Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Zurich, Switzerland
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8.4 km
157 m
Explore Zurich in Switzerland with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in ZurichIndividual Sights in ZurichSight 1: Katholische Kirche St. Felix und Regula
The Church of St. Felix and Regula is the Roman Catholic parish church in the Hard district of Zurich, Germany. It bears the patronage of Zurich's patron saints Felix and Regula and, as a special feature, has the largest glass painting cycle created by the artist Ferdinand Gehr.
Sight 2: Bäckeranlage
The Bäckeranlage is a park in the Aussersihl district of the city of Zurich. The complex takes its name from Bäckerstrasse, which originally led to Feldstrasse before a road correction of Stauffacherstrasse.
Sight 3: Wasserspiel
The Europuddle, is a fountain completed in November 2019, located in the Europaallee area in the city centre of Zürich, Switzerland. Its name is a portmanteau derived from "Europaallee", the residential and commercial area in which it belongs, and "puddle", due to its visual appearance. Unlike a traditional fountain, the Europuddle is contained on only one side by slightly elevated white pavement stone. The tarmacadam surface beneath the water slopes gently towards the elevated pavement, making the body of water visually similar to a puddle.
Sight 4: Museum für Gestaltung
The Museum of Design, Zürich is a museum for industrial design, visual communication, architecture, and craft in Zurich, Switzerland.
Sight 5: Platzpromenade
The Platzspitz park is a park in Zürich, Switzerland. It is located next to the Swiss National Museum and Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
Sight 6: Bahnhofkirche
The Bahnhofkirche in Zurich's main railway station is an ecumenical institution with interreligious hospitality. It was consecrated in June 2001 as the first railway station church in Switzerland.
Sight 7: Alfred Escher-Statue
The Bahnhofplatz is a square on the edge of the Old Town of Zurich, south of the main train station. It forms the northern end of Bahnhofstrasse and is dominated by the Alfred Escher Fountain. There is a tram stop on the square, including part of the Shopville shopping arcade and the underground station of the Sihltal-Zurich-Uetliberg Railway (SZU).
Sight 8: Liebfrauenkirche
The Church of Our Lady is the Roman Catholic parish church for the urban areas of Niederdorf, the university district and parts of the Zürichberg. It is considered the "most important replica of an early Christian basilica on Swiss soil". The Church of Our Lady is located at Zehnderweg 9 near the main train station, the Central and the two universities ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich.
Sight 9: Focus Terra
FocusTerra is a science museum of ETH Zurich.
Sight 10: Moulagenmuseum
Das Moulagenmuseum der Universität Zürich umfasst eine der weltweit grössten Sammlung von Moulagen. Sie entstand zwischen 1918 und 1948. Die Sammlung ist ein Kulturgut von nationaler Bedeutung.
Sight 11: Zürichberg
Book Ticket*The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 m, overlooking Lake Zürich and located immediately to the east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers. Its highest point is about 270 metres above the Limmat and it is part of a chain of hills, such as Käferberg, Adlisberg, Forch and Pfannenstiel, between the Greifensee/Glattal and Lake Zürich.
Sight 12: Krattenturm
The Krattenturm was located in the Oberstrass district of Zurich in the forest of the Zürichberg. Built in the middle of the 14th century, the fortified tower was destroyed on 30 April 1444. Since its walls were used for the construction of other buildings, nothing remains today. However, the coat of arms of the district still shows him today. On the information board at the former location, you can still find the following details about its function:
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