Gare du Nord

Gare du Nord is an arts center in Basel, Canton of Basel-City which is located on Schwarzwaldallee. Gare du Nord is situated nearby to the government office Zollbehörde/Customs Office, as well as near the fountain Fürstengarten-Brunnen.

Type: Arts center
Address: Schwarzwaldallee 200, Basel, 4058
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basel Badischer Railway Station and Messeplatz.

Basel Badischer Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.

Basel Badischer Bahnhof is a railway station in the Swiss city of Basel 2 km south of the Germany–Switzerland border. Despite its location, its land is an enclave of the EU Customs Union of Germany, with German rules applying to its rail traffic and…

Messeplatz

Square

Photo: Mattes, CC BY 2.0 de.

Messeplatz is a paved 53,800 square-foot plaza between exhibition halls that serves as a public fairground or gathering area in the city of Basel. It is considered the heart of the Art Basel fair, as well as other annual Basel trade shows, which take place in the neighboring Messe Basel buildings. Messeplatz is situated 580 metres southwest of Gare du Nord.

Museum Tinguely

Museum

Photo: Alan Philip Müller, CC BY 2.0.

The Museum Tinguely is an art museum in Basel, Switzerland, dedicated to the work of Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely. Designed by architect Mario Botta, it opened in 1996 on the banks of the Rhine. Museum Tinguely is situated 1 km southeast of Gare du Nord.