Pet-Friendly Attractions in Lucerne

The 14th-century covered wooden bridge zigzagging across the Reuss is Europe's oldest surviving truss bridge and Lucerne's emblem. Triangular ceiling panels paint the city's history; the octagonal Wasserturm rises mid-span. Crossing is free, dog-friendly and takes three minutes.

Bertel Thorvaldsen's 1820 dying lion, carved straight into the cliff face, commemorates the Swiss Guards killed defending the Tuileries in 1792. Mark Twain called it "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world". Open-air, free, with a small reflecting pond.

The 870-metre medieval city wall north of the Altstadt, with nine towers including the Zytturm whose 1535 clock strikes one minute before all others in the city. Three of the towers are climbable, with rooftop panoramas over the lake and the snow-capped Alps.