Location: Solothurn
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Solothurn (German: Solothurn pronounced [ˈzoːlotʊrn] ( listen); French: Soleure [sɔlœʁ]; Italian: Soletta [soˈletːa]; Romansh: Soloturn) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.
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1. Old Arsenal Museum (Altes Zeughaus)
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4.5 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By J288VFrobd
We visited this museum years ago. Since then, the 400-year-old building has been renovated as has the extensive displays of weapons, suits of armor and other artifacts that include a full circa 1775 military officer’s suit as well as skulls showing the damage done by medieval halberds and other weapons during battle. There are extensive collections of muskets, swords, spears and other nasty weapons from the medieval period through the 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors can handle a halberd and try on an original suit of armor and helmet. Since our visit, the number of muskets on display has unfortunately been scaled back...unfortunately because we didn’t see any flintlock jaeger rifles, which we loved to see in abundance during our last visit. But overall the revocations are very well done!! We definitely recommend this museum!!!
2. St. Ursen Cathedral
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4.5 based on 231 reviews
Reviewed By tomkong99 - Canton of Aargau, Switzerland
Must see when you are in Solothurn. A pity that the tower wasn't open when we were there. Check-out the concerts.
3. Einsiedelei St. Verena
4. Zeitglockenturm
5. Planetenweg
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By Mick1803 - Koeniz, Switzerland
This is a very nice day hike if you follow the Planetenweg from the Sun (Weissenstein) to the outer rims of Pluto (Grenchenberg). Highest point of the hike is Hasenmatt at 1430m with very goid views over the Swiss plateau and the Alps. There are plenty of place to rest and have refreshments. From Unterer Grenchenberg there is public transport to Grenchen SBB station with connections to Zurich or Biel. In early summer take care of icy bits in the steeper parts of Hasenmatt or Grenchenberg.
6. Naturmuseum Solothurn
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4.5 based on 22 reviews
A museum for nature The Solothurn Natural History Museum will awaken your interest, enthusiasm, understanding and love for nature. It has exhibits of animals, plants, rocks and fossils from the area around Solothurn and will give you information on current topics through attractive special exhibitions. Unique features are the 150 million-year old fossilized turtles from the town’s quarries, the wonderful star sh from Weissenstein and the famous dinosaur footprints from Lommiswil.
