Showing Visitors Around Basel with Kids, 2 of 14
Open todayAttraction
Basel Minster
- Open today
- 11am to 4pm
- Price
- Tower CHF 6, under 14 free
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
Showing Visitors Around Basel with Kids, 2 of 14: Basel Minster
Basel Minster
AttractionAltstadt Grossbasel
Area
Altstadt Grossbasel
Good for
5–14
Cost
Tower CHF 6, under 14 free
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Updated
Oct 26, 2026
What you need to know
- Climb in pairs or more, since the towers only let in groups of 2 or more, with at most 30 visitors up at once
- Last tower entry is half an hour before the church closes, and nobody goes up during midday prayers from 12pm to 12:20pm
- Puzzle booklets for kids cost CHF 1 at the welcome desk: a 20-riddle quiz from age 8, and a drawing and coloring booklet for ages 4 to 7
About
Basel Minster is the city's former cathedral, now a Reformed Protestant church, built of red sandstone with colored roof tiles and two slim towers. Kids can climb both the Georgsturm and the Martinsturm, about 250 steps each up a narrow staircase, for a wide view over Basel.
Below the Georgsturm, look for a picture from 1372 of Saint George fighting a remarkably small dragon.
IndoorOutdoor
Location
Basel Minster
Münsterpl. 9, 4051 Basel, Switzerland
