Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Are you ready to turn your hobbies into a business?
Discover Zurich with little-known stories and curiosities at every turn. Though your guide will address (among others) some heavy topics, they are delivered with lightheartedness, so we're able to stay thoughtful, draw lessons, and keep the mood lively. The accompanying mindset is "There is much beauty here, because there is much beauty everywhere." (Rilke)
Note: Please bring comfortable footwear.
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English-speaking guide
And snacks available to purchase during the stops.
Meeting Points
Departure
"Ganymede", Hermann Hubacher, 1946–1952 (#PublicArt)
Let's meet in front of Ganymede statue (the shephard boy and the eagle) at Bürkliplatz.
Address is: Bürkliplatz, Bürkliterrasse, Zurich, CH 8001.
Return
Lindenhof
Mysteries of Zurich Walking Tour
Zurich
About
Discover Zurich with little-known stories and curiosities at every turn. Though your guide will address (among others) some heavy topics, they are delivered with lightheartedness, so we're able to stay thoughtful, draw lessons, and keep the mood lively. The accompanying mindset is "There is much beauty here, because there is much beauty everywhere." (Rilke)
Note: Please bring comfortable footwear.
Highlights
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
English-speaking guide
And snacks available to purchase during the stops.
Meeting Points
Departure
"Ganymede", Hermann Hubacher, 1946–1952 (#PublicArt)
Let's meet in front of Ganymede statue (the shephard boy and the eagle) at Bürkliplatz.
Address is: Bürkliplatz, Bürkliterrasse, Zurich, CH 8001.
Where myth meets menace: hear Ganymed's story and watch the black‑headed gulls that patrol the square. It's also a perfect spot for photos.
7 minutes
2
Let your imagination soar: picture the now vanished tower that once held a robber baron, hear of witch hunts and Anabaptists, and learn of an unexpected escape.
7 minutes
3
Wasserkirche
Learn about the Zurich's patron saints, and what happened to the Water Church during Reformation. Bonus: a very unceremonial heist and strange commemorations.
4
Grossmunster
Spotlight is shared between a king guided by omens and a figure of iconoclasm. There will be no time to sample the milk‑soup that halted a war, but we'll tell its story.
15 minutes
5
Munsterbrucke
Next: how Napoleon's power play provoked a backlash, who were the cabbage knaves, and an intro to a festival that is all about being wicked to keep wickedness at bay.
7 minutes
6
Hans Waldmann Statue
Meet two controversial figures: two wildly different ways to handle life's pressures.
7 minutes
7
Fraumunster Church
Hear the legend of a stag linked to the founding and the "firestarter" who sabotaged it.
15 minutes
8
St. Peter's Church
Discover what record St. Peter holds, what's hidden in the crypt and what sparked a coup d'état. Bonus: a story from local folklore.
7 minutes
9
Lindenhof Hill
Walk up to the Masonic Lodge: at the top of the hill, admire the statue of the woman who outwitted a duke to save Zurich - then finish with a stunning panoramic view of the Old Town and the Limmat.
15 minutes
10
Town Hall (Rathaus)
Discover where in Zurich political telenovelas play out and which enlightened figure faced trial here. Bonus: an anecdote from General Stuppa's era.
11
A virtual museum: Think like one of Agatha Christie's famous sleuths - explore the moment Swiss police realised crime was more than just about missing cheese.
7 minutes
12
Cabaret Voltaire
What stifles our creativity? Explore art not bound by logic and the quirky group that sparked Dada - who they were and why they rebelled.
