Meersburg New Palace
18th-century palace at Lake Constance, boasting a colossal staircase, elegant baroque frescoes & masterful rococo stucco.
Lake Constance Highlights
Dornier Museum
The Luft Hansa Do B-Bal Merkur (1925) & the Do J Wal flying boat (1922) are the highlights of the Donier Museum.
Lake Dwelling Museum
23 reconstructed houses offer an insight into the lives of the lake dwellers who lived on the banks of Lake Constance in the Stone Age.
Abbey Library of St Gall
This most exquisite late baroque library is Switzerland’s oldest library.
Arenenberg Castle
The tastefully furnished home & enchanting garden of Napoleon’s stepdaughter & sister-in-law Hortense de Beauharnais.
Rhine Falls
5⅕ million m³ of water per day falls 23 m down the waterfall on an average summer’s day.
Further Recommendations
Affenberg Salem
Primate zoo featuring 200 free-roaming Barbary macaques.
Autobau
Car museum.
Basilica of St Martin
Baroque church with an organ by Joseph Gabler.
Birnau Minster
Baroque pilgrimage church.
Car & Tractor Museum
150 tractors & 200 cars & motorbikes.
Cathedral of St Gall
Baroque church.
FFA Museum
Aircraft & motorcar museum.
Harbour Entrance
The view from the lighthouse is nice.
Historisches Museum Thurgau
Regional history museum.
Hohentwiel Fortress Ruins
Fortress ruins with an impressive vista across Lake Constance.
Ittingen Charterhouse
Former Carthusian monastery, now the Ittinger Museum.
Kunsthaus Bregenz
Contemporary art gallery by architect Peter Zumthor.
Kunst im Rohnerhaus
Museum housing mainly contemporary art by regional artists.
Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
Art museum.
Kunstmuseum Thurgau
Art museum.
Lake Constance Cruise
Lake Constance Cruise
Library of the Former Imperial Free City
13,000 historical books in thick leather bindings, all behind glass.
Lindau City Museum
Art & local history museum.
Locorama
Railway museum.
Mainau Island
Outstanding floral display.
Mangturm Tower
12th-century tower with a colourful roof, to protect & defend the harbour.
Meersburg Castle
Medieval castle.
Meersburg Prince’s Little House
Biedermeier-era house dedicated to poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff.
Mia & Hermann Hesse House
Home of writer Hermann Hesse & his first wife Mia.
Museum Lindwurm
19th-century home of an upper-class family.
Museum zu Allerheiligen
Art & local history museum.
Pfänder Cable Car
Mount Pfänder offers a great view of Lake Constance.
Rappenloch Gorge
Gorgeous gorge.
Rheineck–Walzenhausen Rack Railway
It takes roughly 20 minutes to travel up & down the 2-km-long cog railway that connects Rheineck to Walzenhausen.
Rorschach–Heiden Rack Railway
In summer, the 7-km-long Rorschach–Heiden Rack Railway can be enjoyed from open-topped carriages.
Salem Monastery and Palace
A singular combination of Gothic solemnity & Baroque splendour.
Sea Life
Aquarium.
St George Church
Romanesque church with well-preserved 10th-century frescoes.
St George’s Abbey Museum
Former Benedictine abbey.
Tettnang New Palace
Baroque palace featuring a spectacular interior.
Textile Museum
Excellent museum on all things textile.
Überlingen Municipal Art Gallery
Vorarlberg Museum
Art & regional history museum.
Witzweg
8-km-long hiking trail from Heiden to Walzenhausen, the terminus of the Rheineck–Walzenhausen railway.
Zeppelin Flight
See Lake Constance from a Zeppelin during a 2-hour flight (tickets €860 each).
Zeppelin Museum
Museum dedicated to the early-20th-century dirigible airship.