Kramgasse 40, Bern 3011 Switzerland

Bim Zytglogge 3, Bern 3000 Switzerland

This prominent landmark has for centuries kept time for Bern's residents and puts on an elaborate show each hour.

Alter Aargauerstalden/Laubeggstr., Bern 3006 Switzerland

Grosser Muristalden 6, Bern 3006 Switzerland

Munsterplatz 1, Bern 3000 Switzerland

Located in the center of the Old Town, this 15th-century cathedral sports a towering 328-foot-tall spire that dominates the city skyline.

Bundesplatz 3, Bern 3003 Switzerland

The home of the Swiss national government, this building's political significance stands out in an otherwise quiet city.

Monument in Fruchtland 3, Bern 3006 Switzerland

Kramgasse 49, Bern 3011 Switzerland

The flat on the second floor of Kramgasse No. 49 was rented by Einstein from 1903 to 1905. It has been restored in the style of that period to reflect Einstein's crucial years in Bern. The flat is open to the public. From the main train station you get to Kramgasse No. 49, if you take the direction of "Bärengraben," walking under the right-hand arcade.

Bahnhofplatz, Bern 3000 Switzerland

A modern downtown building that serves as one of Switzerland's more important railroad hubs.

Helvetiaplatz 5, Bern 3005 Switzerland

The Bernisches Historisches Museum is one of the most important museums of cultural history in Switzerland. The collections of archaeology, history and ethnography include approximately 500,000 objects dating from the Stone Age to the present and representing cultures from all over the world. The hydria from Graechwil, the Burgundian tapestries, the diptych from Königsfelden and a series of ethnographical objects as well as coins and medals are all internationally renowned. Besides these, other highlights of the permanent exhibitions include the spectacular Bernese sculptures, two Bernese mayoral thrones and much more. The integrated Einstein Museum offers an account of the life and work of the physicist and places it in a fascinating manner in the context of world history. Temporary exhibitions are regularly staged in the generously proportioned exhibition hall.

Bundesplatz, Bern 3000 Switzerland

The social heart of the city, this public square is named for the bear, the animal that serves as Bern's symbol.

Bern Switzerland

Spitalackerstrasse 66, Bern 3013 Switzerland

Granary Place, Bern 3000 Switzerland

Riedbachstrasse 98, Bern 3027 Switzerland