SWITZERLAND – CENTRAL & GRAUBUNDEN

SWITZERLAND – CENTRAL (Lucerne, Zug)

World Heritage Sites: Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

Villages and Small Towns
WILLISAU
ANDERMATT
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Andermatt: Ursern Valley Museum

LUCERNE
Luzern Station
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Lucerne: Glacier Garden of Lucerne
Lucerne: Historisches Museum Luzern
Lucerne: Swiss Museum of Transport
Art Museums
Lucerne: Kunstmuseum Luzern
Lucerne: Rosengart Foundation
House and Biographical Museums:
Lucerne: Richard Wagner Museum
Religious Temples: Lucerne: Jesuitenkirche
Military, War and Police Museums:
Lucerne: Bourbaki Panorama
Natural History and Earth Museums:
Lucerne: Natural History Museum
Monuments:
Luzern: Lion Monument
Planetariums: Lucerne: Verkehrshaus Planetarium
Theme Parks, ‘Fun’ Museums and Miniatures:
Lucerne: Dollhouse Museum
Hospitality Legends:
Lucerne: Grand Hotel National
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges
Lucerne: Chapel Bridge
Lucerne: Spreuerbrücke (The Spreuer Bridge)
Museums – Various: Lucerne: Alpineum
Culinary Delights: Luzerner Chügelipastete

ZUG
Castles, Palaces, Forts:
Zug: Zug Castle (Museum)
Art Museums: Zug: Kunsthaus Zug
Archaeology and Anthropology Museums:
Zug: Museum fur Urgeschichte(n)
Culinary Delights: Zuger Kirschtorte (Zug)

Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars
Gotthard Panorama Express
Braunwald-Standseilbahn
Bürgenstock Funicular
Furka Steam Railway
Kräbel-Rigi Scheidegg Cable Car
Pilatus Mountain Cable Car
Rigi Railways
Sattel-Hochstuckli
Silenen-Chilcherberge Cable Car
Stanserhorn Funicular
Stoosbahn
Tschinglenbahn Elm – Tschinglen-Alp
Zugerberg Funicular
Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Scenic Road – Klausen Pass
Tunnel – Canton Glarus: Kerenzerberg Road Tunnel
Tunnel – Giswil: Giswil Tunnel
Tunnel – Obwalden Canton: Sachseln Tunnel
Tunnel – Seelisberg Tunnel
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Ennenda: Anna Göldi Museum Glarus
Schwyz: Forum of Swiss History
Schwyz: Museum of the Swiss Charters of Confederation
Stans: Nidwaldner Museum
Castles, Palaces, Forts
Ettiswil: Wyher Castle
Meggen: Meggenhorn Castle
Vestiges of the Past:
Seelisberg: Rütli
Art Museums:
Altdorf: Uri Museum of Art
House and Biographical Museums:
Schwyz: Ital Reding Haus
Architectural Delights
Bürgenstock: Hammetschwand Elevator
Wolhusen: Tropenhaus Wolhusen
Religious Temples
Einsiedeln: Benedictine Monastery with Black Madonna
Engelberg: Engelberg Abbey
Monuments
Altdorf: William Tell Monument
Sachseln: Geographical centre of Switzerland
Seelisberg: Rütli-Wiese
World of Nature:
Entlebuch Biosphere
Waterfalls:
Bärglistüber
Caves, Sinkholes and Saltmines
Engelberg: Titlis Glacier Cave
Hölloch
Menzingen: Höllgrotten caves
Lakes: Lake Lucerne, Lake Zug
Rivers:
Reuss River
Trails 2 – Hikes
Grosser Mythen hiking trail
Stoos Ridge Hike
Festivals
Küssnacht: Klausjagen
Lucerne: Blue Balls Festival
Lucerne: Fumetto International Comics Festival
Lucerne: Lucerne Festival
Zoos
Goldau: Nature and Animal Park Goldau
Rothenburg: Toni’s Zoo
Beaches:
Lorelei Bathing islands
Hospitality Legends
Flüeli-Ranft: Hotel Paxmontana
Ingenbohl: Seehotel Waldstätterhof
Vitznau: Hotel Vitznauerhof
Malls/Department Stores:
Ebikon: Mall of Switzerland
Ski Resorts:
Engelberg – Titlis
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges
Sattel: Skywalk
Uri canton: Devil’s Bridge
Museums – Decorative Arts, Design, Fashion: Hergiswil: Glasi Hergiswil
Museums – Various:
Hergiswil: Glasmuseum
Bizzarium:
Glarus: the Caring Hand Sculpture
Culinary Delights
Älplermagronen (Uri)
Glarner Kalberwurst (Glarus)

