Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Basel, Switzerland
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6.7 km
128 m
Experience Basel in Switzerland in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in BaselIndividual Sights in BaselSight 1: Europainstitut, Villa Leissler
S Landguet «Sandgruebe» isch e barocks Geböid an dr Riechestrooss 154 z Baasel. Es stoot uf dr Liste vo de Kulturgüeter, wo nazionali Bedütig häi.
Sight 2: Wettsteinhäuschen
Sight 3: Käppelijoch
S Käppelijoch isch en ehemoligi chläini Kapälle uf dr Middlere Brugg z Baasel, wo under Dänggmolschutz stoot. Wie e baar anderi Baute in dr Stadt, het au s Käppelijoch e farbigs Ziegeldach.
Sight 4: Blaues Haus
The Blue and The White House are two town mansions in the city of Basel.
Sight 5: Martinskirche
St. Martin's Church is a Protestant Reformed church in Basel, Switzerland.
Sight 6: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Basel-Stadt
The State Archives of Basel-Stadt in Basel have the legal task of taking over, indexing, securely storing and making available for use the archival documents of the public bodies of the canton. It supports the research and publication of the archival material. Organizationally, the State Archives belong to the Presidential Department.
Sight 7: Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Natural History Museum Basel is a natural history museum in Basel, Switzerland that houses wide-ranging collections focused on the fields of zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology and paleontology. It has over 11 million objects.
Sight 8: Museum der Kulturen
The Museum of Cultures in Basel is a Swiss museum of ethnography with large and important collections of artifacts, especially from Europe, the South Pacific, Mesoamerica, Tibet, and Bali. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Sight 9: Basel Münster
Book Ticket*Basel Minster is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church.
Sight 10: Baseldytschi Bihni
The Baseldytschi Bihni isch e Chlaitheater im Lohnhof in the Swiss city of Basel. She is represented by the association "Baseldytschi Bihni".
Sight 11: Leonhardskirche
The Leonhardskirche is a Protestant Reformed church in the city of Basel. The Gothic town and collegiate church is dedicated to St. Leonhard and stands in the old town of Grossbasel on Leonhardskirchplatz.
Sight 12: Pauluskirche
St. Paul's Church is a Reformed Church in Basel, Switzerland, part of the Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt. The church was constructed between May 1898 and November 1901 by Karl Moser (1860–1936) and Robert Curjel, and features a Neo-Romanesque architectural style. The apse is fitted with a stone pulpit that is raised behind a stone communion table. The apse also features a gallery, with a central arch behind the pulpit, in which the organ and choir are placed. It features artwork in Art Nouveau style including relief work on the church exterior above the main entrance by sculptor Carl Burckhardt (1878–1923), mosaics on the inner front wall by Heinrich Altherr (1878–1947) and stained glass windows by Max Laeuger (1864–1952).
Sight 13: Stadtcasino Basel
Book Ticket*Stadtcasino Basel is a concert hall in Basel, Switzerland.
Sight 14: Basel Historical Museum – Barfüsserkirche
The Basel Historical Museum is one of the largest and most important museums of its kind in Switzerland and a heritage site of national significance. It opened in 1892. The museum is divided into three buildings within the city of Basel: the Barfüsserkirche, Haus zum Kirschgarten and Musikmuseum.
Sight 15: Tinguely Fountain
Book Ticket*The Fasnacht Fountain is a fountain created by the artist Jean Tinguely and is located on Theaterplatz in the Swiss city of Basel. It was built between 1975 and 1977 on the site of the stage of the old, demolished municipal theatre and was a gift from the 50-year-old Migros trading cooperative to the city of Basel. It is a new landmark for Basel, but is not a listed building.
Sight 16: Kunstmuseum Basel | Neubau
The Kunstmuseum Basel houses the oldest public art collection in the world and is generally considered to be the most important museum of art in Switzerland. It is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Sight 17: Kunstmuseum Basel | Gegenwart
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Basel (Switzerland) opened in 1980 as the first public museum in Europe exclusively dedicated to the production and practice of contemporary art from the 1960s to the present. It is a heritage site of national significance.
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