Water Tower  This octagonal over 34 meter high (111.5 ft.) tower was built ca. 1300 as part of the city wall.  Used as archives, treasury, prison and torture chamber.  Luzern's trademark and the most photographed monument in Switzerland.

Jesuit Church  First large sacral Baroque building in Switzerland.  Constructed in 1666 by Father Christoph Vogler for the Jesuits.  The vault was redecorated in the mid-18th century.  The original vestments of Brother Klaus, a famous Swiss patron, are stored in the inner chapel.

Franciscan Church  Typical medieval mendicant architecture. Built second half of 13th century, Gothic style. Most ornate pulpit in Switzerland from the period between Renaissance and Baroque era. Flag frescoes represent Luzern's conquests in the Middle Ages.

Water Spikes  An unique sight from the technical standpoint. The so-called "spikes" are lowered or withdrawn by hand into the water to regulate the water level.  It replaced the Reuss steps in 1859-60 that chandelled the water over the city mills.

Spreuer Bridge  Was completed in 1408 as a part of the city fortification.  Between 1626 and 1635 Kaspar Meglinger added 67 paintings that represent the "Dance of Death".  Called the Spreuer bridge because chaffs of wheat were thrown in the river here.

Musegg Wall  A part of the rampart walls built in 1386. Wall almost entirely intact. Three towers are open to the public: Schirmer, Zyt and Männli. The oldest city clock built by Hans Luter in 1535 is on the Zyt tower. This clock is privileged to chime every hour one minute before all the other city clocks.

Old City Squares  Historical, frescopainted buildings border the old city on the right bank of the Reuss at a few picturesque squares. The Weinmarkt, where the Luzerners swore a federal oath with Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, is especially attractive. So are the Hirschenplatz square, named after an old inn from the Middle Ages, and the Kornmarkt square which features the Town Hall and beautifully painted Pfistern guildhall.

Town Hall  Built between 1602 and 1606 by Anton Isenmann in Italian Renaissance style and covered with a Bern farmhouse roof for weather purposes. The open arcades facing the Reuss still serve today as a weekly marketplace. The Kornschütte hall opposite an earlier trading goods store is used today as a concert and exhibition locale.

Hof Church  Main cathedral for the city population and religious center St. Leodegar and Mauritius. Benedictine monastery founded here in the 8th century.  Fire destroyed church in 1633. Rebuilt 1645. Is the most important Renaissance church building in Switzerland. Especially noteworthy are the facade, Mary's alter (with a relief panel from 1500) and the souls' altar.

Lion Mounment  "The dying Lion of Luzern" is one of the world's most famous monuments. It was hewn out of natural rock in memory of the heroic death of the Swiss mercenaries at the Tuileries in 1792. Globetrotter Mark Twain described the Lion of Luzern as "the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world".