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Things to do in Lucerne

Cross the Chapel Bridge, visit the Lion Monument, spend an afternoon at the Swiss Museum of Transport and ride boat and cogwheel railway up Pilatus.

10 sights

All tours and tickets in Lucerne

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Viewpoint

Chapel Bridge

Lucerne's covered timber bridge and Water Tower, rebuilt in eight months after a fire in 1993.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Tiqets
Neighborhood

KKL Luzern

Jean Nouvel's lakeside concert and convention center, opened in 2000 and known for its acoustics.Entry: Free to visit
Viewpoint

Lion Monument

A stone lion carved into a rocky grotto, honoring the Swiss Guards killed in Paris in 1792.Entry: Open-air monumentSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Food

Mercato restaurant, Swiss Museum of Transport

The Swiss Museum of Transport's own restaurant, open at lunchtime every day of the year.Entry: Pay as you go
Ruins

Musegg Wall

An 800 m medieval town wall above the Old Town; three of its nine towers are open to climb.Entry: Closed Nov to MarSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Viewpoint

Pilatus Kulm

The summit station of Mount Pilatus above Lucerne, reached by cogwheel railway or by gondola from Kriens.Entry: Round trip ticketSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Food

Rathausquai riverside

The quay below the Renaissance town hall, lined with restaurants and cafes facing the Chapel Bridge.Entry: Pay as you go
Food

Restaurant Pilatus-Kulm

The summit restaurant on Pilatus, in a building from 1890, with three dining rooms and a sun terrace.Entry: Pay as you go
Viewpoint

Spreuer Bridge

Lucerne's second covered bridge, from 1408, lined with Dance of Death paintings from the 1600s.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on Tiqets
Museum

Swiss Museum of Transport

Switzerland's lakeside museum of trains, planes, ships and cars in Lucerne, open every day.Entry: Buy at the desk or onlineSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets

See them in a day-by-day plan

[Photo: Lucerne]
Lucerne in 2 daysChapel Bridge, Musegg Wall, Lion Monument, Swiss Museum of Transport, Spreuer Bridge, Pilatus Kulm, KKL Luzern2 days, SwitzerlandPacked pace