Places worth the detour in Lucerne
33 places worth going out of your way for lie within 12 km of Lucerne, Switzerland, across 6 kinds of detour; castles, monuments & landmarks are the largest group (10). Best known: Lake Lucerne. 27 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
All 33, ranked 33
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them.
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2.Chapel Bridge
Built landmarks · Notable
Historic wooden bridge over the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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4.Bürgenstock
Nature & landscapes · Notable
Mountain with hotel complex on Lake Lucerne in Ennetbürgen and Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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6.Jesuit Church, Lucerne
Sacred sites · 17th century · Notable
Church building in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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7.Spreuer Bridge
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Covered wooden bridge over the Reuss river in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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10.Bourbaki-Panorama
Fun & leisure · 19th century · Hidden gem
Museum building in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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11.Meggenhorn Castle
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Château in Meggen in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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13.Schauensee Castle
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Castle in Kriens in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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14.Rosengart Collection
Museums & culture · Hidden gem
Museum in Lucerne based on Galerie Rosengart (Switzerland)
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15.Alpineum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Museum building in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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17.Gessler Castle
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Castle ruins in Küssnacht in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland
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18.Cistercian convent with parish church and mortuary chapel
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Monastery building and part of an architectural ensemble in Eschenbach in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
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19.Astrid Chapel
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Memorial chapel in Küssnacht in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland
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21.Stanserhorn funicular
Fun & leisure · Hidden gem
Funicular in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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22.Schnitz Tower
Ruins & the uncanny · 14th century · Hidden gem
Former defence tower in Stansstad in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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23.Rotzberg Castle ruin
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Castle ruins in Ennetmoos in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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24.Winkelrieddenkmal
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Monument in Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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25.Wasserturm
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Historical tower connected to Kapellbrücke, a wooden bridge across the Reuss River in Lucerne (Switzerland)
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27.Kunstmuseum Luzern
Museums & culture · 20th century · Hidden gem
Art museum and museum collection in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland
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28.Bürgenstock railway
Fun & leisure · Hidden gem
Funicular railway in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland
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29.Kriens–Sonnenberg funicular
Fun & leisure · Hidden gem
Funicular railway near the Swiss city of Lucerne linking Kriens and Sonnenberg
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30.Hotel Montana funicular
Fun & leisure · 20th century · Hidden gem
Funicular in Lucerne, Switzerland
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33.Götzental Castle
Built landmarks · Hidden gem
Castle in Dierikon in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
