Things to Do in Lucerne, Switzerland

Lucerne, on Lake Lucerne in the foothills of the Swiss Alps, contains the Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke), a remarkable 14th-century wooden covered bridge with painted interior panels. Mount Pilatus, accessible via the world's steepest rack railway (48% gradient) built in 1889, rises 6,995 feet above the city. The Lion of Lucerne statue (1821) commemorates 786 Swiss Guards who died at the Tuileries Palace in 1792.