Schaffhausen: what to see and where to eat

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38,964 people live here

Nearest airport: Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 26.67 km from the centre

Distances are straight-line and the walking time is an estimate, not a route.

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Things to see

  • waterfall

    Rhine Falls

    waterfall on the Rhein River in Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall, about 2 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mountain

    Hohentwiel

    mountain

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    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • fortress

    Munot

    fortress in Schaffhausen, Suiza

    May-Sep 08:00-20:00; Oct-Apr 09:00-17:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2025-05-01

    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2025-05-01

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schaffhausen, about 8 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • monastery

    Rheinau Abbey

    former Benedictine abbey

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  • castle

    Laufen Castle

    castle in Laufen in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall, about 1 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • mountain

    Irchel

    elevation in the Canton of Zürich

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • archaeological site

    Nussbaumersee

    small lake between Nussbaumen and Uerschhausen, both in the municipality of Hüttwilen in the Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

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    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • castle

    Hohenklingen Castle

    castle above Stein am Rhein in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Stein am Rhein, about 19 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • monastery

    Former Benedictine Abbey of All Saints (monastery/convent church, Erhard and Michaelis Chapel, infirmary and novitiate, beguinage, predecessor buildings I-III)

    former Benedictine monastery in the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schaffhausen, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • archaeological site

    Werd

    island in Lake Constance, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Stein am Rhein, about 14 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • château

    Wörth Castle

    castle in Neuhausen am Rheinfall in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • monastery

    Kloster St. Georgen zu Stein am Rhein

    church and former Benedictine monastery in Switzerland

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • railway bridge

    Eglisau railway bridge

    railway bridge in Eglisau in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Hüntwangen-Wil, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • archaeological site

    Kesslerloch

    cave in Thayngen in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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    Free to enter OpenStreetMap, written 2019-12-18

    Getting there Nearest stop or station Thayngen, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • château

    Schloss Hohenlupfen

    château

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Stühlingen, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 16 km from the city centre

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  • ancient roman structure

    Castrum Tasgetium

    Roman fort

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Stein am Rhein, about 4 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • municipal library

    Schaffhausen City Library

    municipal library in the city of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

    Mo 13:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; Su off OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-07

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  • castle

    Herblingen Castle

    castle in Stetten in the canton of Schaffhausen,Switzerland

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  • villa

    Villa Flora

    Th, Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; We 10:00-20:00 OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-24

    Ticket needed OpenStreetMap, written 2026-04-24

    About 24 km from the city centre

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  • archaeological site

    Radegg, medieval castle ruins with outworks

    castle ruins in Wilchingen in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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    About 11 km from the city centre

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  • international bridge

    Rhine bridge

    wooden bridge over the Rhine between Gailingen in Germany and Diessenhofen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Diessenhofen, about 9 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Thur

    river in Switzerland

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Töss

    river in Switzerland

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Glatt

    river in Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Zweidlen, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • river

    High Rhine

    river in Switzerland

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    About 80 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Biber

    river in the borderland between Germany and Switzerland.

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    About 13 km from the city centre

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  • mountain range

    Randen

    mountain range

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    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • lake

    Hüttwilersee

    lake of the three Hüttwil lakes in Hüttwilen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • association football venue

    Berformance Arena

    soccer stadium in Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Herblingen, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • lake

    Husemersee

    little lake in Ossingen in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Staufen

    mountain in the Hegau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Hohenhewen

    mountain

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Mägdeberg

    mountain

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Hohenkrähen

    mountain

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • lake

    Hasensee

    lake of the three Hüttwil lakes in Uesslingen-Buch in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Klingengraben

    river

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    About 24 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Hagen

    mountain in Switzerland

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    About 10 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Lang Randen

    mountain in Switzerland

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    About 9 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Hoher Randen

    mountain in Germany

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    About 12 km from the city centre

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  • street circuit

    Alemannenring

    former auto racing circuit

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Singen Industriegebiet, about 7 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 19 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Hohenstoffeln

    mountain

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    About 14 km from the city centre

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  • lake

    Morgetshofsee

    lake in Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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  • mountain

    Kalter Wangen

    mountain in Germany

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    About 17 km from the city centre

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  • river

    Schwarzbach

    river in Switzerland

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    About 24 km from the city centre

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  • megalithic tomb

    Dergernau Dolmen

    megalithic tomb in Wutöschingen, Germany

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    About 18 km from the city centre

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  • road bridge

    Rheinbrücke N4

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Rhyfallexpress zum Rheinfall, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • association football venue

    Stadion Breite

    football stadium

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schaffhausen, about 13 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • architectural heritage monument

    Stadthaus Winterthur

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    About 23 km from the city centre

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  • road bridge

    Rheinbrücke Rheinau–Altenburg

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  • mountain

    Cholfirst

    mountain

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  • bridge

    Rheinbrücke Neuhausen am Rheinfall–Flurlingen

    bridge in Switzerland

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  • railway bridge

    Eisenbahnbrücke am Rheinfall

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall, about 3 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • run-of-river hydroelectric power station

    Schaffhausen power station

    power station on the Rhine in Schaffhausen

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  • road bridge

    Rheinbrücke Schaffhausen–Flurlingen

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Rhyfallexpress zum Rheinfall, about 11 min on foot OpenStreetMap

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  • run-of-river hydroelectric power station

    Rheinau power station

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  • railway bridge

    Hemishofen Rhine Bridge

    railroad bridge over the Rhine between Hemishofen in the canton of Schaffhausen and Wagenhausen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • road bridge

    Rheinbrücke Hemishofen

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    About 15 km from the city centre

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  • mountain

    Wolkensteinerberg

    survey in the municipality of Hemishofen in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland

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    Getting there Nearest stop or station Hemishofen, about 10 min on foot OpenStreetMap

    About 16 km from the city centre

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Places to eat

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