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At the foot of the Swiss Alps lies Valais, "the valley." This fabled region is a year-round favorite, with spectacular skiing in the winter and superb hiking in summer. The Matterhorn, the Great St. Bernard Pass and Zermatt are the stars of the area, but glaciers, lakes, mountain paths, castle-churches and a wealth of resorts also beckon. Visit L'Hospice du Grand St. Bernard to see the animals who helped the monks rescue travelers or the Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Roman ruins that now house modern art.
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1. Le Musee Des Bisses
2. Art'Collections Museum
3. La Maison de Grand Maman
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
4. Musee de la Fausse Monnaie
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By 69Traveltraveltravel - Lausanne, Switzerland
A small museum in Saillon which is curated with love. No entry fee, it opened at 1400 on a Saturday. We visited it after hiking from Leytron to the Farinet bridge (an even greater place to go to) and from there to Saillon. Explanations in the museum are in French and lots of them also in German.
5. Espace Ella Maillart
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
6. Schweizer Strahler Museum Werner Schmidt
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
SCHWEIZER STRAHLER MUSEUM SCHMIDT vom Berufs Strahler Werner Schmidt. Erleben Sie die Magie der Kristalle und Mineralien der Exztraklasse im originalen Schweizer Strahler Museum im Wallis. Mit seinem einzigartigen und grössten Quarz Kristall Fund von 800 Kilo und 1.11 Meter Länge der je im Alpenraum geborgen wurde. Herzlich willkommen im Schweizer Strahler Museum - Walliserbergkristalle - Schweizerbergkristalle Ausstellung und Steinheimisch Alpinschmuck in Mörel - Filet.
7. postman8 - Philateliemuseum
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
The postman8 - Philatelic Museum includes probably the largest private stamp collection in Switzerland, which is publicly accessible. After the last count, it has over 144'000 different stamps from all over the world, housed in 135 albums and 66 folders. It has stamps of over 1090 different countries or territories.
8. Museum of Archaeology (Musee cantonal d'archeologie)
9. Fondation Pierre Gianadda
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4.5 based on 687 reviews
Reviewed By trekkingandmore
We went in late afternoon for a visit to this splendid museum with a large sculpture garden, ending with a beer in the small cafe in the garden. A wonderful place to enjoy.
10. Matterhorn Museum - Zermatlantis
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4.5 based on 901 reviews
The Matterhorn Museum – Zermatlantis offers insight into the development of Zermatt. It shows the triumph and tragedy surrounding the first ascent of the Matterhorn. Here one is immersed in the mountain world of past generations: One sees how the people lived in Zermatt in the 19th century and shudder at the sight of the broken rope from the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four of the seven climbers lost their lives at that time. And one looks in wonder at “Theo,” the 16th century mercenary who did not succeed in crossing the Theodul Pass.
Reviewed By carrie3633 - Princeton, United States
This museum is free if you have a Swiss travel pass and was very interesting with the exhibits that you could go in and touch. The inside of typical Swiss cabins was interesting and they had all the animals that could be seen in the wild. They also had a great movie about mountain rescues. A lot to see and kids should also find it interesting too.
