Thanks in advance for your input!
There's the long weekend in Mid May'15, and a friend coming for a visit. I have planned Zurich, Luzern, and thrown in Rigi too. But with the weather being quite unpredictable, I wonder if city walking, or going uphill, would be a good idea in the rain. And what could be the alternatives, i.e. where to bring visitors on a rainy day in Switzerland?
I'd 2nd the Verkehrshaus although quite a lot is outside.
The Zoologisches Museum in Zurich is pretty good: http://www.zm.uzh.ch/index.html
So is the Landesmuseum http://www.nationalmuseum.ch/e/zuerich/
And if it's a "do Swiss stuff" sort of visit, lunch at http://www.zeughauskeller.ch
Zoologisches Museum and Landesmuseum-absolutely! Kunsthaus as well, of course. Also, consider things like Laser Tag, Escape Room Zurich, the Hurliman Spa, etc.
The Tropenhaus Frutigen is supposedly very nice - and warm! http://www.tropenhaus-frutigen.ch/en/meta/home/home
Also, you can find ideas on the website of the SBB ( http://www.sbb.ch/en/leisure-holiday...-freetime.html ) and apply the filter "all kinds of weather".
shooting range, thermal baths, museums
Thanks for the suggestions...
I forgot to mention this particular friend of mine is not a museum type... He went inside the Lourve, headed to the Monalisa, and then the exit.
Technorama in Winterthur is a good option if you have even a passing interest in Science. Plenty to keep people of all ages occupied
If the rain is not heavy, going to the Zoo up in Fluntern is a good option. There are less people there and the experience is almost the same (again if the rain is not heavy). Plus several of the things you see are indoors.
Well if the few museums are off the cards, you could just do bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants, failing that, sit at home with a Jigsaw puzzle, deck of cards, cup of tea, DVD!
If they are into doing something, you could try Ice Skating at an indoor rink, a pool hall, one of the Casinos, Go Karting.
Take the train south to Ticino... Its always sunnier down there
Outside! Embrace the rain and go for a long walk in the hills and breathe real fresh air in the pinewood forests.
Boat cruise on a lake or a train ride to somewhere you haven't been to before
I went part way along the absinthe trail a couple weeks ago when the weather was kinda of drizzly.
http://www.routedelabsinthe.com/en/
I'd say that's a pretty "Swiss" activity... and neat history. The drive is nice and towns are cute...I really liked the Absinthe house, which is a small (but well done) museum where you can sit and watch a video about the crazy history of the drink (and video clips from former bootleggers) and do a tasting...
Hello, somebody mentioned escape rooms. Has anyone tried some? If yes, what was the best to play?
Try this one ...
The Swiss Museum of Transport in Luzern is worth a visit!
Looks cool. Where is it actually?
Here's a good link for you: http://newinzurich.com/2014/07/rainy-day-zurich-2/
I've been to the escape room in Oerlikon and it was fun, but not as cool as I expected...
thank you.
so escapeing from there wasnt so exciting?