Guidebook for Winterthur
Sightseeing
Rhine Falls
RheinfallquaiBeautiful place to visit!!!
http://www.rheinfall.ch/de/
Säntis - Cableway
Closest best mountain view.
http://www.saentisbahn.ch/en.html
This is probably the most beatuiful view you can get! I love to go there. It's absolutely doable in a one day trip. It's the steepest rack-railway in the world! Absolutely great! http://www.pilatus.ch
Alpnachstad station
This is probably the most beatuiful view you can get! I love to go there. It's absolutely doable in a one day trip. It's the steepest rack-railway in the world! Absolutely great! http://www.pilatus.ch
Everything Else
Tourist Office Winterthur
http://www.winterthur-tourismus.ch/en/visitor
13 locals recommend
Hauptbahnhof station
Tourist Office Winterthur
http://www.winterthur-tourismus.ch/en/visitor
Food Scene
If you love vegetarian food. This is the place to eat! :-)
https://www.tibits.ch
8 locals recommend
tibits
48 Oberer GrabenIf you love vegetarian food. This is the place to eat! :-)
https://www.tibits.ch
Cute place to have coffee during the day or drinks at night. Popular with students after/before school. But you'll also see moms and kids there in the mornings.
Kafisatz Bar Café Press
1 SpitalgasseCute place to have coffee during the day or drinks at night. Popular with students after/before school. But you'll also see moms and kids there in the mornings.
There's a view up there….also there's a bar if you only want to go for drinks. Check opening hours before you leave though.
http://www.roter-turm.ch
Restaurant Roter Turm
17 TheaterstrasseThere's a view up there….also there's a bar if you only want to go for drinks. Check opening hours before you leave though.
http://www.roter-turm.ch
Awesome restaurant. A bit pricy, but worth it! Also great for drinks during the day, it's a nice walk up there and if you made it up, you'll have a great view! Very beautiful!! http://goldenberg.biz
8 locals recommend
Restaurant Goldenberg
17 SüsenbergstrasseAwesome restaurant. A bit pricy, but worth it! Also great for drinks during the day, it's a nice walk up there and if you made it up, you'll have a great view! Very beautiful!! http://goldenberg.biz
If you love Sushi, that's the place to eat!! It's a little small, but the running sushi buffet is awesome! :-)
6 locals recommend
Kesselhaus
1 ZürcherstrasseIf you love Sushi, that's the place to eat!! It's a little small, but the running sushi buffet is awesome! :-)
It's a beautiful restaurant. Also has a bar with yummy cocktails. Known especially for their sunday-brunch. :-)
http://www.bindella.ch/de/national.html
National
24 StadthausstrasseIt's a beautiful restaurant. Also has a bar with yummy cocktails. Known especially for their sunday-brunch. :-)
http://www.bindella.ch/de/national.html
If you're into Créps, this is the place to go and eat them! Lots of different options, sweet and salty. Awesome!! Cozy to spend time there. Small place though.
http://www.grepery.ch
grepery
59 SteinberggasseIf you're into Créps, this is the place to go and eat them! Lots of different options, sweet and salty. Awesome!! Cozy to spend time there. Small place though.
http://www.grepery.ch
Drinks & Nightlife
Bolero Lifestyle Club AG
10 u. VogelsangstrasseClubbing in Winterthur
http://www.bolero-club.ch
Plan b lounge bar
7 ZürcherstrasseGreat Lounge for evenings!
http://planb-bar.ch
OMG! Their drink "Serpentin" is a legend. Only drink one! You gotta be 18+ to enter though. It's a small place and veeery crouded on weekends. Ask me about it. ;-)
http://www.dasschmalehandtuch.ch
Café Bar Das schmale Handtuch
1 TurmhaldenstrasseOMG! Their drink "Serpentin" is a legend. Only drink one! You gotta be 18+ to enter though. It's a small place and veeery crouded on weekends. Ask me about it. ;-)
http://www.dasschmalehandtuch.ch
Shopping
Marktgasse
The shopping-street from Winterthur ;-)
I love this city! It's already Germany, but easy to reach by train and car. It's great for shopping and sightseeing. The lakeside is beautiful, great restaurants and bars!! http://www.konstanz.de
200 locals recommend
Konstanz
I love this city! It's already Germany, but easy to reach by train and car. It's great for shopping and sightseeing. The lakeside is beautiful, great restaurants and bars!! http://www.konstanz.de
Arts & Culture
Fotomuseum from Winterhur. Great place if you love art and awesome lemon pie! ;-) http://www.fotomuseum.ch/index.php?id=501&L=1
31 locals recommend
Fotomuseum Winterthur
44-45 GrüzenstrasseFotomuseum from Winterhur. Great place if you love art and awesome lemon pie! ;-) http://www.fotomuseum.ch/index.php?id=501&L=1
Entertainment & Activities
Awesome for kids! They'll love it!!! It's a science centre and it's a great place to visit on rainy days (less busy during weekdays, busy wednesday afternoon - kids free afternoon from school).
37 locals recommend
Swiss Science Center Technorama
1 TechnoramastrasseAwesome for kids! They'll love it!!! It's a science centre and it's a great place to visit on rainy days (less busy during weekdays, busy wednesday afternoon - kids free afternoon from school).
Great indoor and outdoor pool, close by the apartment (10mins walk).
http://sport.winterthur.ch/index.php?id=4860
6 locals recommend
Indoor and outdoor pools Geiselweid
6A PflanzschulstrasseGreat indoor and outdoor pool, close by the apartment (10mins walk).
http://sport.winterthur.ch/index.php?id=4860
Ice skating rink during winter time. Close by, 10mins walk.
http://sport.winterthur.ch/eishalle-deutweg/
Eishalle Zielbau Arena
30 GrüzefeldstrasseIce skating rink during winter time. Close by, 10mins walk.
http://sport.winterthur.ch/eishalle-deutweg/
View over the city! A bit further away is the "Bruderhaus Wildlife Animal Park". Great for kids!
http://forstbetrieb.winterthur.ch/wildpark-bruderhaus/
Eschenberg tower
EschenbergstrasseView over the city! A bit further away is the "Bruderhaus Wildlife Animal Park". Great for kids!
http://forstbetrieb.winterthur.ch/wildpark-bruderhaus/
Great place to hang out, lots of people are there on sunny days. You can play, relax, picnic or whatever you feel like doing. Great also with kids during the day.
City Garden
60 MuseumstrasseGreat place to hang out, lots of people are there on sunny days. You can play, relax, picnic or whatever you feel like doing. Great also with kids during the day.
A place where you can do many outdoor sports. Family place. There is a toboggan run, which is fuuun for the kids :-) There is also a rope adventure park. http://www.atzmaennig.ch/index.cfm/de/sommer/
23 locals recommend
Atzmännig
1 AtzmännigstrasseA place where you can do many outdoor sports. Family place. There is a toboggan run, which is fuuun for the kids :-) There is also a rope adventure park. http://www.atzmaennig.ch/index.cfm/de/sommer/