SWITZERLAND – BERN & ROMANDIE

SWITZERLAND – BERN

World Heritage Sites
Old City of Berne
Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

INTERLAKEN
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures: Interlaken: Jungfrau Park
Hospitality Legends
Interlaken: Hotel Interlaken
Interlaken: Hotel Victoria-Jungfrau

SPIEZ
Castles, Palaces, Forts: Spiez: Spiez Castle
WENGEN

BIEL/BIENNE
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Biel: New Museum
Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Biel/Bienne–Magglingen/Macolin Funicular
Architectural Delights: Biel: Swatch Headquarters Building
Museums – Various: Biel: Omega Museum

THUN
Castles, Palaces, Forts: Thun: Thun Castle
Art Museums: Thun: Thun Art Museum
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges: Thun: Obere Schleuse and Untere Schleuse
Museums – Various: Thun: Museum of Timekeeping and Mechanical Musical Instruments

BERNE
Urban Legends
Bern: Bear Park
Bern: Rose Garden
Bern: Zytglogge
Airports: Bern (BRN)
Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars: Bern Tram
Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Bridge – Bern: Nydeggbrücke
Bridge – Bern: Schwandbach Bridge
Bridge – Bern: Untertorbrücke
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Berne: Historical Museum
Art Museums
Berne: Kornhausforum
Berne: Kunsthalle
Berne: Museum of Fine Arts
Berne: Zentrum Paul Klee
House and Biographical Museums: Berne: Einsteinhaus
Architectural Delights: Bern: Federal Palace of Switzerland
Religious Temples: Bern: Bern Minster
Military, War and Police Museums: Berne: Swiss Rifle Museum
Natural History and Earth Museums:
Berne: Natural History Museum
Berne: Swiss Alpine Museum
Botanical Gardens: Bern Botanical Garden
Hospitality Legends: Bern: Bellevue Palace Hotel
Malls/Department Stores: Bern: Westside Shopping and Leisure Centre
Zoos: Bern: Dählhölzli Zoo
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges: Berne: Altenbergsteg
Music, Film and Photography Museums
Bern: Klingende Sammlung
Berne: Museum of Communication
Culinary Delights: Berner Platte (Bern)

 

Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars
Brienz-Rothorn Mountain Railroad
Eiger Express
Harder Kulm Cablecar
Niesenbahn, Bern
Schynige Platte Railway
Thunersee–Beatenberg Bahn
Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Scenic Road – Panoramastresse Oberaar Road
Scenic Road – Susten Pass
Castles, Palaces, Forts
Hilterfingen: Castle Hünegg
Jegenstorf: Jegenstorf Castle
Nidau: Nidau Castle
Oberhofen: Oberhofen Castle
World of Nature
Aare Gorge
Chasseral Regional Park
Diemtigtal Geschäftsstelle Nature Park
Gantrisch Nature Park
Waterfalls
Engstligen Falls
Giessbachfälle
Reichenbach Falls
Simmenfälle
Staubbach Fall 
Trümmelbach Falls
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines: St. Beatus Cave
Mountains: Jungfrau
Lakes: Bachalpsee, Blausee, Lake Biel, Lake Brienz, Lake Oeschinen, Lake Thun
Rivers: Aare River
Trails 2 – Hikes
Elger Trail
Schwarzhorn Trail
Schynige Platte to Faulhorn to First
Festivals
Grindelwald Snow Festival
Interlaken Classic Music Festival
Kandersteg : Festival Belle Epoque
Zoos
Crémines: Sikypark
Studen: Erlebniswelt Seeteufel
Planetariums: Schwanden ob Sigriswil: Sternwarte Sirius
Well-being
Factories – Camille Bloch SA Chocolates
Factories: Emmentaler Schaukäserei
Factory – Saicourt: Maison de la Tête de Moine
Ski Resorts
Grindelwald / Wengen
Gstaad
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges: Gadmen: Trift Bridge
Vehicle Museums: Langenthal: Formel 1 Museum
Open-Air Museums: Brienz: Ballenberg
Museums – Various: Unterseen: Touristik-Museum der Jungfrau-Region
Bizzarium: Meiringen: Sherlock-Holmes-Museum
Culinary Delights
Birchermüesli
Fondue
Rösti

DARE
Bernese Jura (French speaking)
Münchenwiler (exclave)
Islands: St. Peter’s island (Lake Bienne)

Villages and Small Towns
BRIENZ
GIMMELWALD
GRINDELWALD
ISELTWALD
LAUTERBRUNNEN
MURREN
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SWITZERLAND – ROMANDIE (Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, Montreux, Neuchâtel)

