Lindt Home of Chocolate, Kilchberg, Switzerland
Explore Swiss chocolate history, interactive exhibits, tastings and the spectacular chocolate fountain just outside Zurich.
Few chocolate attractions make an entrance quite like the Lindt Home of Chocolate. Visitors step into its soaring atrium to find a chocolate fountain rising more than nine metres above the floor, setting the stage for one of Switzerland’s most immersive chocolate experiences.
Located in Kilchberg, just outside Zurich and beside Lindt & Sprüngli’s historic factory, the attraction combines an interactive chocolate museum, tastings, a pilot production facility, chocolate-making courses, a café and an expansive Lindt Chocolate Shop.
Discover the Lindt Home of Chocolate
Begin Beneath the Chocolate Fountain
The centrepiece of the entrance hall is impossible to miss.
Standing 9.3 metres high, the fountain circulates approximately 1,400 litres of real chocolate through 94 metres of internal piping. Chocolate flows through the structure at roughly one kilogram per second.
It provides a suitably dramatic introduction to a museum devoted to Switzerland’s relationship with chocolate.
Follow Cacao From Its Origins
The multimedia museum begins with cacao itself, exploring cultivation and the journey of the cacao bean before moving through thousands of years of chocolate history.
Visitors discover cacao-growing regions, follow chocolate’s arrival in Europe and meet the Swiss pioneers whose innovations helped establish Switzerland’s international chocolate reputation.
See How Chocolate Is Made
The production section brings the chocolate-making process into view.
Rather than touring Lindt’s main factory, visitors explore the process through a modern pilot plant used to demonstrate how cacao beans are transformed into cocoa liquor, liquid chocolate, bars and pralines. The facility also plays a role in research and product development.
Taste Your Way Through the Museum
This is one museum where tasting is very much part of the experience.
Chocolate tasting is incorporated into the visitor route, including the opportunity to discover different Lindt creations and LINDOR chocolates while learning more about flavour and production.
Become a Chocolatier
Visitors who want to do more than taste can book a chocolate-making experience in the CHOCOLATERIA.
Courses provide opportunities to work with chocolate under the guidance of Lindt Master Chocolatiers and create chocolate treats to take home. These experiences are offered separately from standard museum admission and should be booked according to availability.
Leave Room for the Chocolate Shop
The Lindt Chocolate Shop covers more than 500 square metres and is described by the attraction as the world’s largest Lindt shop. Beyond the familiar chocolates and pralines, visitors can watch a Lindt Master Chocolatier at work and discover products associated specifically with the Home of Chocolate.
The attraction also includes the Lindt Café, making it easy to extend a museum visit over coffee, chocolate, waffles or a light meal.
Tips for Planning Your Visit
The Lindt Home of Chocolate is extremely popular, and advance online ticket booking is strongly recommended. The museum currently operates daily for most of the year, with closures and adjusted hours on selected dates. Visitors should check the official calendar before travelling.
The attraction is approximately 20 minutes from central Zurich by public transport. Visitors can travel by bus, train or even combine the journey with a short boat trip on Lake Zurich. From Kilchberg railway station, the museum is approximately a 10-minute walk.
Find the Lindt Home of Chocolate
Why It’s Worth the Stop
The Lindt Home of Chocolate succeeds because it offers considerably more than a brand history.
Visitors can follow cacao from cultivation through production, discover the innovators behind Swiss chocolate, watch a pilot chocolate-making facility, taste chocolate and try making it themselves. The spectacular fountain gives the attraction its signature image, but the depth of the museum makes the experience worthwhile beyond the photo opportunity.
Its proximity to Zurich also makes it one of the easiest major chocolate destinations to incorporate into a Swiss itinerary.
— A Note From Our Editor —
The chocolate fountain may be what gets everyone through the door — and yes, it deserves the photographs — but don’t rush through the museum to reach the tasting stations. The story of how Switzerland became synonymous with chocolate is one of the most interesting parts of the experience. For an especially memorable arrival, consider taking the boat from Zurich and walking from the lake to the Home of Chocolate.