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Lucerne, LU - population 57,817, elevation 435m
Hergiswil Glassworks - see glassblowing in action at this factory between Lucerne and Alpnachstad
Historisches Museum - Lucerne History Museum
IMAX cinema at Lucerne Transport Museum
Information on Lucerne
KKL - Luzern Arts & Congress Centre designed by Parisian architect Jean Nouvel
Klewenalp - on the southern shore of Lake Luzern travel up this mountain by cable car
Lake Lucerne Navigation Company SGV - operate boats and sometimes paddle-steamers on Lake Luzern.
Lucerne Kunstmuseum
Mt. Pilatus - travel up this 2120m mountain by cable car or by the world's steepest gradient cog railway
Mt. Rigi - 1797m mountain offering excellent views
Mt. Stanserhorn - second tallest mountain (1898m) after Pilatus on Lake Luzern. Travel up by funicular to the revolving restaurant offering 360 degree views
Naturhistorisches Museum - Lucerne Museum of Natural History - great for children
Richard Wagner Museum - in the composer’s former Luzern home with a collection of musical instruments
Rosengart Collection - Luzern art collection showing collection of art dealer Angela Rosengart - a friend of Picasso's - as well as his works includes Cezanne, Kandinsky, Miro, Chagall and Modigliani.
Skycruise - Zeppelin flight from Luzern/Buochs airfield covering Mt. Rigi, Pilatus, Titlis, Stanserhorn & Lake Lucerne
SNG - on north side of lake rents boats, pedalos & small motor boats and provides lake cruises
Tell-Pass - regional (Central Switzerland) pass for rail and boat travel - sold by Lucerne tourist office & boat stations
Transport Museum

Hotels in Lucerne, LU
Best Western Hotel Krone *** 25 rooms
Grand Hotel National ***** 41 rooms
Hermitage Lucerne **** 69 rooms
Hotel Alpha 45 rooms
Hotel Bellevue *** 19 rooms
Hotel Continental Park 92 rooms
Hotel De La Paix 39 rooms
Hotel Des Alpes *** 45 rooms
Hotel Des Balances **** 57 rooms
Hotel Rebstock Luzern 30 rooms
Hotel Restaurant Schiff 14 rooms
Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern ***** 107 rooms
Hotel Seeburg Luzern *** 58 rooms
Monopol Swiss Quality Hotel **** 74 rooms
NH Luzern *** 110 rooms
Palace Luzern ***** 136 rooms
Radisson SAS Hotel Lucerne **** 165 rooms
The Hotel ***** 25 rooms
Waldstaetterhof Swiss Quality Hotel *** 79 rooms
Wilden Mann Romantik Hotel *** 50 rooms