Activities

Hiking Trails
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Mountain Cable Car and Funiculars:
  • Zugerberg Bahn Funicular – a trip up to Zugerberg offers beautiful views of Lake Zug with access to hiking trails, playgrounds, and BBQ sites.
  • Melchsee-Frutt – take the cable car from Stöckalp to the beautiful Mountain Village of Melchsee-Frutt with a variety of winter and summer activities. 
  • UBS Polybahn – is a funicular that connects Zurich’s city center with the ETH Zurich University with beautiful views and access to free family friendly museums.
  • Felsenegg Cable Car – offers beautiful views of Zuirch, hiking trails, playground and restaurant conveniently located close to Zurich
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Museums
  • Swiss Transport Museum (Verkehrshaus der Schweiz) – offers an interactive journey through the history and future of transportation, covering rail, road, water, air, and even space travel.
  • Ramseier World (Erlebniswelt) – family friendly interactive museum for the Swiss beverage brand Ramseier
  • Natural History Museum – is home to over 1,500 animal species and 1,000 fossils. Entrance is free and it is located at the University of Zurich
  • Glasi Hergiswil Glass Factory – enjoy a museum tour, watch artisans blow glass, navigate the glass labyrinth, interact with child-friendly exhibits (marble run), and shop in the stores
  • Kunsthaus Zürich – Switzerland’s largest art museum, offering an impressive collection including works by van Gogh, Renoir, Monet, and Picasso.
  • Winterthur Nature Museum –  affordable two-story museum features interactive exhibits for children, several fossils, and many animal exhibits.
  • Aathal Dinosaur Museum (Sauriermuseum) –  offers an immersive experience with its extensive collection of dinosaur fossils, interactive exhibits, and playground
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Chocolate Factories
  • Cailler Chocolate Factorytake a chocolate course, tour the factory while tasting chocolate, play on the playground, and shop at the store. 
  • The Lindt Home of Chocolate – offers a museum tour with chocolate tasting, hands-on chocolate-making courses, large chocolate shop, and café.
  • Felchlin Chocolate Factory – taste delicious chocolate in the factory store next to the production facility
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Indoor Play
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Spa and Swimming:
  • Frutt Lago Family SpaWith large pools, saunas, a steam room, a baby pool, and a relaxation room with beautiful mountain views
  • Alpamarelargest covered water park including water slides, wave pools, toddler splash area, and outdoor heated pools
  • Türlersee – enjoy a 4km (~2mi) loop trail around the lake all year long or in the summer months, SUPs and swimming
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Zoos:
  • Zoo Zürich – boasts over 4,000 animals across a variety of indoor and outdoor exhibits, and animal experiences like Penguin Parade and Giraffe Feedings
  • Schlangen Zoofeatures over 150 snakes and a chameleon, making it a perfect place for any reptile enthusiast
  • Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg – is a free wildlife park featuring native and formerly native animals in a natural environment 
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