Basel Tourist Attractions

Quote: The Balois lovingly refer to their zoo, opened in 1874, by the diminutive Zolli. Some 6,000 animals, about 600 hundred species, live in this park of around 11 hectares (about 28 acres). About 1 million people… Read More

Quote: My day trip to Basel, Switzerland was a short one but I managed to see many sights along the way. One of the sights that intrigued me was the Rathaus or Town Hall of Basel. This originally 14th Century place… Read More

Quote: You would think I would have been churched out by the end of my trip to Europe after seeing all of those churches along the way. I saw the Sankt Jakobkirche in Dachau, then the Santauro di Oropa in Italy… Read More

Quote: The Tinguely Fountain is right at the theatre in Basel. It is my favorite. With its many moving and spewing and splashing pieces, it is a view! If you are coming in winter, you may be lucky and see it fully… Read More

Quote: The Middle Bridge is exactly that. There are different bridges in Basel over the Rhine, and Middle Bridge is the most central one. The first version was built in 1226. Half of the bridge was made of wood and… Read More

Quote: In the windows, they show an always-changing exhibition of toys. They are arranged as if they were living and working and playing. It is always fun to have a look at these.… Read More

Quote: The Pharmacy Museum is located in a little alley off Marktplatz - Totengasslein - when literally translated it means "Alley of the Dead " . The museum is very quaint and showcases the medicinal herbs and animals… Read More

Quote: Stuff of dreams1,000-foot pimples qualify as mountains in Australia, so you'll imagine my excitement at the prospect of exploring Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland.Rushing rivers, ice-green lakes, forested chasms… Read More

Quote: Yes, the market place, in German, is Marketplatz. And that's exactly was it was and still is. Here you can buy your fruits and flowers if you don't want to do it in the shops. The big red building with the golden… Read More

Quote: The Gallizia mill is one of the old mills built by the monks that lived and worked here. Nowadays, the house (the mill) hosts the Paper Museum and Museum for Print. Basels Paper used to be famous, and many… Read More