Visierstollen und Rundgang Gotthardtunneldorf
About This Museum
Forget the sterile white cubes of modern art museums; this is history you can feel in the cool, damp air of a mountain. Tucked away at the Göschenen train station, the Visierstollen und Rundgang Gotthardtunneldorf isn't a traditional museum but a portal straight into the 19th century, telling the raw, human story of the Gotthard Tunnel's construction. You walk the same narrow, hand-hewn passages and cramped quarters where miners and engineers lived and worked. It’s an immersive dive into one of Switzerland's most monumental engineering feats, experienced not through glass cases but through the very rock itself.
Collection Highlights
The main collection is the tunnel itself—the original 'Visierstollen' pilot gallery and a faithfully recreated 'Tunnel Village' with bunk beds, a blacksmith's forge, and a contractor's office. You'll see the simple, rugged tools that carved through the Alps and get a visceral sense of the challenging conditions faced by the workers.
Visitor Information
Just pop into the small building right on the Bahnhofplatz in Göschenen to book your tour. Wear a jacket—it’s chilly inside year-round—and sturdy shoes for navigating the historic stone floors. It’s a surprisingly intimate and powerful experience that gives you a whole new appreciation for your train ride through the mountain.
Architecture & Building
There's no grand facade here; the museum is built into and around the original 19th-century tunnel entrance and support buildings, all rough-hewn local stone and timber that feels completely of the mountain.
Contact & Location
Address: Bahnhofplatz, Göschenen, Uri, 6487, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Phone: +41 41 240 13 49
Website: Visit Website
