Most reviewed History Museums in Switzerland

1. 4.5 Gruyeres Castle (1.880 reviews) Canton of Fribourg
   - Fantastic Castle!
   Sunday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • Castles • History Museums
   
   
2. 4.0 Landesmuseum (1.318 reviews) Canton of Zurich
   - Worth a visit
   Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours History Museums
   
   
3. 4.5 Basel Paper Mill - Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing (700 reviews) Canton of Basel
   - In-depth and Immersive Experience for Paper Nerds
   Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
   
   
4. 4.5 Museum of Natural History (Museum d'Histoire naturelle) (697 reviews) Canton of Geneva
   - Everything about this museum was fun!
   Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Natural History Museums
   
   
5. 3.5 Einstein House (Einsteinhaus) (687 reviews) Canton of Bern
   - Einstein's house
   Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • Science Museums • History Museums
   
   
6. 4.5 Glacier Garden Lucerne (Gletschergarten) (616 reviews) Canton of Lucerne
   - Layers of formations
   Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Observation Decks & Towers • Geologic Formations • History Museums
   
   
7. 4.5 Musée D'Art Et D'Histoire (478 reviews) Canton of Geneva
   - Entered for a toilet, stayed hour and a half
   Sunday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Art Museums • History Museums
   
   
8. 4.5 Maison Tavel (455 reviews) Canton of Geneva
   - Well done! Excellent audio tour... and free admission!
   Sunday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Historic Sites • History Museums
   
   
9. 4.5 Bernisches Historisches Museum - Einstein Museum (445 reviews) Canton of Bern
   - Educational and interesting experience
   Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM History Museums
   
   
10. 4.5 Castello di Montebello (319 reviews) Swiss Alps
    - Perfect view of Bellinzona
    Spent 1-2 hours Castles • History Museums
    
    
11. 4.5 Bourbaki Panorama (306 reviews) Canton of Lucerne
    - Great and instructive movie-like mechanism
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
12. 4.5 MUZOO - Zoo du Bois du Petit-Château (215 reviews) Canton of Neuchatel
    - Paradize for kids and grownups
    Sunday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums • Zoos
    
    
13. 4.5 MEG Musée d’ethnographie de Genève (207 reviews) Canton of Geneva
    - Amazing collection
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums
    
    
14. 4.5 Basel Historical Museum - Barfuesserkirche (170 reviews) Canton of Basel
    - Not to Be Missed Historical Museum!
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
15. 4.0 Sauriermuseum Aathal (140 reviews) Canton of Zurich
    - Fun for big and little kids.
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Natural History Museums
    
    
16. 4.5 Richard Wagner Museum (137 reviews) Canton of Lucerne
    - Interesting place for Wagnerites
    Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
17. 4.5 Musée d'histoire des sciences de la Ville de Genève (134 reviews) Canton of Geneva
    - Go there with kids
    Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
18. 4.5 Museum of Natural History of Bern (125 reviews) Canton of Bern
    - Bern's Natural History Museum
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums
    
    
19. 4.0 Château de Grandson (89 reviews) Canton of Vaud
    - Under-visited medieval castel -- worth the trip!
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Castles • Monuments & Statues • History Museums
    
    
20. 4.5 Musée d'histoire naturelle Fribourg (88 reviews) Canton of Fribourg
    - Well presented mix of ancient and modern
    Sunday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM History Museums
    
    
21. 4.5 Wildegg Castle (85 reviews) Canton of Aargau
    - An excellent afternoon spent at Schloss Wildegg
    Temporarily closed - Closed until Mar 31, 2023 Castles • History Museums
    
    
22. 4.5 Antikenmuseum Basel (82 reviews) Canton of Basel
    - Fabulous window onto ancient societies
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums • Art Museums
    
