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Lucerne weather essentials

Monthly Averages
Month
High
Low
Dec
37°F 2°C
28°F -2°C
Jan
36°F 2°C
26°F -3°C
Feb
41°F 5°C
26°F -3°C
Mar
50°F 10°C
32°F 0°C
Apr
57°F 13°C
37°F 2°C
May
65°F 18°C
45°F 7°C

Extended Forecast
Wednesday
2 Dec
Hi:
32°F 0°C
Lo:
30°F -1°C
Thursday
3 Dec
Hi:
35°F 1°C
Lo:
30°F -1°C
Friday
4 Dec
Hi:
32°F 0°C
Lo:
21°F -6°C
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Mount Pilatus
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
Attraction type: Mountain
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Dying Lion of Lucerne Monument
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

The famous carving of a dying lion by Bertel Thorvaldsen is in a small park just off Lowenplatz.  The carving was made to commemorate hundreds of Swiss guards killed by the mobs who stormed the...

Attraction type: Monument
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Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (Swiss Transport Museum)
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

 Lidostrasse 6, 6006 Luzern, CH   Tel: 004.141.370.44.44 Swiss Museum of Transport and Communication In this, the most comprehensive traffic museum in Europe, an experience-oriented show unfolds the...

Attraction type: Transport museum
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Mt. Rigi
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
Attraction type: Mountain
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Lucerne Concert Hall
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
Attraction type: Architectural building; Concert
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Glacier Garden (Gletschergarten)
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

Built around a glacial pothole that has survived since the Ice Age, this museum also displays artifacts from throughout the town's history.

Attraction type: History museum; Geological formation
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The Nine Towers
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

From the Luzern City Guide 2008: Musegg Wall: A part of the old rampart walls built in 1386. Wall almost entirely intact. Three towers are open to the public: Schirmer, Zyt, and Maennli. The oldest...

Attraction type: Lookout
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Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke)
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

The Chapel Bridge in Lucerne is a covered wooden footbridge that crosses the River Reuss. It was built in 1333 to help defend the city and  has more than 100 early 17th century paintings in its roof...

Attraction type: Bridge
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Modern Art Museum (Neus Kunstmuseum)
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
Attraction type: Art gallery
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Lake Luzern
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
Attraction type: Lake
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The Rosengart Collection
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

The private collection of Lucerne art dealer Angela Rosengart is open to the public since spring 2002. Over 200 important paintings and drawings by more than twenty world famous 19th and 20th century masters (Cezanne, Monet, Matisse, Picasso, Klee, Miro and many others) are on display in a neo-classical building specially remodelled for this purpose. Near the railway station.

Attraction type: Art gallery; Speciality museum
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Richard Wagner Museum
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 15 attractions in Lucerne

Residence of the famous composer from 1866 to 1872. Overview of his principal works and a valuable collection of historical musical instruments. www.richard-wagne...

Attraction type: History museum; Speciality museum
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Historisches Museum Luzern
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 15 attractions in Lucerne
Attraction type: History museum
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Hofkirche
Attraction type: Religious site
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Lucerne Culture and Convention Centre (Kultur und Kongresszentrum Luzern)
Attraction type: Convention centre
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