# The best sights in Basel

The Minster, the Rhine and lots of art: Basel's highlights according to Basel Tourism and travel blogs.

- 13 votes · 12 items
- Mar 25, 2025 · fabienne_basel
- https://even.best/en/l/2252/the-best-sights-in-basel

## Top 12

1. **Pfalz** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The terrace behind the minster overlooking the Rhine.
2. **Town Hall on Marktplatz** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Bright red town hall with a painted courtyard.
3. **Basel Zoo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The 'Zolli', Switzerland's oldest zoo.
4. **Spalentor** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The grandest of the old city gates.
5. **Basel Minster** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Red sandstone minster with two towers.
6. **Museum Tinguely** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Moving art machines right on the Rhine.
7. **Kunstmuseum Basel** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of Europe's oldest public art collections.
8. **Tinguely Fountain** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Machine sculptures in the water on Theaterplatz.
9. **Fondation Beyeler** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Renzo Piano's art museum in Riehen.
10. **Swimming in the Rhine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Floating down the Rhine with a dry bag in summer.
11. **Basel ferries** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Rhine ferries powered only by the current.
12. **Basel Paper Mill** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Museum of paper, writing and printing.

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