Ballenberg Open-Air Museum
A spread of more than 100 old farmhouses, barns and workshops that were taken apart across Switzerland and rebuilt here near Brienz. Walking its paths is like crossing the country's regions in an afternoon, from timber chalets to stone houses.
- Where
- Brienz, Bern, Switzerland
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 46.7495, 8.0864
Get the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ballenberg Open-Air Museum. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bern volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ballenberg Open-Air Museum
Reichenbach Falls 8.4 km
A waterfall dropping 250 metres above Meiringen, reached by an old funicular. Arthur Conan Doyle chose its upper fall for the struggle between Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty in The Final Problem.
Bachalpsee 10 km
A small mountain lake at 2,265 metres, about an hour's walk from the First cable car above Grindelwald. A natural dam splits it in two, and on a still day the higher part mirrors the Schreckhorn and the Wetterhorn behind it.
First 10 km
A minor summit on the slopes of the Schwarzhorn, best known as the top station of the cable car from Grindelwald. It is the start of easy walks to the Bachalpsee and the end of the long ridge hike from Schynige Platte over the Faulhorn.
Aare Gorge 10 km
A narrow chasm the Aare has cut through a limestone ridge near Meiringen, carved by meltwater as the last Ice Age ended. Walkways run for about 2 kilometres between cliffs up to 50 metres high, and at its tightest the gorge is only a metre wide.
Lake Brienz 11 km
A deep, green-blue lake about 14 kilometres long just north of the Alps, fed by the Aare at its eastern end and by streams falling from steep forested slopes. Interlaken sits at its western tip, and paddle steamers cross to the woodcarving village of Brienz.
Schynige Platte 17 km
A mountain ridge and viewpoint at about 2,000 metres above Lake Brienz, reached by an old cog railway from Wilderswil. It is the starting point of the classic high trail over the Faulhorn to First, with the big peaks of the Bernese Oberland in view all the way.
Männlichen 18 km
A 2,343 metre mountain between the valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, reached by cable car from both sides. The ridge is a natural balcony facing the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau, and the start of a gentle walk down to Kleine Scheidegg.
Harderkulm 19 km
A viewpoint and funicular station at 1,322 metres on the forested Harder ridge above Interlaken. From the top you look down on the town between its two lakes, Thun and Brienz, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau lined up across the valley.
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Questions
Where is Ballenberg Open-Air Museum?
Ballenberg Open-Air Museum is in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Reichenbach Falls (8.4 km), Bachalpsee (10 km), First (10 km).
How do I get the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ballenberg Open-Air Museum and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bern volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ballenberg Open-Air Museum before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bern volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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