    A museum that describes the complex history of global trade routes and goods and the culture around them.

    Tue 16ː00-20ː00, Sat Sun 11ː00-17ː00Fr. 7

  2. See

    Landesmuseum

    Swiss National Museum

    This is the place to go if you want to learn more about the history of Switzerland. There are permanent exhibitions on history, archaeology and art. Changing temporary exhibitions usually revolve around Swiss topics.

    Tue-Sun 10:00–17:00 and most public holidays including Mon, Thu until 19ː00Fr. 13/10 (free with Zürich Card)

  3. See

    Lindenhof

    The hill in the heart of the old town. A beautiful view of the city and one time location of a Roman fort.

  4. See

    Villa Patumbah

    Heimatschutzzentrum

    Stunning 19th century villa, which houses an architectural history museum (Heimatschutzzentrum).

    Wed Fri Sat 14:00-17:00; Thu Sun 12:00-17:00Fr. 10

  5. Eat

    Zeughauskeller

    Offers hearty sausages, stews, rösti potato, etc., in a Brauhaus-like setting. Touristy, but good and large portions. Housed in a historical building, built in 1487.

    11:30–23:00

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    Sechseläuten (Sächsilüüte)

    On the third Monday of April, the guilds of Zurich celebrate their traditional spring festival with the burning of the snow man (Böögg). A procession of several hundreds of people with historical guild costumes and horses takes place in the centre of the town.

    Free

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Zurich (CC BY-SA 4.0).