DARE
Obwalden – Engelberg (exclave)
Ski Resorts: Engelberg – Titlis
Titlis Cable Car
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges:
Engelberg: Titlis Cliff Walk

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SWITZERLAND – GRAUBÜNDEN (Chur, St. Moritz)

World Heritage Sites
Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes
Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona

Tentative WHS: Pont sur la gorge du Salgina

Borders
Austria-Switzerland
Italy-Switzerland
Liechtenstein-Switzerland
Tripoint: Austria, Italy, Switzerland Tripoint

Villages and Small Towns
FALERA
TSCHLIN
GUARDA
Hospitality Legends:
Guarda: Meisser Lodge

POSCHIAVO
History, Culture, National and City Museum
: Poschiavo: Museo Poschiavino

SILS IM ENGADIN/SEGT
House and Biographical Museums:
Sils im Engadin: Nietzsche-Haus

DAVOS*
Art Museums:
Davos: Kirchner Museum
Botanical Gardens: Davos: Botanischer Alpengarten ‘Alpinum’
Ski Resorts: Davos
Sports Museums: Davos: Wintersport Museum

ST MORITZ*
St. Moritz–Corviglia funicular
House and Biographical Museums
St. Moritz: Berry Museum
St. Moritz: Mili Weber Museum
Architectural Delights: St. Moritz: Chesa Futura
Ski Resorts: St. Moritz
Hospitality Legends: St. Moritz: Badrutt’s Palace Hotel

CHUR

Chur Bergbahnen (Brambrüesch)
History, Culture, National and City Museums: Chur: Rätisches Museum
Art Museums
Chur: Bundner Art Museum
Chur: Forum Würth Chur
Natural History and Earth Museums: Chur: Bündner Naturmuseum
Hospitality Legends: Chur: Hotel Stern

Railway, Metro, Funiculars, Cable Cars
Bernina Express (Chur-Tirano)
Disentis Bergbahnen
Glacier Express (Zermatt-St. Moritz)
Hörnli Express Cable car
Muottas Muragl Bahn
Sils-Furtschellas Cablecar
Switzerland Intercity Railway Experience
Roads, Road Bridges and Tunnels
Bridge – Klosters: Sunniberg Bridge
Bridge – Schiers: Salginatobel Bridge
Road – A13 motorway (St. Margrethen-Chur-Thusis-San Bernardino-Bellinzona)
Scenic Road – Albula Pass
Scenic Road – Flüela Pass
Scenic Road – Julier Pass
Scenic Road – Maloja Pass Road
Scenic Road – Oberalp Pass
Scenic Road – San Bernardino Pass
Scenic Road – Silvretta Alpine Road
Scenic Road – St. Moritz: Bernina Pass
Scenic Road: Lukmanier Pass
Tunnel – Munt la Schera Tunnel
Tunnel – San Bernardino Tunnel
History, Culture, National and City Museums
Arosa: Eggahuus Heimatmuseum
Scuol: Museum d’Engadina Bassa
Trun: Cuort Ligia Grischa
Castles, Palaces, Forts
Cazis: Ortenstein Castle
Grusch: Marschlins Castle
Tarasp: Tarasp Castle
Vestiges of the Past
Albula: Belfort Castle Ruins
Mesocco: Mesocco Castle
Art Museums
Celerina: Segantini Museum
Scuol: Muzeum Susch
Religious Temples
Bergun: Bergun Evangelical Church
Disentis: Disentis Abbey
Münster: Benedictine Convent of St John
Savognin: Son Martegn Church
World of Nature
Beverin Nature Park
Parc Ela
Swiss NP
Val Müstair Biosphere
Mountains
Naafkopf
Piz Bernina
Schwarzhorn
Vorder Grauspitz
Rivers: Inn River, Rhine River
Festivals: Graubünden Canton: Chalandamarz
Hospitality Legends:
Müstair: Hotel Chasa Chalavaina
Pontresina: Grand Hotel Kronenhof
Lighthouses: Tujetsch: Leuchtturm Rheinquelle
Ski Resorts
Arosa Lenzerheide
Flims Laax
Pedestrian and Historical Bridges
Klosters-Serneus: Sagenbord Hängebrücke
Lumnezia: Punt la Greina
Railway Museums: Bergün: Albula Rail Museum
Open-Air Museums: Jenins: Heididorf
Museums – Various: Zuoz: Caferama
Bizzarium: Jenins: Greisinger Museum
Culinary Delights:
Bündner Nusstorte (Graubünden)

DARE
Switzerland – Graubünden – Bernina (southeast)
Switzerland – Graubünden – Müstair ‘panhandle’
Switzerland – Graubünden – Val Mesolcina (Italian speaking)

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I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.
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