Swiss National Museum
Guide
Photo: Gre regiment · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$19MuseumAllow 1.5–2.5 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A castle-like building next to the station that tells Swiss history from the Stone Age to today, with carved rooms, armour and a lively modern wing.
A brief history
It opened in 1898 in a building designed to look like a medieval castle, to give the young federal state a shared history.
Tips
- Best time
- A rainy morning
- Cost
- About CHF 10 (check)
- Allow
- 1.5–2.5 h
- Hours
- Usually Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00, later on Thursdays; closed Mondays (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- City and Bahnhofstrasse: Banks, shops and the National Museum by the main station.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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