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Neues Museum Biel
Formed by the 2012 merger of the pre-existing Schwab and Neuhaus Museums, the Neues Museum features art, history and archaeological exhibits. Highlights include a section on Biels clock-making history and the reconstructed 19th-century apartments of museum benefactor Dora Neuhaus.
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Bernina Line
The Bernina Line was added to the Unesco World Heritage list in 2008 along with the Albula Pass. Constructed in 1910, it is one of the worlds steepest narrow-gauge railways, negotiating the highest rail crossing in Europe and taking in spectacular glaciers, gorges and rock pinnacle
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Museum Für Gestaltung
Consistently impressive and wide-ranging, the revolving exhibitions at this design museum can include anything from works by classic photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson to advertising for design furniture of yesteryear. Graphic and applied arts dominate the permanent collec
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Villa dei Cedri
Housed in a handsome 19th-century villa, this gallery presents mostly local and northern Italian works of the 19th and 20th centuries. Just as appealing are the palm-studded gardens. Villa dei Cedri was closed for renovation at the time of writing and is expected to reopen in March
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Stadtmuseum Rapperswil
Completely renovated in 2012, the citys biggest museum now sports a cool facade thats half modernist perforated bronze and half 14th-century stone tower. Inside, the wide-ranging collection of historical and cultural artefacts spans several centuries, from the late Middle Ages to t
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Weesen
Petite and pretty, Weesen is the perfect base for exploring the lake, with a Geneva-style fountain shooting high into the air. A path along Walensee’s north shore links Weesen to Walenstadt (about 6½ hours) or vice versa. The walk takes you along the lake shore, through dense fores
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Stadtlounge
Quite astonishingly, part of historic St Gallen is covered by a rubberised red tennis-court coating, with in-situ outdoor-furniture-like chairs, sofas, tables and even a car. This zany art installation project by Pipilotti Rist and Carlos Martínez is intended as an ‘outdoor living
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Abbatiale de Payerne
Payerne, 10km southwest, is dominated by the 11th-century five-apse Romanesque Abbatiale de Payerne . The sandstone complex boasts fine sculptural decoration and frescos, hosts art exhibitions and classical concerts. Find details at www.mepayerne.ch or ask the neighbouring tourist
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Museo dei Fossili
Displays vestiges of the first creatures to inhabit the region – reptiles and fish dating back more than 200 million years. It may sound dry but the finds are important enough to warrant Unesco recognition of the area around Monte San Giorgio (where they were uncovered) as a World
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Oberer Gletscher
The shimmering, slowly melting Oberer Gletscher is a 1½-hour hike east from the village, or catch a bus to Hotel-Restaurant Wetterhorn. Walk 10 minutes from the bus stop, then clamber up 890 wooden steps to reach a terrace offering dramatic views. A vertiginous hanging bridge spans
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Kindlifresserbrunnen
Bern is home to 11 decorative 16th-century fountains depicting historic and folkloric characters. The most famous is Kindlifresserbrunnen (Ogre Fountain), which depicts a giant snacking on children. The other fountains are located along Marktgasse, as it becomes Kramgasse and Gerec
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Wildhaus
Sitting pretty between the shark fin–like peaks of the Churfirsten range and Säntis is the family-friendly village of Wildhaus. This is a relaxed base for hiking in summer and skiing on 60km of pistes in winter at Toggenburg . Activities such as guided donkey walks and llama trekki
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Cabaret Voltaire
Birthplace of the zany Dada art movement, this bar-cum-art-space came back to life in 2004 as a hotbed of contentious art exhibitions and socially critical artistic ferment. Watch a 30-minute film about the history of Dada downstairs (Sfr5) or head for the cafe upstairs (free admis
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Museo delle Culture
Neoclassical Villa Heleneum contains this ethnic art museum, about 1.7km east of Lugano. The brew of tribal relics includes a collection of masks and statues soaked in sexuality. The Mediterranean gardens nurture lemon trees, camellias and wisteria. Take bus 2 from the train statio
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Schloss Kyburg
Just outside the city, Kyburg weaves interactive fun into the texture of its ancient castle buildings; try on a suit of armour – but not the torture instruments... Take the S-Bahn to Effretikon, then bus 655 to Kyburg. Ask for timetables at the tourist office. The journey takes 30
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Torrent
The Torrent cable car whisks winter skiers up to Rinderhütte (2350m) from where a chairlift continues to 2610m. Downhill skiing is intermediate. In summer, tearing down the mountain on a monster scooter (adult/child Sfr15/12) is the way to go; count one hour for the steep, at-times
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Heimwehfluh Funicular
The Heimwehfluh Funicular runs to the top of 1322m Harder Kulm. Many hiking paths begin here, and the vertigo-free can enjoy the panorama from the Zweiseensteg (Two Lake Bridge) jutting out above the valley. The wildlife park near the valley station is home to Alpine critters, incl
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Tibet Museum
When the Swiss Alpine theme tires, head for this oasis of Tibetan art where Buddhist ritual objects, sculptures and paintings from Nepal, Kashmir, Swat and other Himalaya regions form a rich and colourful ensemble. A combined ticket covering the museum and Château de Gruyères costs
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Tell Museum
Bürglen is believed to be William Tell’s birthplace. Here, you can visit the Tell Museum, a collection of Tell-related objects, documents and artistic works. The museum is 6km southeast of Flüelen. From Flüelens boat dock, take bus 408 to the Postplatz stop in Bürglen (Sfr3.40, 20
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Papiermuseum
Set in an old paper mill astride a medieval canal and complete with a functioning waterwheel, the Paper Museum evokes centuries past, when a dozen mills operated nearby. This one produced paper for centuries and the museum explores that story. Just to the east stands a stretch of t
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