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

Updated September 8, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Zurich

The birthplace of Dada.

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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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Oepfelchammer

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

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MFO Park

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

Moulagenmuseum. (Press Photo)

Zurich, Switzerland

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.

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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.

Zurich, Switzerland

Heureka Useless Machine

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Villa Patumbah

Zurich, Switzerland

Villa Patumbah

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

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Oepfelchammer

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

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.

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Albert Anker's 1869 "Die Kappeler Milchsuppe" teaches us how to share soup with our enemies without crossing a battle line.

The Soup That Stopped a War

This two-ingredient dish allegedly halted religious conflict, and is still cherished today.

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