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27 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Zurich, Switzerland

Updated June 19, 2026

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Oepfelchammer

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

The birthplace of Dada.

Zurich, Switzerland

Cabaret Voltaire: the Dada House

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

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MFO Park

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

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Moulagenmuseum

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

Cacti.

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Sukkulenten-Sammlung Zürich

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Zurich, Switzerland

Haus Hiltl

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

The life-size cat figure at Huttenstrasse 9 (June 2014).

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Schrödinger's Cat

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

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Haus Hiltl

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

Mill machinery is on display.

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Mühlerama Museum

Grind your own flour to bake your own bread at a 100-year-old mill.

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