Zoologisches Museum, Arctic section (and tropical birds)

Zoological Museum

Zürich


Dinosaur skeletons, giant mammoths, sloths – the hands-on Zoological Museum of the University of Zürich is home to 1500 stuffed animals, with interactive exhibits that allow visitors to listen to whales singing or get close up to insects with a magnifying glass. It hosts a permanent exhibition, plus varying one-off events. The in-house cinema also shows free nature films twice daily.

Transportation

  • tram: 6, 9, 10 to ETH/Universitätsspital

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