Along the Rhine to Museum Tinguely

Why go

This route suits walkers who want the river to shape their day. Begin with the open space of St. Johanns-Park, then pause at St. Johann gate before heading toward Mittlere Brücke. After crossing the Rhine, Museum Kleines Klingental gives the walk a historical indoor stop. Continue along the Kleinbasel side to Museum Tinguely for a longer visit devoted to moving art. The final riverside stretch is the longest walk, so save energy for it and allow more time than the map’s straight line suggests. The gate is a brief optional detour; the park, bridge and two museums give the route its main arc. Check museum opening information before leaving.

The route, stop by stop

World itinerary estimate: 195–405 min

1. 01

   Main stop · 25–40 min

   St. Johanns-Park

   Pause in St Johanns Park for a riverside lawn and Rhine outlook in the St Johann district, away from the central bridge crowds.

   Explore

2. Walk · 3 min · Estimated

   02

   Optional · 25–40 min

   St. Johann Gate

   See St Johann Gate for another surviving piece of Basel's city wall: a tower and passage marking the old western approach.

   Explore

3. Walk · 17 min · Estimated

   03

   Main stop · 25–40 min

   Mittlere Brücke

   Cross Mittlere Brücke on foot to connect Grossbasel and Kleinbasel while seeing the Rhine, both riverfronts and the bridge's small Käppelijoch chapel.

   Explore

4. Walk · 4 min · Estimated

   04

   Main stop · 45–75 min

   Museum Kleines Klingental

   Choose Museum Kleines Klingental for Basel's medieval sculpture and local history inside a former convent on the Kleinbasel side of the Rhine.

   Explore

5. Walk · 30 min · Estimated

   05

   Main stop · 75–120 min

   Museum Tinguely

   By the Rhine in Solitudepark, this museum centres on Jean Tinguely's moving sculptures. It is the clearest Basel stop for art that behaves like machinery, set inside Mario Botta's building.

   Explore