Auguste Piccard (PX 8)

Auguste Piccard (PX 8) is a ship in Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. Auguste Piccard (PX 8) is situated nearby to the building Hans Erni Museum, as well as near the ship DS Rigi.

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Mésoscaphe”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Swiss Museum of Transport and Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station.

Swiss Museum of Transport

Museum

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits all forms of transport including trains, automobiles, ships and aircraft as well as communication technology.

Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station

Railway station

Photo: Cmdr Zod, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station is a railway station in the city of Lucerne, in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lucerne–Immensee line of Swiss Federal Railways. Luzern Verkehrshaus railway station is situated 200 metres north of Auguste Piccard (PX 8).

Hans Erni Museum

Building

Photo: Pakeha, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hans Erni Museum is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dietschiberg and Lucerne.

Dietschiberg

Locality

Photo: Huku15, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dietschiberg is a locality.

Lucerne

Photo: Ikiwaner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lucerne is a beautiful small city which sits on the shores of Lake Lucerne in the heartland of Switzerland. Lucerne is a popular destination for the city itself and the accessible outings around the lake and local Alps that it offers.

Meggen

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Meggen is a municipality in the district of Lucerne in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Meggen is situated 3 km east of Auguste Piccard (PX 8).

Auguste Piccard (PX 8)

Categories: ship, tourism, and historic site
Location: Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

47.05205° or 47° 3′ 7″ north

Longitude

8.33706° or 8° 20′ 13″ east

Open location code

8FVC382P+RR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4405715673

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ship

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

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Highlights include DS Rigi and Thalwil.

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