Swiss Museum of Games, La Tour-de-Peilz

Name: Swiss Museum of Games
Address: Au Château, La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland

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Located on the shore of Lake Geneva between the cities of Vevey and Montreux, the Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz is dedicated to the preservation, research and dissemination of various forms of parlor games. Unlike many other museums in the world, the Swiss Museum of Games distinguishes the "game" from "toys". It is the oldest of its kind and unique in Europe. The collection spans more than 10,000 games, from antiquity to the present and from all over the world. ()

Local name: Schweizer Spielmuseum Coordinates: 46°27'10"N, 6°51'17"E

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Swiss Museum of Games – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ze Fork, Musée Jenisch, Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, Hauteville Castle.

0.5 miNW
Memorial
Ze Fork, Vevey
14 min walk • Fork of Vevey is an 8-metre-tall, 1.3-metre-wide stainless steel fork on the shore of Lake Geneva in Vevey, Switzerland. Fork of Vevey is a part of the Alimentarium, a Vevey-based museum with a permanent exhibition on food and Nestlé's history.
0.8 miNW
Fine arts exhibits in a historic setting
Musée Jenisch, Vevey
20 min walk • The Musée Jenisch is a museum of fine arts and prints at Vevey in Vaud in Switzerland. It was set up on 10 March 1897, thanks to a legacy of 200,000 francs from Fanny Henriette Jenisch, wife of Martin Johann Jenisch, a senator of Hamburg. It was designed in the neo-classical style by the architect Louis Maillard and Robert Convert.
1.6 miNW
Architecture, Art museum, Museum
Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier, Vevey
42 min walk • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement is a World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of 17 building projects in several countries by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Hauteville Castle
31 min walk • Hauteville Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
0.6 miNW
46°27'30"N • 6°50'47"E
Alimentarium – Food Museum, Vevey
15 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Aile Castle, Vevey
21 min walk • Aile Castle is a castle in the municipality of Vevey of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
0.7 miNW
46°27'34"N • 6°50'35"E
Musée suisse de l'appareil photographique, Vevey
19 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1 miNW
46°27'53"N • 6°50'41"E
Le Nest, Vevey
25 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
0.6 miNW
46°27'29"N • 6°50'46"E
Charlie Chaplin, Vevey
15 min walk • Monuments and statues, Park
1.2 miN
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Stade de Copet, Vevey
31 min walk • Stade de Copet is a multi-use stadium in Vevey, Switzerland. It holds approximately 4,000 spectators and is primarily used as a venue for football matches.

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Which popular attractions are close to Swiss Museum of Games?

Nearby attractions include Ze Fork, Vevey (14 min walk), Charlie Chaplin, Vevey (15 min walk), Alimentarium – Food Museum, Vevey (15 min walk), Musée suisse de l'appareil photographique, Vevey (19 min walk).