7 of the best · Zurich, Switzerland
Parks, Gardens and Lake Baths of Zurich
The Chinese Garden and the Zürichhorn, the Botanical Gardens old and new, the Rieterpark, and the lake baths of the Utoquai and Enge.
Our 7 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Zurich.
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A gift from Kunming
The Chinese Garden
The Chinese Garden at the end of the Seefeldquai, a gift from Zurich’s partner city Kunming.
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Since 1890
Seebad Utoquai
The wooden “bathing palace” on the Utoquai, built in 1890, with diving boards and rafts on the lake.
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Green space by the lake.
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About 7,000 species
Botanical Garden of the University of Zurich
About 7,000 plant species and tropical greenhouses at Zollikerstrasse.
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Around the Museum Rietberg
Rieterpark
The landscaped park around the villas of the Museum Rietberg, for picnics in summer.
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A gift from Kunming
The Chinese Garden
The Chinese Garden at the end of the Seefeldquai, a gift from Zurich’s partner city Kunming.
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Since 1837
The Old Botanical Garden
The city-centre garden of 1837, with its medicinal-herb “Gessner Garden” and a 19th-century palm house.
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By the Pavillon Le Corbusier
Zürichhorn
The lakeside park at the end of the Seefeld promenade, with the Pavillon Le Corbusier and the Chinese Garden.
Lake baths 2
Swimming in the lake.
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Swimming in summer, sauna in winter
Seebad Enge
The floating bath on the Mythenquai, with 44-metre lanes in the lake in summer and a sauna in winter.
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Since 1890
Seebad Utoquai
The wooden “bathing palace” on the Utoquai, built in 1890, with diving boards and rafts on the lake.