World Heritage Sites
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement

ESTAVAYER-LE-LAC
Bizzarium: Esyer-le-Lac: Frog Museum

GRUYERES
Castles, Palaces, Forts: Gruyères: Gruyères castle
House and Biographical Museums: Gruyères: H.R. Giger Museum
Bizzarium: Gruyere: Skeleton Bar

NYON
Nyon Castle
Roman Museum
Lake Geneva Museum
Nyon Flea Market

PORRENTRUY
Porrentruy Castle
JURASSICA Museum
D’Ajoie Museum of Fruit & Li

YVERDON-LES-BAINS
Museums – Various: Yverdon-les-Bains: Maison d’Ailleu

FRIBOUG
Fribourg funicular
Poya Bridge
Art and History Museum
Art Museums
Espace Jean Tinguely – Niki de Saint Phalle
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums: Fribourg: Bible and Orient Museum
Religious Temples
Cathedral of St. Nicholas
Loreto Chapel
Natural History and Earth Museums: Fribourg: Natural History Museum
Botanical Gardens: Fribourg: Université de Fribourg Botanical Garden
Museums – Various
Fribourg: Gutenberg Museum
Fribourg: Swiss Puppet Museum
Fribourg: Swiss Sewing Machine and Obsolete Objects Museum
Culinary Delights: Cuchaule (Fribourg)

LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS
World Heritage Sites: La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning
Art Museums
La Chaux-de-Fonds: Fine Arts Museum
La Chaux-de-Fonds: Peasant and Articrafts Museum
House and Biographical Museums: La Chaux-de-Fonds: Villa Jeanneret-Perret
Religious and Sacred Art Museums (including Islamic and Jewish Museums): La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musée des civilisations de l’Islam (Mucivi)
Zoos: La Chaux-de-Fonds: Zoo du Bois du Petit-Château
Museums – Various: La Chaux-de-Fonds: Musee International d’Horlogerie

NEUCHATEL
Neuchâtel Tram
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Neuchatel: Art and History Museum
Neuchatel: Ethnography Museum
Castles, Palaces, Forts: Neuchâtel: Neuchâtel Castle
Art Museums: Neuchatel: Centre Dürrenmatt
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums: Neuchatel: Latenium
Botanical Gardens: Neuchâtel: Neuchâtel Botanical Garden

VEVEY/MONTREUX
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Montreux: Montreux Museum
Art Museums: Vevey: Musée Jenisch
Monuments
Montreux: Freddie Mercury Statue
Vevey: Statue Charlie Chaplin
Hospitality Legends
Montreux: Montreux Palace
Vevey: L’Hôtel des Trois Couronnes
Markets: Montreux: Covered Market
Music, Film and Photography Museums
Montreux: Queen: The Studio Experience
Vevey: Swiss Camera Museum
Bizzarium: Vevey: The Fork – Alimentarium

LAUSANNE
Urban Legends: Lausanne: Place de la Palud
Lausanne Metro, Lausanne Station
Lausanne: History Museum
Art Museums
Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts
Collection de l’Art Brut
Hermitage Foundation
Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts
Pully Museum of Art
Architectural Delights
IOC Headquarters
Rolex Learning Center
Tour Bel-Air
Religious Temples
Cathédrale de Notre-Dame
St. Francois Church
Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums: Musee de la Main
Aquariums: Lausanne: AQUATIS Aquarium-Vivarium
Hospitality Legends
Lausanne: Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel
Lausanne: Pinte Besson
Music, Film and Photography Museums: Lausanne: Musée de l’Élysée
Olympic Museum
Musée Bolo (Swiss Museum of Computer Science, Digital Culture and Video Games)

