20 Attractions to Explore Near Mont Pèlerin

Villa "Le Lac" Le Corbusier is a residential building on Lake Geneva in Corseaux, Switzerland designed by Swiss architect Le Corbusier.

The Lavaux Vinorama is a tasting center that offers a selection of over 250 wines made from the finest grape varieties. It’s the perfect place to stop and learn more about the riches of this wine-growing region.

Musée Jenisch the second-largest art museum in the Canton of Vaud. The neo-classical style building is home to the Cantonal Prints Collection and the Oskar Kokoshka Foundation.

Alimentarium is the first museum in the world devoted exclusively to nutrition. It offers an insight into the history and future of the human diet through interactive exhibitions, hands-on workshops, tastings, and cooking demonstrations.

Fork of Vevey is an 8-meter-tall, 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.

Swiss Museum of Games is dedicated to the preservation, research, and dissemination of various forms of parlor games. The permanent exhibition offers a panorama of the wide world of more than 10000 games from antiquity to the present.

The Blonay - Chamby Railway and Museum was opened in 1968 with the aims of operating the meter-gauge railway line from Blonay to Chamby and in doing so preserving railway equipment of technical or historic value. The century-old steam or electric trains take visitors from Blonay on a journey through viaducts, tunnels, and pastures that offer a beautiful view of the Vaud Riviera, Lake Geneva, and Savoy.

A unique museum dedicated to the legendary band Queen fascinates rock music fans. It is located in the former Mountain Studios in the Casino Barrière de Montreux. The collection includes handwritten song lyrics, costumes worn during performances, studio equipment, promotional material, singles, etc.

Montreux Casino is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva.

Chillon Castle is an Island Castle which is situated in the eastern end of the lake on the shore between Villeneuve and Montreux. Chillon is amongst the most visited castles in Switzerland and Europe.

Swiss Steam Park is one of the most prestigious miniature railways in Europe. More than a dozen steam locomotives carry passengers of all ages through this fascinating railway kingdom set in a beautifully designed park covering 19,000 m2. Every June the park is host to the International Steam Festival.

The Col de Jaman is a mountain pass that connects Montreux in the canton of Vaud to Montbovon in the canton of Fribourg.

The Dent de Jaman is a mountain above Montreux, situated north of the Rochers de Naye.

Aquatis is the largest freshwater aquarium-vivarium in Europe. It is an interesting mix of an aquarium, ZOO, and an educational interactive modern museum.

A mountain overlooking Lake Geneva, Rochers-de-Naye straddles the range separating the lake from the valley of the Sarine.

The museum is the largest archive of the Olympic Games in the world with more than 10,000 artifacts.

The MUDAC is the only museum in French-speaking Switzerland exclusively dedicated to design and contemporary applied arts. MUDAC offers exhibitions of its permanent collections as well as thematic presentations of 21 st century's fundamental trends.

Musée de l'Elysée is a photography museum. It contains more than 100,000 photographs includes those of color pioneer Gabriel Lippmann right up to contemporary photographers such as Jeff Wall. The museum offers both collection and temporary exhibitions.

The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne is a church located in the city of Lausanne, in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It belongs to the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud. The cathedral was consecrated and dedicated to Our Lady in 1275.

Château Saint-Maire was built from 1397 to 1425 by the Bishops of Lausanne to serve as their fortified residence. It is now serves as the seat of the cantonal government, the Council of State of Vaud. And also a Swiss heritage site of national significance.