Gletschergarten, which means an ice park, is a museum and a park at the same time that contains historical fossils dating back to very ancient historical eras in the city center of Lucerne, some dating back millions of years and back to the ice ages. The park also includes a huge map showing the topography of the world.
The museum is one of the most important tourist places in Switzerland, which attracts large numbers of tourists annually.
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Best activities in the Lucerne Glacier Garden Museum
Walk around the museum, which displays a number of ice caps from the ice age dating back thousands of years and a number of fossils, including fossils of mussels and palm leaves from the subtropical marine region that had been found 20 million years ago.
• For lovers of puzzles and mazes, you should visit the unique maze of mirrors designed in the style of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. You will imagine that the paths in the maze are endless but short in reality.
• Visiting the nearby wounded lion monument, which is a memorial symbolizing the massacre that struck the Swiss Guard in 1792 during the French Revolution and is considered an important symbol of the city of Lucerne.
• You may want to sit in the café and restaurant near the Lucerne Glacier Park and enjoy the surrounding views.
work hours
Everyday from 9:00 am until 18:00 pm.
Entry prices
CHF 15 for adults.
8 francs from 6 to 16 years old.
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Hotels near Glacier Luzern Park
Ambassador Lucerne is a 3-star hotel in Switzerland near the Lucerne Glacier Museum
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
Overall the hotel rated good.
Ibis Styles Lucerne is one of Lucerne’s best 3-star hotels, close to Lucerne Garden Museum
Summary of Arab visitor ratings
Overall the hotel rated good.
The site of the Glacier Garden Museum Lucerne