GENEVA
Geneva – Céligny municipality (exclave in Vaud)
Urban Legends
Geneva: Jardin Anglais
Geneva: Jet d’Eau
Airports: Geneva (GVA)
Geneva Tram
Bridge – Geneva: Mont Blanc Bridge
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Geneva: Geneva Ethnography Museum
Geneva: League of Nations Museum
Art Museums
Geneva: MAMCO – Modern and Contemporary Art Museum
Geneva: Musée Rath
Geneva: Museum of Art and History
House and Biographical Museums
Geneva: House of Rousseau and Literature (MRL)
Geneva: Institut et Musée Voltaire
Geneva: Tavel House
Architectural Delights: Geneva: Palace of Nations
Religious Temples
Geneva: Église Sainte-Trinité
Geneva: Geneva Mosque (Geneva Islamic Cultural Foundation)
Geneva: St. Pierre Cathedral
Religious Monuments: Geneva: Reformation Wall
Natural History and Earth Museums: Geneva: Natural History Museum
Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums: Geneva: Museum of the History of Science of the City of Geneva
Religious and Sacred Art Museums (including Islamic and Jewish Museums): Geneva: International Museum of the Reformation
Monuments
Geneva: Brunswick Monument
Geneva: Monument National
Botanical Gardens: Geneva: Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the city of Geneva
Zoos
Geneva: Bioparc Genève
Geneva: Parc Animalier
Hospitality Legends
Geneva: Café du Soleil
Geneva: Hotel Metropole
Geneva: Restaurant Le Lyrique
Geneva: Restaurant Les Armures
Markets: Geneva: Plainpalais Markets
Museums – Decorative Arts, Design, Fashion: Geneva: Musée Ariana
Museums – Various
Geneva: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Geneva: Patek Philippe Museum
Bizzarium
Geneva: Broken Chair
Geneva: Frankenstein Monster Monument
Geneva: Pulp68, The Geneva Skateboard Museum
Culinary Delights: Longeole (Genève)

Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars
Funiculaire La Coudre Chaumont
Golden Pass Line
Switzerland Intercity Railway Experience
Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Bridge – Veytaux: Viaduc de Chillon
Road – A1 motorway (St. Gallen-Zürich-Berne-Geneva – French border)
Road – A9 motorway (Vallorbe-Vevey-Sion-Sierre-Visp-Brig-Simplon-Gondo)
Tunnel – Arrissoules: Arrissoules Tunnel
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Delémont: Musée jurassien d’art et d’histoire
Castles, Palaces, Forts
Aigle: Aigle Castle
Coppet: Château de Coppet
Grandson: Grandson Castle
Morges: Morges Castle
Prangins: Prangins Castle
Valangin: Castle and Museum Valangin
Veytaux: Chillon Castle
Vufflens-le-Château: Vufflens Castle
Vestiges of the Past: Aventicum
House and Biographical Museums: Corsier-sur-Vevey: Chaplin’s World
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums: Vallon: Musée romain de Vallon
Architectural Delights: Villeneuve: Barrage at Lake Hongrin
Religious Temples: Romainmotier: Abbey Church
Military, War and Police Museums: Pregny-Chambésy: Museum of Military History
Science, Technology and all Industry and Mining Museums:
Broc: Electrobroc
Meyrin: CERN
World of Nature
Creux-du-Van
Doubs Natural Regional Park
Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut Regional Park
Botanical Gardens: Meyrin: Alpine Botanical Garden
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines
Bex: Bex salt mine
Grottes de Réclère
Le Locle: “Col-des-Roches” Cave Mills
Vallorbe Caves
Lakes: Lake Geneva, Lake Neuchâtel, Schwarzsee
Rivers: Doubs River, Rhône River
Festivals
Fête des Vignerons
International Balloon Festival, Château-d’Oex
L’Escalade, Geneva
Montreux Jazz Festival
Paleo, Nyon
Zoos
Kerzers: Papiliorama
Servion: Servion Zoo
Servion: Tropiquarium
Aquariums: Servion: Tropiquarium
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures: Réclère: Prehisto Parc
Beaches: Yvonand Beaches
Hospitality Legends: Les Diablerets: Hotel de Pillon
Well-being
Factories: La Maison du Gruyère
Factories: Maison Cailler
Factories: Patek Philippe Factory
Factories: Villars Maître Chocolatier
Maison Cailler
Wineries: Lavaux Vineyards
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges
Boudry: Saut de Brot
Ormont-Dessus: Peak Walk Bridge
Music, Film and Photography Museums: Sainte Croix: Musée Baud
Vehicle Museums: Val-de-Travers: Musée d’épaves oldtimer Volkswagen
Railway Museums:
Boudry: Musée du Tram
Granges-Paccot: Kaeserberg Model Railway
Museums – Various
Alimentarium Museum
Fleurier: L.U.Ceum — Traces of Time
Culinary Delights: Papet Vaudois (Vaud)

Villages and Small Towns
ST-URSANNE
MURTEN

DARE
Vaud – former Avenches district (exclave)
Jura – Porrentruy municipality (extreme northwest)
Fribourg – Exclaves (Estavayer-le-Lac/Surpierre and Vuissens/Wallenbuch)