    
23. 4.5 Napoleon Museum (75 reviews) Canton of Thurgau
    - Small fine museum, lovingly restored
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
24. 4.0 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire (69 reviews) Canton of Neuchatel
    - Amazing Automata
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
25. 4.5 Museum Appenzell (66 reviews) Canton of Appenzell
    - Definitely recommend
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
26. 4.5 Basel Historical Museum – Museum of Music (65 reviews) Canton of Basel
    - Fabulous selection of old and new
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
27. 4.5 Forum of Swiss History Schwyz (63 reviews) Canton of Schwyz
    - Great place to visit
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours History Museums
    
    
28. 4.5 Musée Gruerien (62 reviews) Canton of Fribourg
    - Excellent small museum
    Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
29. 4.0 Musee Gutenberg Museum (61 reviews) Canton of Fribourg
    - Highlight in Fribourg
    This location was reported permanently closed Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
30. 4.5 Museum Kloster Sankt Georgen (59 reviews) Canton of Schaffhausen
    - Lovely and worth your time
    Temporarily closed - Closed until Apr 6, 2023 Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
31. 4.5 Basel Historical Museum - Haus zum Kirschgarten (56 reviews) Canton of Basel
    - The most interesting in Basel
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
32. 4.5 Schweizerische Vogelwarte Sempach (55 reviews) Canton of Lucerne
    - Interesting exhibition
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums
    
    
33. 4.0 Museum d'histoire naturelle (52 reviews) Canton of Neuchatel
    - A must place to see
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums
    
    
34. 4.5 Naturama Aargau (51 reviews) Canton of Aargau
    - Global happiness
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums
    
    
35. 4.0 Burgdorf Castle (49 reviews) Canton of Bern
    - Good beer and lovely menu
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Castles • Children's Museums • History Museums
    
    
36. 4.5 Museum of Zoology - Lausanne (48 reviews) Canton of Vaud
    - Look almost real...
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Natural History Museums • Science Museums • Children's Museums
    
    
37. 5.0 Museum of Appenzell Traditions (45 reviews) Canton of Appenzell
    - Excellent
    Sunday: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
38. 4.0 The Polish Museum (45 reviews) Canton of St. Gallen
    - Well maintained museum.
    Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
39. 4.0 Musee Romain de Lausanne-Vidy (45 reviews) Canton of Vaud
    - Small Local Museum
    Sunday: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ancient Ruins • Children's Museums • History Museums
    
    
40. 4.5 Naturmuseum St.Gallen (37 reviews) Canton of St. Gallen
    - An adventure at anytime
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums
    
    
41. 4.5 Bundesbriefmuseum (36 reviews) Canton of Schwyz
    - Excellent
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
42. 4.5 Musée Romain Avenches (35 reviews) Canton of Vaud
    - finds from Roman Aventicum
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
43. 4.5 Legionaerspfad Vindonissa (33 reviews) Canton of Aargau
    - Romans allover
    Temporarily closed - Closed until Mar 31, 2023 Spent More than 3 hours Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
44. 4.5 Naturmuseum Winterthur (30 reviews) Canton of Zurich
    - Family Activity for young and older
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums
    
    
45. 4.5 Musee du vieux Montreux (30 reviews) Canton of Vaud
    - What a Jewel!
    Historic Sites • History Museums
    
    
46. 4.5 Appenzeller Volkskunde-Museum Stein AR (29 reviews) Canton of Appenzell
    - Interesting, plus great cheese!
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Speciality Museums • History Museums
    
    
47. 4.5 Museum Lindwurm (29 reviews) Canton of Schaffhausen
    - Must visit
    Spent < 1 hour History Museums
    
    
48. 4.5 Stadtmuseum Aarau (27 reviews) Canton of Aargau
    - A place to learn the history of Aarau
    Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Science Museums • History Museums
    
    
49. 4.5 Musée Alexis Forel (25 reviews) Canton of Vaud
    - A real gem of @lac leman
    Sunday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
    
    
50. 4.5 Naturmuseum Solothurn (23 reviews) Canton of Solothurn
    - Free, definitely worth stopping in for all ages!
    Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Natural History Museums