Saint Gallen has some opportunities for discovery and exploration – especially with your kids. The best attractions, sights, and tours that will make your family trip to St.Gallen an unforgettable experience are covered in this article.
Museum for Children, Kids Museum (Kindermuseum)
Since 2007, the History and Ethnology Museum has been home to a special children’s museum. It’s one of the most popular and most visited places in the museum. There is much to discover and try out for small and big visitors. You can walk a barefoot-path which takes you back about 100 years. Children can play and experience for example, how the toys of their grandparents looked like.
You can read more Information in this Blogpost.
Museum of Nature (Naturmuseum)
The Museum of Nature St.Gallen is an information centre on natural history and related topics for the Swiss cantons of St.Gallen and Appenzell. The collection contains more than 110000 plants, 110000 invertebrates, 25000 fossils, 8500 bird eggs, 350 parrots, 72000 butterflies and 50000 geological objects. The stuffed animal section is wonderful. There are a few which you can touch!
You can read more Information in this Blogpost.
Theatre & Cinema
www.figurentheater.ch
www.storchen.net
Bambolino
Indoor kids area
www.bambolino.ch
Peter und Paul
The Peter and Paul Wildlife Park is home to various native animals such as ibexes, lynxes, Ibex, roe, fallow, sika deer, chamois, marmot, lynx, etc. It’s a beautiful and quiet place for a walk – even if it rains.
You can read more Information in this Blogpost.
Ponpon
This is a small toy store that should put a smile on your child’s face.
www.ponpon.ch
Lavka
Beautiful store for kids
www.lavka-lavka.ch
Stadtlandkind
Online Shop
www.stadtlandkind.ch
Children Game Trail (Kinderspielweg)
www.spielweg.ch
Detectiv Trail
detektiv-trails.com
Foxtrail
In Gallus’ town the Foxes hide away in a district as intricate as a piece of St.Gallen embroidery. Be on the watch on five different tracks in the «city of a thousand stairs» – else you will already be put off the scent at St.Gallen’s train station.
www.foxtrail.ch
Farmlife
In Summer: Every Monday afternoon, the children are allowed to explore the animal life on a country-farm. www.pandabaerli.ch And if you want to sleep in a farm… you can book a place in the straw at Hof Hohenwiesen (Fam. Forrer)
Säntispark
Indoor and Outdoor Swimmingpool
www.saentispark-freizeit.ch
Walter Zoo (Gossau)
Zoo
www.walterzoo.ch
Barefoot Trail (Barfussweg)(Appenzell)
www.appenzell.ch
