Lucerne

ABOVE: A pedestrian crosses the River Reuss in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Lucerne Travel Articles

Bridges of Lucerne switzerlandforvisitors.com
An illustrated article on Lucerne's medieval Kapellbrücke and Spreuerbrücke (one of which was rebuilt after a 1993 fire).

Lucerne's Lion Monument switzerlandforvisitors.com
Before Louis XVI lost his head, 726 Swiss Guards lost their lives on  his account.

Swiss Transportation Museum switzerlandforvisitors.com
Switzerland's largest museum complex has trains, planes, automobiles, boats, a planetarium, a 360° panoramic movie tour of Switzerland, and an IMAX theater in an attractive lakeside setting.

Lake Lucerne by Steamer switzerlandforvisitors.com
My illustrated article about cruises around the Vierwaldstättersee ("Lake of the Four Forest Cantons") has links to steamer companies' Web sites.

Pilatus Kulm switzerlandforvisitors.com
Take a vintage steamboat to Alpnachstad, then ride the world's steepest cogwheel railroad to the top of Mt. Pilatus. On the way down by cablecar, you can sample an aerial rope course and Switzerland's longest summer toboggan run before returning to Lucerne.

Tourist Information and Lodgings

Luzern
The city's tourist office has general information, accommodation listings, and more.

Events/Festivals

Lucerne Festival
This site covers all of Lucerne's music festivals, along with the Lucerne Festival Academy and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra.

Folklore

Restaurant Stadtkeller, Lucerne
Sure, it's a tourist show, but why be a snob? Enjoy alphorns, yodeling, cowbells, and other folk music with lunch or dinner in the vaulted dining room of this historic restaurant.

Museums

Historisches Museum Luzern
Visit once for the general displays, then return for special exhibits that range from Samichlaus (Santa Claus) to zithers.

Sightseeing

Glacier Garden
Lucerne's Gletschergarten has Ice Age potholes, a relief model of Central Switzerland, an "Old Lucerne" section with antique furniture, and other attractions.

LucerneGuide City Walks
Tour guide Susy Hofstetter will show you the city center on foot or  take you on half- and full-day excursions throughout the region.

Central Switzerland

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