Experience
Whether for children or adults: museums, show mines, geoparks or geological trails offer numerous opportunities to be inspired by geology. Here you will find a selection of what is on offer.


Museums covering geology
Switzerland is rich in museums. Here you will find address lists for museums that deal exclusively or partially with geological themes:

Geoparks
Geoparks are attractive excursion and holiday destinations for schools, families and those interested in earth sciences from all walks of life. A Geopark combines various geological, cultural and touristic attractions.

Further offers
Also show mines, caves or erratics belong to the fascinating aspects of geology.
- Excursions geol.ch
- Show mines
- Show caves
- Erratics (German)
- Search for and collect minerals and fossils, exchanges (German)
- Goldpanning (German)
- Vulcanoes
Experience Geology

At the “Erlebnis Geologie“ (Experience Geology) events, Swiss geologists from universities, museums, public offices and private industry provide the general public with interesting insights into their areas of expertise. The knowledge of how many areas of geology influence our daily lives has been fascinating all visitors since the start of the event series in 2007.
More informationGeological trails

Geotourism develops, promotes and commercializes special geological landscape features. Professionals and lay people can experience and understand developments in earth science on geological trails, in geoparks, show caves, geotopes or at events such as “Erlebnis Geologie”.
More informationGeotopes

Geotopes are natural geoscientific monuments worthy of protection: spatially constrained parts of the geosphere of geological, geomorphological or geo-ecological importance. Depending on whether the formative processes are complete or still in progress, they are then static or active geotopes.
More information
Platform Geosciences
Laupenstrasse 7
P.O. Box
3001 Bern
- Tel.
- +41 31 306 93 25
Dr. Pierre Dèzes
Swiss Academy of Sciences
Platform Geosciences
Laupenstrasse 7
P.O. Box
3001 Bern