Visitors can escape the hustle of Lucerne Löwendenkmal by spending the afternoon at the Alpineum Museum. Situated at the back of a gift shop not far from the weeping lion statue and the glacier gardens, this tucked away museum houses a quaint collection of landscape paintings and historical photos. 3D glasses bring to life old photographs taken by vacationers from yesteryear. Dioramas, the forerunner of cinema and television, contain wooden and metallic models replicating the Alps of the past with miniatures of locals dressed in period clothing, mountain railways, ships, and houses. Those with a Swiss Rail travel pass can enter for free.
Denkmalstrasse 11, 6066 Lucerne, CHE, Phone: 41-41-410-62-66