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Things to Do in Bern

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Bern Like a Local: Customized Private Tour
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City Tours
from $44.29 per adult (price varies by group size)
Bern Capital City Private Tour from Basel
City Tours
from $280.97 per adult (price varies by group size)
Glacier Express Panoramic Train Round Trip in one Day Private Tour from Bern
Day Trips
from $524.39 per adult (price varies by group size)
Self-Guided Tour: Glacier Express Panoramic Train round Trip one Day
Rail Tours
from $299.17 per adult
4-Day Switzerland Tour from Lucerne to Zurich including Mt. Titlis Cable Car
Bus Tours
from $1,638.02 per adult
Historical Walk of Bern with a Local
Walking Tours
from $144.67 per adult
Jungfraujoch & Interlaken’s Secrets From Bern
Cable Car Tours
from $926.88 per adult (price varies by group size)
Lucerne’s Regional Delights From Bern
Bus Tours
from $687.24 per adult (price varies by group size)
2-Day Switzerland Tour from Lucerne to Geneva:Mt.Titlis,Interlaken,Bern,Gruyères
Bus Tours
from $682.51 per adult
2-Day Switzerland Tour from Zurich to Geneva: Mt.Titlis,Interlaken,Bern,Gruyères
Bus Tours
from $682.51 per adult

Day trips near Bern

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Top Attractions in Bern

1. Old City

Neighborhoods

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This historic city has a large central area that in its form has been the same for centuries.

2. Rose Garden (Rosengarten)

Gardens

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The garden gathers in one place over 200 varieties of roses and it also hosts other species of flowers and trees.

3. Gurten

Parks • Observation Decks & Towers

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By VittorioDeFalco16589

Instead by cable car, it is also very beautiful because you can see slowly all the city of Bern from different height.

4. Cathedral at Munsterplatz / St. Vincent (Munster Kirche)

Architectural Buildings • Lookouts

Open now

By Fairandobjective

... church with an interesting history and some of the most beautiful, intricate stained glass windows I’ve ever seen.

5. Clock Tower - Zytglogge

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Observation Decks & Towers

The Clock Tower, one of the towers you will find around the city, is a magnificent show of history and time-telling.

6. Aare River

Bodies of Water

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The beautiful turquoise Aare makes a crook around which Bern developed as it provided protection on three sides of th...

7. Bernisches Historisches Museum - Einstein Museum

History Museums

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We went to see the Einstein exhibit (especially after watching the Nat Geo Genius series about his life).

8. Zentrum Paul Klee (Paul Klee Center)

Speciality Museums • Art Museums

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By margaretc007

The famous architect, the ubiquitous Renzo Piano, built this museum.

9. Federal Building (Bundeshaus)

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Flea & Street Markets

Book a free guided tour and you learn a lot about the Swiss democracy in 1 hour!

10. Barenpark

Nature & Wildlife Areas

We walked around and saw the old bear pit and enjoyed reading about Bern’s famous bears.

11. Bundesplatz

Points of Interest & Landmarks

This large, open square is right in front of parliament, and has water features with children running through the wat...

12. Tierpark Dählhölzli

Zoos

By alistaird8992

It is one of the few zoo I have visited recently where you really see that they care about the animals, to provide th...

13. Museum of Communication

Speciality Museums

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The exhibition itself is very interactive and shows about the history of Switzerland and the the way communication ch...

14. Museum of Natural History of Bern

Natural History Museums

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Having been introduced to Fondation Barry in Locarno earlier in the year (the actual property is located in Martigny,...

15. Einstein House (Einsteinhaus)

Historic Sites • Science Museums

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By testedtravel

A modest apartment in the medieval center of Bern, you could just walk on by.

16. Child Eater Fountain (Kindlifresserbrunnen)

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Fountains

Surprising Monument

17. Matte

Neighborhoods

The oldest part of the city

18. Freibad Marzili

Sports Complexes

Family friendly with lockers and great variety of pools to suit all.

19. Central Railroad Station

Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings

Signage is excellent.

20. Museum of Fine Arts (Kunstmuseum)

Art Museums

Open now

Examples from a wide range of famous artists- Chagall, Picasso, Dali etc, and quite a few Bonnards, Monet, Van Gogh,...

21. Prison Tower (Kafigturm)

Observation Decks & Towers

Find the Prison Tower (Kafigturm) and find the city center!

22. Botanical Garden (Botanischer Garten)

Lookouts • Gardens

23. Bernaqua | Water Park | Fitness | Wellness

Water Parks

Temporarily closed

Fun Activity for a Rainy Day

24. Zähringerbrunnen

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

The city has a lot of fountains with all clean water and we can drink that as well.

25. Stadion Wankdof

Sports Complexes

26. Mosesbrunnen

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

27. Kleine Schanze

Parks

28. Schützenbrunnen

Monuments & Statues • Fountains

29. Rathaus Bern

Architectural Buildings • Government Buildings

30. Gerechtigkeitsbrunnen

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Another fountain to see!

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Cultural & Theme Tours

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