What to do in Zurich —
17 things to do

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Ride in Fondue tram

Mickey Collins

Excursion round Zurich in German along with snacks, drinks and limitless cheese fondue.

CHF 899Bellevue tram stop

Visit Freemason lodge

Anna Tet

Plain building on Lindenhof hill is the place where Freemason sessions take place.

CHF 406Lindenhof hill

Try fondue

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The recipe of national dish of Swiss cheese mixture differs from restaurant to restaurant: they add garlic, wine, tomatoes, mushrooms and other ingredients.

Buy chocolate in Sprüngli Confiserie

Tarras

Hand-made candies that suits any taste - different chocolate with nuts, vanilla and even gold.

CHF 6.205Confiserie Sprüngli

See plane landing close up

Anna Tet

Zurich airport has got observation decks just right at the takeoff runway.

CHF 55Airport

Ride in a funicular

Super Сrabe

The ride lasts 100 seconds; in this fully automated funicular you'll find a viewing platform, and what is more, it rides out right from the residential building.

CHF 1.205UBS Polybahn funicular

Play petanque

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It's quite common thing among locals to get together on Lindenhoff hill to play petanque. Join them, they'll make rules of the game clear for you.

FREE4Lindenhof hill

See the biggest European clock

Margaret Cain

Wherever you are in Zurich, you can easily sea St.Peter's Church's tower with the huge face of the clock on it.

FREE4St. Peter Church

See panorama of the city

Joe Guardino

Lindenhof hill opens great view of the Alps, the Limmat river, towers of the Grossmünster church and Zurich suburbs.

FREE4Lindenhof hill

See modern earth houses

Mickey Collins

In Dietikon, the western suburban area of Zurich, they build mud huts from eco-materials and without quoins.

Get to the freight containers' top

Anri Genyari

On the top of 26-meter tower you can see splendid panorama of urban Zurich. Here you'll find staircase leading to the top.

FREE4Freitag tower

Play giant chess

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On Lindenhof hill you can play chess. By the way, chess pieces here are as big as bowling pins.

FREE3Lindenhof hill

Visit the canton council session in the town hall

Anna Grishina

You can see the town hall inside on weekdays, if you want to visit the session - apply for it on the town hall's website.

FREE3Town hall

See dinosaur eggs

LIFEisGOOD

Look at petrified egg laying of dinosaur in their natural size. The museum is located a 30-minute drive from Zurich. It is opened from 10 am till 5 pm, Monday is a day off.

CHF 213Dinosaur Museum

Ride in a water tram

Joe Guardino

The tram departs every half an hour from the National museum on weekdays from 1 pm, on weekends and holidays - from 10 am.

CHF 4.303The Limmat river

See the oldest clock

LIFEisGOOD

Beyer Clock and Watch Museum keeps 500 exhibit items of oil, electronic and mechanical clocks and watches. The oldest exhibit was made in 1400 BC.

CHF 83Beyer Clock and Watch Museum

Visit Pegasus Small World toy museum

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The museum displays the biggest in Switzerland collection of tin toys, hundreds of Teddy bears and stuffed toy animals.

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