Observatory
Glacier Garden (Gletschergarten)
46 locals recommend,
Location
4a Denkmalstrasse
Luzern, LU
Tips from locals
Located next to the Lion monument. One of Luzerns oldest attractions, nice things for kids to see and a big tower to climb as well.
Travel back in time and find out what Lucerne looked like when glaciers covered the entire country. Or when subtropical palm beaches characterized the area. The Glacier Garden displays glacial pots from the last ice age 20,000 years ago as well as fossils of shells and palm leaves from the subtropical marine region 20 million years ago.
The Gletschergarten in Lucerne is a natural monument with park and museum; It was opened on 1 May 1873, the museum building dates back to 1874. "glacial potholes" and a "millions of years show" take the visitor in times when huge glaciers covered the country or subtropical palm beaches were found here.