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Ballenberg Open-Air Museum

More than 100 old farmhouses and workshops from all over Switzerland, with farm animals and crafts.

Photo: Ben W Bell · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
April to October
Price
Paid
Time Needed
Half a day
Address
Museumsstrasse 131, 3858 Hofstetten bei BrienzDirections
Getting There
Train to Brienz, then a bus, about 45 minutes in all.

Why Go

The buildings, from chalets to bakehouses and cheese dairies, were moved here piece by piece and arranged by region across a wooded park, with craftspeople at work.

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