Swiss Museum of Games — Attraction in La Tour-de-Peilz

I really like this museum...but I also really like games! This museum is situated in an old castle on a beautiful viewpoint in Vevey by the lake. It's worth visiting, if only for the view. The museum takes up three floors, and so there are stairs. There is an elevator for wheelchairs and strollers. The strollers are not permitted in the museum so bring a baby carrier. The museum explains the histories of different games, has lots of games for visitors to learn and play, and has game rooms on two floors. We played several of the games from Mancala, to darts, to the pin ball table. The shop has lots of games to buy and take home. So, if you are looking for a particular game, they may sell it here. They carry French language versions of games only. Overall, great museum and especially worth visiting with children eight and up who can enjoy playing...

Beautiful castle, with even more beautiful view on lake. Not so easy to find parking spot. There is a playground. Although I spent childhood playing board games, chess etc - part of museum linked to board games was boring. Sorry☹️ some fun were computer games, we had lot of fun playing one together with my son for long time, in one of rooms as well as on the way were some games. In my opinion museum should over time increase presence of computer games. I realized that even if my favorite board games would be in museum, looking at them would be… boring :( it is nice that there is a separate space you can play some of board games with...

Went on a weekday, it was virtually empty, just one other group that appeared to be getting a private tour. They had a special exhibit of the influence of nature and the environment on games. It was nicely done, and nice to see some of the history of games. We also stayed to play some of the board game collection downstairs. The staff was friendly, and allowed us to use their elevator for a mobility-challenged person in my group. A fun way to spend the morning! We followed it with lunch along Quai Roussy and a nice stroll...