Matterhorn Museum

The Matterhorn Museum is a cultural-natural in whose main theme is the . The museum is in the form of a reconstituted mountain village consisting of 14 houses, and relates the history and development of tourism in the Zermatt area, including the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party.
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  • Opening hours: 3:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Zermatt in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Matterhorn Museum - Zermatlantis” and “Zermatlantis”
  • Address: Kirchplatz, 3920

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Maurice church and Monte Rosa Hotel.

Church
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Hotel
Photo: Alps, Public domain.
The Monte Rosa is a hotel, located in the main street of . It was frequented by the members of the Alpine Club, including Edward Whymper who made the first ascent of the in 1865.

Railway station
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is a railway station in the municipality of , in the canton of Valais. It is the northern terminus of 1,000 mm metre gauge Gornergrat Railway and is served by local trains only. is situated 490 metres north of Matterhorn Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Findeln and Sunnegga.

Locality
Photo: Zermatt photos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a group of hamlets above in the canton of . They are located on the south facing slopes of the Sunnegga–– mountains.

Locality
Photo: Thisisbossi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the canton of . It is located above at a height of 1,766 metres, between the rivers Zmuttbach and Gornera, at the foot the .

Matterhorn Museum

Latitude
46.01977° or 46° 1′ 11″ north
Longitude
7.74646° or 7° 44′ 47″ east
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FR92P9W+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1385837071
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q15251785
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In Other Languages

From German to Korean—“Matterhorn Museum” goes by many names.
  • German: “Matterhorn Museum”
  • Italian: “Museo del Cervino”
  • Japanese: “マッターホルン博物館”
  • Korean: “마터호른 박물관”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Murmeli-Brunnen and Alpine Gourmet Prato Borni.

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