20 of the best · Zurich, Switzerland
The Kunsthaus and its Chipperfield extension, the Museum Rietberg, Le Corbusier’s last building, the Löwenbräukunst galleries, the Tonhalle, the Opera House, the Schauspielhaus, the Zurich Film Festival and Sechseläuten.
Our 20 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Largest Munch collection outside Norway
Switzerland’s largest art museum, from the Old Masters to Warhol and Rothko, in the Moser building and David Chipperfield’s 2021 extension.
Heimplatz 1, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
Inaugurated by Brahms, 1895
The concert hall inaugurated by Johannes Brahms in 1895, home of the Tonhalle-Orchester under Paavo Järvi.
Claridenstrasse 7, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map
On the Sechseläutenplatz
The opera house on the Sechseläutenplatz by the lake, home of the Ballett Zürich, Opera Company of the Year in 2014.
Falkenstrasse 1, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
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In-depth stories behind the list.
The back story
The Kunsthaus and its Chipperfield extension, the Rietberg’s world art, Dada at the Cabaret Voltaire, Le Corbusier’s last building, the Opera House and the Tonhalle: Zurich’s culture.
Visual arts
From the Old Masters and Munch to world art, design and the history of time.
Moving to the Tiefenbrunnen Mill
One of the world’s leading private collections of clocks, closing on the Bahnhofstrasse on 30 October 2026 and reopening at the Tiefenbrunnen Mill in autumn 2027.
The original World Cup trophy
Three floors on the world of football, with the original FIFA World Cup Trophy and more than 1,000 exhibits.
Seestrasse 27, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map
Largest Munch collection outside Norway
Switzerland’s largest art museum, from the Old Masters to Warhol and Rothko, in the Moser building and David Chipperfield’s 2021 extension.
Heimplatz 1, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
More than 500,000 objects
The Swiss museum of design and visual communication, on the Toni-Areal and on Ausstellungsstrasse.
Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
World art in a park
Art from Asia, Africa, America and Oceania in the villas of the Rieterpark, with the underground “Emerald” extension.
Switzerland’s history
The fairytale castle beside the main station, the most visited museum of cultural history in Switzerland, with a free exhibition on Zurich.
Museumstrasse 2, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
The galleries of the old Löwenbräu brewery in Zurich West.
A brewery of 1897
The brick brewery of 1897 in Zurich West, now home to the Kunsthalle, the Migros Museum, Haus Konstruktiv and Hauser & Wirth.
Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
Le Corbusier’s last building, the two minsters and a tower of containers.
Chagall windows
The church founded in 853, with Marc Chagall’s five chancel windows and Augusto Giacometti’s window in the north transept.
Münsterhof 2, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
19 freight containers
Nineteen stacked freight containers by the Hardbrücke: the Freitag flagship store, with a viewing terrace on top.
Geroldstrasse 17, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
Polke and Giacometti windows
Zurich’s landmark church, built over the graves of Felix and Regula: Sigmar Polke’s agate windows, the Karlsturm’s 187 steps and the crypt.
Zwingliplatz 7, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
Le Corbusier’s last building, 1967
Le Corbusier’s last building and his only one in steel and glass, completed in 1967 on the Zürichhorn; closed December 2026 to April 2027.
Höschgasse 8, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
Performing arts
The Tonhalle, inaugurated by Brahms in 1895.
Inaugurated by Brahms, 1895
The concert hall inaugurated by Johannes Brahms in 1895, home of the Tonhalle-Orchester under Paavo Järvi.
Claridenstrasse 7, 8002 ZurichExplore View on map
The Schauspielhaus and the birthplace of Dada.
Birthplace of Dada, 1916
The birthplace of Dada, founded in 1916 by Hugo Ball and Emmy Hennings, with an artists’ bar and a bar in the Historical Hall.
Spiegelgasse 1, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
At the Pfauen since 1901
One of the great theatres of the German-speaking world, at the Pfauen since 1901, with English surtitles on every performance.
Rämistrasse 34, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
The Opera House and the Ballett Zürich.
On the Sechseläutenplatz
The opera house on the Sechseläutenplatz by the lake, home of the Ballett Zürich, Opera Company of the Year in 2014.
Falkenstrasse 1, 8008 ZurichExplore View on map
The Zurich Film Festival each autumn.
23 Sep – 3 Oct 2027
Eleven days of around 100 films, with the Sechseläutenplatz as its hub; next from 23 September to 3 October 2027.
Folk & cultural traditions
Swiss-made crafts and Zurich’s recycled bags.
In the Freitag Tower
The recycled truck-tarpaulin bags first made in 1993 near the Hardbrücke, sold in the Freitag Tower.
Geroldstrasse 17, 8005 ZurichExplore View on map
Since 1930
Swiss handicrafts “made in Switzerland” since 1930, from wooden spinning tops to glass and jewellery.
Uraniastrasse 1, 8001 ZurichExplore View on map
The guilds’ spring festival.
19 April 2027
The guilds’ spring festival: a parade of about 3,500 guild members and the burning of the Böögg at 6 pm; next on 19 April 2027.
