museum
Autobau Erlebniswelt
Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Saint Gallen, Switzerland · Europe
Wil is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sirnach, 31km from Meersburg Castle.
Wil is a town located in Saint Gallen, Switzerland. With a population of 23,955, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Wil sits in Switzerland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Zurich time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Wil to your route.
Wil (German pronunciation: [viːl]) is a town and political municipality in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It has a small-town character and is an important center for the west of the canton, lower Toggenburg and Hinterthurgau. Wil had a population of 25,176 by the end of 2024. With 74,550 inhabitantsRead more
(according to the FSO), the agglomeration of Wil is the second-largest conurbation in Eastern Switzerland. The former political municipality of Bronschhofen has been part of the town of Wil since 1 January 2013. For more than 500 years, the prince-abbots of St. Gallen resided in the "Hof" of Wil; Wil is also called "Abbots Town" ("Äbtestadt") and is the third largest city in the canton of St. Gallen, after St. Gallen and Rapperswil-Jona.
In 1984, Wil was awarded the Wakker Prize for the development and preservation of its architectural heritage.
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Wil is located in Saint Gallen, Switzerland, Europe. The coordinates are 47.4615 latitude, 9.0455 longitude.
Wil has a population of approximately 23,955 people, making it a town in Switzerland.
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museum
Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.
29 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.
31 km · about 35 min drive
restaurant
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Progressive Swiss zoo known for its Masoala Rainforest hall, a massive indoor tropical ecosystem.
36 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Switzerland's largest city blending a medieval old town with trendy districts, all set along the Limmat River and the shores of Lake Zürich.
39 km · about 45 min drive
museum
The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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