Mysteries of Zurich

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Ganymed

  Where myth meets menace: hear Ganymed's story and watch the black‑headed gulls that patrol the square. It's also a perfect spot for photos.

  7 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Let your imagination fill the gaps: picture a vanished tower that once held a robber baron, hear of witch hunts and Anabaptists, and learn of an unexpected escape.

  7 minutes • Admission ticket free
• (Pass by)

  Learn about the Zurich's patron saints, and what happened to the Water Church during Reformation. Bonus: a very unceremonial heist and strange commemorations.

  Admission ticket free
• 3
  Grossmunster

  Spotlight is shared between a king guided by omens and a figure of iconoclasm. There will be no time to sample the milk‑soup that halted a war, but we'll tell its story.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  Munsterbrucke

  Next: how Napoleon's power play provoked a backlash, who were the cabbage knaves, and an intro to a festival that is all about being wicked to keep wickedness at bay.

  7 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Town Hall (Rathaus) (Pass by)

  Discover where in Zurich political telenovelas play out and which enlightened figure faced trial at the Town Hall. Bonus: an anecdote from General Stuppa's era.

  Admission ticket free
• 5
  Hans Waldmann Statue

  Meet two controversial figures: two wildly different ways to handle life's pressures.

  7 minutes • Admission ticket free
• St. Peter's Church (Pass by)

  Discover what record St. Peter holds, what's hidden in the crypt and what sparked a coup d'état. Bonus: a story from local folklore.

  Admission ticket free
• 6
  Fraumunster Church

  Hear the legend of a stag linked to the founding and the "firestarter" who sabotaged it. (Hint: it wasn't The Prodigy.)

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Cabaret Voltaire (Pass by)

  What stifles our creativity? Explore "art wed to logic" and the quirky group that sparked Dada - who they were and why they rebelled.

  Admission ticket free
• 7

  How Europe's largest open drug scene became the catalyst for a sort of "prestige reinvention."

  7 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8

  A virtual museum: Think like one of Agatha Christie's famous sleuths - explore the moment Swiss police realised crime was more than just about missing cheese.

  7 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Lindenhof Hill

  Walk up to the Masonic Lodge: at the top of the hill, admire the statue of the woman who outwitted a duke to save Zurich - then finish with a stunning panoramic view of the Old Town and the Limmat.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

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