Basel Historical Museum – MusikmuseumBasel Historical MuseumKunsthalle BaselSwiss Architecture MuseumBasel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig CollectionBasel Badischer BahnhofMuseum TinguelyBasel Paper MillMuseum of Contemporary ArtKunstmuseum BaselBasel MinsterMuseum of CulturesNatural History Museum of BaselMittlere BrückeBasel Town HallPharmaziemuseum Universität BaselGate of SpalenBasel ZooBasel SNCF railway stationBasel SBB railway station
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The Echoes of Time: A Cultural Odyssey Through Basel

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An audio guided tour by Ryan Multilingual, The Tourist

Welcome to Basel! On this GPS guided audio tour, we will visit 20 stops on a route of 11.71km. This tour focusses mainly on general tourism.

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Basel Historical Museum – Musikmuseum

Basel Historical Museum – MusikmuseumSight

A museum housing the country's largest collection of musical instruments, showcasing five centuries of music history with three areas of emphasis: music-making in Basel, concerts, choral music, and dance; and parades, festivals, and signals.

Basel Historical Museum

Basel Historical MuseumSight

A memory institution, the Basel Historical Museum showcases more than five centuries of European music history across 21 exhibition rooms, featuring instruments, concerts, and ceremonies.

Kunsthalle Basel

Kunsthalle BaselArt Museum

A contemporary art gallery, Kunsthalle Basel is Switzerland's oldest and most active institution for modern art, established in 1872 and located next to the city's theatre.

Swiss Architecture Museum

Swiss Architecture MuseumSight

A museum showcasing architectural exhibitions, events, and publications, with over 170 exhibitions held since its foundation. It promotes international debates on architecture, urban development, and socio-political aspects, with its premises situated within the Kunsthalle Basel.

Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection

Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig CollectionSight

A museum of ancient art, the Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection showcases art from ancient civilizations from the 4th millennium BC to the 7th century AD, featuring Greek vases, sculptures, Ancient Egyptian pieces, and more.

Basel Badischer Bahnhof

Basel Badischer BahnhofSight

A railway station located in Basel, Switzerland, serving as a hub for regional and long-distance trains. It's a unique station due to its location within the EU Customs Union of Germany, with German rules applying to rail traffic and infrastructure.

Museum Tinguely

Museum TinguelySight

A museum showcasing the works of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely, featuring a permanent exhibition of his kinetic sculptures, illustrations, and documents, as well as temporary exhibitions of works by his contemporaries and other modern artists.

Basel Paper Mill

Basel Paper MillSight

A technology museum dedicated to papermaking, book printing, and writing, featuring ancient artisanal techniques through exhibits of pictures and objects in a 500-year-old restored paper mill.

Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum of Contemporary ArtSight

A museum exclusively dedicated to contemporary art from the 1960s to the present, featuring works by renowned artists such as Joseph Beuys, Bruce Nauman, and Jeff Wall, with a focus on painting, sculpture, and video art.

Kunstmuseum Basel

Kunstmuseum BaselSight

A memory institution and the oldest public art collection in the world, the Kunstmuseum Basel houses an impressive collection of art spanning from the 15th century to the present day.

Basel Minster

Basel MinsterSight

Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church, featuring Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles. Its red sandstone architecture, colored roof tiles, and two slim towers make it a prominent landmark in the city.

Museum of Cultures

Museum of CulturesSight

A museum of ethnography that showcases a vast collection of artifacts, especially from Europe, the South Pacific, Mesoamerica, Tibet, and Bali, with a focus on promoting intercultural dialog and understanding.

Natural History Museum of Basel

Natural History Museum of BaselSight

A natural history museum housing a wide-ranging collection of over 11 million objects, covering zoology, entomology, mineralogy, anthropology, osteology, and paleontology, and featuring exhibits on mummies and skeletons.

Mittlere Brücke

Mittlere BrückeSight

A stone bridge in Basel, the Mittlere Brücke is the oldest existing bridge site across the Rhine, connecting Lake Constance and the North Sea.

Basel Town Hall

Basel Town HallSight

A 500-year-old building dominating the Marktplatz in Basel, housing the meetings of the Cantonal Parliament and Cantonal Government of the canton of Basel-Stadt.

Pharmaziemuseum Universität Basel

Pharmaziemuseum Universität BaselSight

A museum showcasing the history of medicinal remedies and their preparation, featuring ancient apothecary vessels, obsolete drugs, and other historical pharmaceutical artifacts.

Gate of Spalen

Gate of SpalenSight

A magnificent and impressive city gate, the Spalentor, dates back to 1356 and is one of the three remaining original gates of Basel's ancient city walls, featuring a square main tower flanked by two round towers.

Basel Zoo

Basel ZooSight

Switzerland's oldest and largest zoo, home to over 1.8 million animals from 480 species. The aquarium, also known as Vivarium, features a variety of fish, reptiles, amphibians, and penguins.

Basel SNCF railway station

Basel SNCF railway stationSight

A border train station connecting Switzerland to France, serving as a terminal for regional trains and international TGV services.

Basel SBB railway station

Basel SBB railway stationSight

A junction station and central railway station in Basel, Switzerland, opened in 1854 and completely rebuilt in 1900–1907, making it Europe's busiest international border station.

About this Tour ℹ

Stops
20
Walking time
140 min
Average Rating
-
Language
🇺🇸 (en-US)
Distance
11.71km
Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection

Basel Museum of Ancient Art and Ludwig Collection

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