Glacier garden
Glacier garden is a museum in Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne which is located on Denkmalstrasse. Glacier garden is situated nearby to the cave Felsenwelt, as well as near the maze Spiegellabyrinth.Photo: Roland zh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Galloalessandro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
April—October: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
November—March: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: geopark in Lucerne (Switzerland)
- Also known as: “Glacier Garden of Lucerne”
- Address: Denkmalstrasse 4, 6006
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lion Monument and Alpineum.
Lion Monument
Work of art
Photo: Bertel Thorvaldsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lion Monument, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne, Switzerland, designed by Bertel Thorvaldsen and hewn in 1820–21 by Lukas Ahorn.
Alpineum
The Alpineum is a museum and diorama of the Alps in Lucerne, Switzerland. Alpineum is situated 110 metres south of Glacier garden.
Bourbaki Panorama
Museum
The Bourbaki Panorama is a circular panoramic painting depicting the internment of the French Armée de l'Est in neutral Switzerland at the end of the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War. Bourbaki Panorama is situated 210 metres south of Glacier garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dietschiberg and Emmen.
Emmen
Town
Photo: Gürkan Sengün, Public domain.
Emmen is a village and municipality in the district of Hochdorf in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. The municipality Emmen consists of the village Emmen, the town Emmenbrücke, and several hamlets. Emmen is situated 2½ km northwest of Glacier garden.
Ebikon
Town
Photo: Jogi67, Public domain.
Ebikon is a municipality in the district of Lucerne-Land in the canton of Lucerne in Switzerland. Ebikon is situated 3½ km northeast of Glacier garden.
Glacier garden
- Categories: geopark, science museum, memory institution, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lucerne, Lucerne District, Canton of Lucerne, Central Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.05886° or 47° 3′ 32″ northLongitude
8.31069° or 8° 18′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FVC3856+G7OpenStreetMap ID
way 104278766OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q1531237
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Glacier garden” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “冰河公园”
- French: “Jardin de glacier”
- French: “Jardin des Glaciers”
- German: “Gletschergarten (Museum)”
- German: “Gletschergarten Luzern”
- German: “Gletschergarten”
- Italian: “Giardino dei Ghiacciai di Lucerna”
- Korean: “빙하 공원”
- Spanish: “Gletschergarten Luzern”
- Spanish: “Jardín de los Glaciares de Lucerna”
- Spanish: “Jardín Glaciar de Lucerna”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Felsenwelt and Spiegellabyrinth.
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