# Zurich: the 10 best sights

Churches, old town, lake and the city's own mountain: the highlights recommended by Zurich Tourism and travel blogs.

- 2 votes · 12 items
- Jul 30, 2025 · Nadine W.
- https://even.best/en/l/491/zurich-the-10-best-sights

## Top 10

1. **Grossmünster** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Romanesque twin-towered church where Zwingli's Reformation began; the tower can be climbed.
2. **Fraumünster** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Church with Marc Chagall's five choir windows.
3. **Uetliberg** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Zurich's own mountain (870 m) with a lookout tower and views to the Alps.
4. **Lake Zurich** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lakeside promenade and boat trips from Bürkliplatz.
5. **Old Town and Niederdorf** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Lanes of oriel windows, guild houses and restaurants on the right bank of the Limmat.
6. **Lindenhof** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Raised square with lime trees overlooking the old town and the Limmat.
7. **Swiss National Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Switzerland's most visited history museum, next to the main station. <https://www.landesmuseum.ch/>
8. **Kunsthaus Zürich** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Art museum with works by Giacometti, Munch and Monet, extended with the Chipperfield building in 2021. <https://www.kunsthaus.ch/>
9. **Bahnhofstrasse** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — One of the world's most exclusive shopping streets, from the station to the lake.
10. **Zurich Opera House** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Neo-Baroque opera house from 1891 on Sechseläutenplatz.
11. **FIFA Museum** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Interactive football museum with the original World Cup trophy.
12. **Lindt Home of Chocolate** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Chocolate museum in Kilchberg with the world's tallest chocolate fountain.

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