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Palais de Rumine
This bombastic neo-Renaissance pile (1904) where the Treaty of Lausanne (finalising the break-up of the Ottoman Empire after WWI) was signed in 1923 safeguards the city’s fine arts museum.
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Historisches Museum
Housed in 16th-century Schloss Arbon, this museum races you through 5500 years of history, from the Stone Age to the 18th-century linen trade.
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Città Vecchia
Locarno’s Italianate Old Town fans out from Piazza Grande , a photogenic ensemble of arcades and Lombard-style houses. A craft and fresh produce market takes over the square every Thursday.
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University Botanical Garden
A flight of steps leads from the northern end of Lorrainebrücke to the University Botanical Garden, a riverside garden with plenty of green specimens to admire and a couple of greenhouses.
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Postmuseum
Liechtenstein once made a packet producing souvenir stamps for enthusiasts, but that market has been hit by the rise of email. Here you’ll find all national stamps issued since 1912.
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Tourist Museum
This low-key museum sits on a cobbled, fountain-dotted square in Unterseen. The permanent exhibition presents a romp through tourism in the region with costumes, carriages and other curios.
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Pinacoteca Casa Rusca
This gallery occupies a beautifully restored 18th-century townhouse, Casa Rusca. Recent exhibitions include one dedicated to the abstract work of Swiss painter Hans Erni (1909–2014).
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Espace Ella Maillart
VisitEspace Ella Maillart, dedicated to the remarkable Swiss adventurer who lived in Chandolin when she wasn’t exploring remote Afghanistan and Tibet, or winning ski races and regattas.
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Parco Botanico San Grato
Footpaths thread through these hilltop botanical gardens, which afford sensational lake and mountain views. In May, the park is ablaze with the colour of azaleas and rhododendrons in bloom.
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Museum Lindwurm
A four-storey house has been converted into this museum, whose living rooms, servants’ quarters and kitchen replicate the conditions enjoyed in the mid-19th century by a bourgeois family.
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Planche Supérieure
Cross Pont du Milieu and head west towards this broad sloping square, which features the former Commanderie de St Jean , erected by the Knights of the Order of St John in the 13th century.
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Hofkellerei
A short walk from the centre of town leads through the vineyards to the prince’s wine cellar. It is possible to sample the wines here only in a large group and if you have booked ahead.
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Zum Grossen Käfig
The frescos of 16th-century Zum Grossen Käfig present an extraordinarily colourful tale of the parading of Turkish sultan Bajazet in a cage by the triumphant Mongol warrior leader Tamerlane.
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Musée d’Histoire Naturelle
As well as its permanent collection of stuffed animals, Genevas Natural History Museum hosts some fabulous temporary exhibitions. Its Wednesday workshops for children are hugely popular.
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Sherlock Holmes Museum
Sherlock fans won’t want to miss this museum in the basement of the English church in Meiringen. The highlight is a recreated sitting room of 221b Baker Street. Multilingual audioguides are available.
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Maison Tavel
Little is left to remind you of the age of Geneva’s oldest house, 14th-century Maison Tavel , although its displays provide an intriguing account of 14th- to 19th-century urban life in Geneva.
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Chateau de Neuchâtel
Behind the church is the 15th-century castle with a pretty courtyard made for meandering. Excellent summertime guided tours (45 minutes) allow you to poke your nose around the castle’s innards.
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Appenzell Museum
Beside the tourist office, this museum fills you in on traditional customs with its collection of 15th-century flags and banners, embroidery, folk art and (more grimly) historic torture instruments.
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Giardini Jean Arp
Giardini Jean Arp is a lakeside park off Lungolago Motta, with sculptures by the surrealist artist scattered among the palm trees. It is free to swim in various convenient spots around the lake.
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Schweizer Holzbildhauerei Museum
Several woodcarvers open their attached workshops, including Jobin, which has been in business since 1835. You can see its intricately carved sculptures, reliefs and music boxes in this museum.
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