Lucerne
A covered wooden bridge, a lake the colour of a postcard, and a cogwheel railway up a mountain that starts in the middle of town. Small enough to walk, which is the point.
Lucerne in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Lucerne
Where to stay in Lucerne
Lucerne in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Lucerne
The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2025
Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5
The Lion Monument, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. It is one of the most famous monuments in Switzerland, visited annually by about 1.4 million tourists.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
Gürkan Sengün · Public domain
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2026
Liridon · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport including trains, automobiles, ships and aircraft as well as communication technology. It is Switzerland's most popular museum. The museum also maintains a large collection of work by Hans Erni, a local painter and sculptor.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Verkehrshaus der Schweiz · Public domain
The Kapellbrücke is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne in central Switzerland. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Aug 2025
Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5
The Lion Monument, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed in 1792 during the French Revolution, when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. It is one of the most famous monuments in Switzerland, visited annually by about 1.4 million tourists.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 23 Jul 2026
Gürkan Sengün · Public domain
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Aug 2026
Liridon · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport including trains, automobiles, ships and aircraft as well as communication technology. It is Switzerland's most popular museum. The museum also maintains a large collection of work by Hans Erni, a local painter and sculptor.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 10 Jul 2026
Verkehrshaus der Schweiz · Public domain