Sightseeing in Lucerne
Sightseeing in Lucerne (Switzerland). What you have to visit at your stay in Lucerne.
SwitzerlandSwiss Museum of Transport
Verkehrshaus der Schweiz
Big interactive museum about transport in Switzerland and Worldwide. There are also a planetarium, an IMAX-theater and a Hans Erni (Lucerne artist) museum. In the museum there are different exhibitions: 1. TV - Here you can visit the principle of a green box and also try it by yourself. - It's also possible to make your own TV show and send it to your E-Mail. 2. Trains - A typical exhibitions about ancient trains. There is also explained, how a steam engine works and you can drive a train by yourself at the train simulator. - There's also a miniature model of the well known Gothard and it's train connections. - Right next to the miniature model, you can join an interactive exhibition about how the Gothard train connections were made. 3. Cars - A special interactive exhibition about cars. - You have also some information about hybrid motors. - Also something funny and impressive is the crash simulator. 4. Airvehicles and space - An exhibition about different airvehicles and airplanes. - You can try to flight a helicopter or an airplane in simulators. - There's also a small part about transport into space. 5. Ships & Mountains - See how a ship is built and a watergate works. - In the upper floors there's a exhibition about transport to the mountains. - There is also a small interactive and very funny informatics exhibition.
Museggmauer
The Museggmauer is a 870m long wall with 9 towers which was build in the 14th and 15th century to protect Lucerne. From spring (1st of April) until autumn (1st of November) four towers can be visited for free. Opening hours: 08:00-19:00h. On the top of the towers you've a beautiful view over Lucerne and the lake. There is a path right next to the wall with multilingual information signs.
Gletschergarten
Right next to the well known "Löwendenkmal"-monument is the Gletschergarten. The Gletschergarten is a garden/park with leftovers of an ancient glacier which covered Lucerne thousands of years ago. There's also a small museum, a look-out and labyrinth totally made out of mirrors. There's an entrance fee about EUR 10.