Points of interest · Geneva · Updated on 6 November 2026
Attractions and sights in Geneva canton
Geneva canton has 65 points of interest on the Outdoor Pitstop map. Most are memorials (18), castles (15) and museums (13). 5 have a page of their own with a photo and a story. At 2, the app tells the story as an audio tour of about two minutes.

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2 audio tours in Geneva
At these places the app tells the story on the spot, in about two minutes. Listen in English or Dutch.

St. Pierre Cathedral
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Jet d'eau
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Hear the story of St. Pierre Cathedral on the spot with the app
The 48 best-known attractions in Geneva canton
After the places above, best known first.
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Musée ArianaMuseum · Geneva · Story - 4
Musée d'Art et d'HistoireMuseum · Geneva · Story - 5
MuseumMuseum · Cologny · Story - 6
Flower clockAttraction · Geneva - 7
Geneva Botanic GardenAttraction · Geneva - 8
Jean-Jacques RousseauMemorial · Geneva - 9
Musée d'histoire des sciencesMuseum · Geneva - 10
The Globe of Science and InnovationMuseum · Meyrin - 11
Château de VésenazCastle · Collonge-Bellerive - 12
Château du CrestCastle · Jussy - 13
Compesières CommandryCastle · Bardonnex - 14
Dardagny CastleCastle · Dardagny - 15
Monument BrunswickMonument · Geneva - 16
Museum of Far Eastern ArtMuseum · Geneva - 17
Peace Bell Honsen-ji, ShinagawaAttraction · Geneva - 18
Pregny CastleCastle · Pregny-Chambésy - 19
SkanderbegMemorial · Geneva - 20
The Conquest of SpaceMemorial · Geneva - 21
Voltaire MuseumMuseum · Geneva - 22
A. FontanelMemorial · Carouge - 23
Augustin-Pyramus de CandolleMemorial · Geneva - 24
Brigades InternationalesMemorial · Geneva - 25
Château ChoullyCastle · Satigny - 26
Château de CollexCastle · Collex-Bossy - 27
Château de RouelbeauArchaeological site · Meinier - 28
Château de TournayCastle · Pregny-Chambésy - 29
Château de VersoixCastle · Versoix - 30
Château des BoisCastle · Satigny - 31
Domaine de GarengoCastle · Céligny - 32
Domaine de l’ElyséeCastle · Céligny - 33
Fontaine de l'EscaladeMemorial · Geneva - 34
Général DufourMemorial · Geneva - 35
Grisélidis RéalMemorial · Geneva - 36
Immigrants italiensMemorial · Geneva - 37
Impératrice Elisabeth d'AutricheMemorial · Geneva - 38
IndependentWHO memorial to "all victims of nuclear power, past present and future"Memorial · Geneva - 39
La Bâtie BeauregardCastle · Collex-Bossy - 40
Louis FavreMemorial · Geneva - 41
Maccabees ChapelAttraction · Geneva - 42
Mahatma GandhiMemorial · Geneva - 43
Marronnier OfficielAttraction · Geneva - 44
Monument à Albert ThomasMemorial · Geneva - 45
Musée d'ethnographieMuseum · Geneva - 46
Musée RathMuseum · Geneva - 47
Pictet de RochemontMemorial · Geneva - 48
Simone RapinMemorial · Geneva
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8 towns have points of interest.
40 points of interesti
Photo: Franck Schneider · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsGeneva
2 audio tours · 17 memorials, 11 attractions
4 points of interesti
Photo: Tryfon Kar · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMeyrin
3 observation towers, 1 museum
2 points of interesti
Photo: RomanDeckert · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCollonge-Bellerive
1 castle, 1 observation tower
1 point of interestCarouge
1 memorial
1 point of interesti
Photo: RomanDeckert · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsVersoix
1 castle
1 point of interesti
Photo: Franck Schneider · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsPlan-les-Ouates
1 castle
All 65 from A to Z
A name with a link has a page of its own with a photo and a story.
- A. FontanelMemorial
- Augustin-Pyramus de CandolleMemorial
- Brigades InternationalesMemorial
- CastleCastle
- Château ChoullyCastle
- Château de CollexCastle
- Château de RouelbeauArchaeological site
- Château de TournayCastle
- Château de VersoixCastle
- Château de VésenazCastle
- Château des BoisCastle
- Château du CrestCastle
- Compesières CommandryCastle
- Dardagny CastleCastle
- Domaine de GarengoCastle
- Domaine de l’ElyséeCastle
- Église du Sacré-CoeurAttraction
- Flower clockAttraction
- Fontaine de l'EscaladeMemorial
- Général DufourMemorial
- Geneva Botanic GardenAttraction
- Grisélidis RéalMemorial
- ICRCMuseum
- Immigrants italiensMemorial
- Impératrice Elisabeth d'AutricheMemorial
- IndependentWHO memorial to "all victims of nuclear power, past present and future"Memorial
- International Museum of the ReformationMuseum
- Jean-Jacques RousseauMemorial
- Jet d'eauAttraction
- La Bâtie BeauregardCastle
- La Pierre-aux-Dames, Erratic BoulderAttraction
- La Tour d'HermanceCastle
- Louis FavreMemorial
- Maccabees ChapelAttraction
- Mahatma GandhiMemorial
- Marronnier OfficielAttraction
- MemorialMemorial
- Monument à Albert ThomasMemorial
- Monument BrunswickMonument
- Musée ArianaMuseum
- Musée Barbier-MuellerMuseum
- Musée d'Art et d'HistoireMuseum
- Musée d'ethnographieMuseum
- Musée d'histoire des sciencesMuseum
- Musée RathMuseum
- MuseumMuseum
- Museum of Far Eastern ArtMuseum
- Observation towerObservation tower
- Observation towerObservation tower
- Observation towerObservation tower
- Observation towerObservation tower
- Observation towerObservation tower
- Palace of NationsAttraction
- Patek Philippe MuseumMuseum
- Peace Bell Honsen-ji, ShinagawaAttraction
- Pictet de RochemontMemorial
- Pregny CastleCastle
- Simone RapinMemorial
- SkanderbegMemorial
- St. Pierre CathedralAttraction
- The Conquest of SpaceMemorial
- The Globe of Science and InnovationMuseum
- Tour de l'IleAttraction
- Tuilerie romaineArchaeological site
- Voltaire MuseumMuseum
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Frequently asked questions
How many attractions are there in Geneva?
The Outdoor Pitstop map shows 65 points of interest in Geneva, 5 of them with a page of their own with a photo and a story.
What are the best known attractions in Geneva?
Among others St. Pierre Cathedral, Jet d'eau, Musée Ariana, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire and Museum.
Which attractions in Geneva have an audio tour?
2: St. Pierre Cathedral and Jet d'eau.
How does an audio tour work?
When you are at the place, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells its story in about two minutes, in English or Dutch. With Pro you check in and hear the whole story.
Which town has the most attractions?
Geneva (40), then Meyrin (4), Collonge-Bellerive (2) and Cologny (1).
Which memorials are there in Geneva?
18, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Skanderbeg, The Conquest of Space, A. Fontanel and Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle.
Neighbouring cantons
Attractions in the neighbouring cantons



