Old town
Zytturm Clocktower
Zug’s iconic blue-and-white clock tower watching over the old town.
Concierge · Family time
Make it more than therapy.
An intensive block is a marathon — the evenings and weekends matter too. Here’s the best of family-friendly Zug, plus two easy day trips. Real places, no pushy tours.
Things to do in Zug
The best of Zug.
Old town
Das Lohri-Haus
The world’s oldest goldsmith’s house, with ornate historic detail.
Old town
Kirche St. Michael
A striking historic church at the heart of the city.
Old town
Pulverturm Zug
A 16th-century powder tower from the Reformation years.
Lake & beaches
Lake Zug (Zugersee)
The calm lake that frames the old town — swimming, strolling, sunsets.
Lake & beaches
Seebad Seeliken
A lovely lakeside bathing spot with easy, gentle water access.
Lake & beaches
Strandbad Zug
A public lake beach with diving platforms and lawns for families.
Museums & art
Museum Burg Zug
A castle museum tracing the cultural history of Zug, room by room.
Museums & art
Museum für Urgeschichte(n)
Archaeology from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages — great for curious kids.
Museums & art
Kunsthaus Zug
Regional and international modern art in a welcoming gallery.
Mountain
Zugerberg
Zug’s local mountain — meadows, trails and panoramic views year-round.
Mountain
Zugerberg Bahn
The little funicular that whisks you up the Zugerberg in minutes.
Highlights curated from TripAdvisor — real landmarks, nature and museums, no commercial tour packages.
Bigger days out
Family adventures within ~50 km.
Hand-picked by our team on our own Google map — museums, animal parks, caves, lidos and mountain adventures, all an easy drive or train ride from the centre.
Lucerne · Museum
Swiss Museum of Transport
Switzerland's most-visited museum — planes, trains and cars, a planetarium and the Swiss Chocolate Adventure. Hours of hands-on fun.
Animal park
Nature & Animal Park Goldau
Over 100 European species in a wild landslide landscape — many you can feed by hand in the free-roaming zones.
Lucerne · Landmark
Chapel Bridge
Europe's oldest wooden bridge, lined with historic gable paintings — a lovely cultural stroll by the octagonal Water Tower.
Zug · Mountain
Zugerberg
Zug's own mountain, 7 minutes up by funicular — trails, the Schattwäldli adventure playground and winter sledding.
Caves
Höllgrotten Baar
A magical underground world of stalactite caves — an all-weather, ~45-minute adventure for the whole family.
Mountain
Rigi — Queen of the Mountains
The ‘Queen of the Mountains’ by cogwheel train or cable car — panoramas, trails, playgrounds and sledding. Under-16s ride free with an adult.
Castle
Schloss Lenzburg
One of Switzerland's finest hilltop castles — knights, dragons and a children's museum for dressing up and crafting.
Indoor play
Kids Arena
Lucerne's biggest indoor playground for under-8s — soft play, slides, trampolines, a ball pit and an e-kart track.
Resort & pools
Swiss Holiday Park
A huge leisure resort above Lake Lucerne — indoor/outdoor pools and slides, karting, bowling and a children's farm.
Lido & beach
Lido Weggis
A historic lakeside lido — sandy beach and diving towers in summer, a 25-metre indoor pool when the weather turns.
Glass museum
Glasi Hergiswil
Switzerland's only glassworks — a glass labyrinth, a 7-metre marble run with a slide, and blow your own glass ball.
Wildlife park
Wildnispark Zürich Langenberg
Free-to-enter wildlife park — deer, lynx, wolves and bears, plus playgrounds, fire-pit picnic spots and forest trails.
Lake park
Seepark Schenkon
An idyllic little lake park on the Feldmoossee — a playground, barbecue spots and a gentle swimming beach.
Adventure mountain
Sattel-Hochstuckli
Up by the world's first revolving gondola — a summer toboggan run, a trampoline park and the 374-metre Skywalk suspension bridge.
Mountain village
Stoos
The world's steepest funicular to a car-free village, then on to Fronalpstock's panorama — trails in summer, skiing and sledding in winter.
Adventure trail
Morschach Waldpark
A playful family adventure trail above Lake Lucerne with interactive stations and beautiful views — beside the Swiss Holiday Park.
Tap any card to open it on Google Maps — or explore them all on our interactive map.
Easy day trips
Two cities, 30 minutes away.
On the map
Every day out, mapped.
All sixteen of our hand-picked family adventures on one map — see what’s closest to the centre and tap any pin for details.
Scroll to zoom in
The orange pin is our centre at Chamerstrasse 170 — every adventure is an easy drive or train ride away.
Plan your free time.
Browse everything Zug has to offer on TripAdvisor — or ask our concierge and we’ll tailor it to your family.