Best places: History museums in Switzerland

Baroque castle offering tours of its stately interior, plus lush gardens, a farm & a vineyard.

13th-century, hilltop fortress with a multimedia history show, temporary exhibitions & ornate rooms.

Museum on Swiss cultural history with archaeological & ethnographical objects from the Stone Age on.

Tours of a 12th-century fortress with a history museum & program of concerts, plus events spaces.

Rebuilt & expanded 12th-century fort, now a museum with exhibits of armor, paintings & porcelain.

Turreted medieval castle with a landscaped garden & 39-m. tower offering scenic views over the lake.

Chateau with Napoleon-era paintings & decorative arts, plus lake views from the landscaped garden.

Built in 1910, Geneva's largest museum has items ranging from prehistoric finds to modern paintings.

Picturesque, hilltop 12th-century castle with a museum tracing local history & panoramic views.

Sturdy castle with a museum of Hallwyl family history, guided tours & shop, plus open-air concerts.

One-time seat of famous dynasty, with 2 preserved towers, a small history exhibition & a restaurant.

Sprawling, 18th-century estate with exhibitions on Swiss history, plus an orchard & kitchen garden.

Exhibits spread over 3 adjacent sites with paintings, cathedral treasures, furniture & archeology.

👍👍 This is a great small museum. Super must see if you're new to CH (or applying for citizenship!). It's also interactive and good for kids as well- probably on of the least boring museums for history in the world, with videos, language samples, life size video "guides" on each floor. The whole museum...

👍👍 Great experience. I learned a lot about the Roman settlements of the area. I never knew about it before. There's so much amazing history in this area.

Opened in 1918, the museum in an 11th-century bishop's palace explores the city's history & culture.

Regional museum in a 13th-century fortress with arms & armor, a Renaissance room & vintage cars.

👍👍 Wir haben im Strohmuseum geheiratet. Es war wunderschön. Heute war ich nochmals da. Der Garten ist im winterlichen Look wunderschön.

😠 Difficult to enjoy when information is provided only in German. Do yourself a favour and go to the history museum in Zurich instead. Half the price, better information, more to see....

Exhibits about Zurich's city transport network & industrial history, with trams from 1897 to 1960.