Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Basel, Switzerland

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 3.9 km
Ascend 69 m
Descend 56 m

Experience Basel in Switzerland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in BaselIndividual Sights in Basel

Sight 1: Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart

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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Basel (Switzerland) opened in 1980 as the first public museum in Europe exclusively dedicated to the production and practice of contemporary art from the 1960s to the present. It is a heritage site of national significance.

Wikipedia: Museum of Contemporary Art (Basel) (EN)

544 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau

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Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau Wladyslaw Sojka / FAL

The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in Switzerland. It is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Wikipedia: Kunstmuseum Basel (EN)

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Basel Historical Museum – Haus zum Kirschgarten

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The Haus zum Kirschgarten is a city palace on Elisabethenstrasse in Basel, Switzerland. The building is used by the Basel Historical Museum.

Wikipedia: Haus zum Kirschgarten (DE), Website

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Elisabethenkirche

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The Elisabethenkirche, or Offene Kirche Elisabethen, is a 19th-century church building in the centre of Basel, next to the Theater Basel, in Switzerland. It is a well detailed example of Swiss Gothic Revival style churches. It has a 72 metres (236 ft) tall bell tower and spire. The tower has internal stairs.

Wikipedia: Elisabethenkirche, Basel (EN), Website

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Theater Basel

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Theater Basel Norbert Aepli, Switzerland (User:Noebu) / CC BY 2.5

Theater Basel is the municipal theatre of the city of Basel, Switzerland, which is home to the city's opera and ballet companies. The theatre also presents plays and musicals in addition to operas and operettas.

Wikipedia: Theater Basel (EN), Website

108 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Tinguely Fountain

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Tinguely Fountain MyName (Rufus46) / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Fasnacht Fountain is a fountain created by the artist Jean Tinguely and is located on Theaterplatz in the Swiss city of Basel. It was built between 1975 and 1977 on the site of the stage of the old, demolished municipal theatre and was a gift from the 50-year-old Migros trading cooperative to the city of Basel. It is a new landmark for Basel, but is not a listed building.

Wikipedia: Fasnachts-Brunnen (DE)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche

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The Basel Historical Museum is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland and a heritage site of national significance. It opened in 1892. The museum is divided into three buildings within the city of Basel: the Barfüsserkirche, Haus zum Kirschgarten and Musikmuseum.

Wikipedia: Basel Historical Museum (EN), Website

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Stadtcasino Basel

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Stadtcasino Basel Roman Weyeneth / CC BY-SA 4.0

Stadtcasino Basel is a concert hall in Basel, Switzerland.

Wikipedia: Stadtcasino Basel (EN)

349 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Baseldytschi Bihni

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The Baseldytschi Bihni isch e Chlaitheater im Lohnhof in the Swiss city of Basel. She is represented by the association "Baseldytschi Bihni".

Wikipedia: Baseldytschi Bihni (ALS), Website

1173 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: Pauluskirche

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St. Paul's Church is a Reformed Church in Basel, Switzerland, part of the Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by Karl Moser (1860–1936) and Robert Curjel, and features a Neo-Romanesque architectural style. The apse is fitted with a stone pulpit that is raised behind a stone communion table. The apse also features a gallery, with a central arch behind the pulpit, in which the organ and choir are placed. It features artwork in Art Nouveau style including relief work on the church exterior above the main entrance by sculptor Carl Burckhardt (1878–1923), mosaics on the inner front wall by Heinrich Altherr (1878–1947) and stained glass windows by Max Laeuger (1864–1952).

Wikipedia: St. Paul's Church, Basel (EN), Website

934 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 11: Zoologischer Garten Basel

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Zoologischer Garten Basel

Zoo Basel is a non-profit zoo in the city of Basel, Switzerland. Its official name is Zoologischer Garten Basel — or in English: Basel Zoological Garden. Basel residents affectionately call it Zolli. Its main entrance is just outside Basel's downtown strip of Steinen-Vorstadt and extends in the Birsig stream valley to Basel's city border with Binningen, Basel-Country.

Wikipedia: Zoo Basel (EN)

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