The World's Tallest Chocolate Fountain

At a Glance

Lindt Home of Chocolate opened in September 2020 on the Lindt campus in Kilchberg, just 15 minutes south of Zurich by commuter train. Roughly CHF 100 million went into a museum that tells the story of Swiss chocolate as a walkable, tactile experience.

Architecture & the Fountain

Designed by Basel-based Christ & Gantenbein, the building uses a restrained Swiss industrial geometry on the outside and opens into a central atrium dominated by a 9.3-metre Chocolate Fountain—the world's tallest, circulating about 1,500 litres of real chocolate. Its scent reaches you before the form does.

What to See

• World-history gallery, from Maya and Aztec cacao to the Swiss industrial breakthroughs of the 19th century.
• Rudolf Lindt's conching machine, which accidentally created the smooth modern texture in 1879.
• Mini factory tour with viewing windows on the Lindor truffle production line.
• Chocolateria classes (English or German, pre-booked) where you shape and take home your own pralines.
• Lindt shop — the largest in Europe, first to stock limited Lindor editions.

Visiting Tips

S8/S24 from Zurich HB to Kilchberg, then a ten-minute walk. In summer, the lake ferry from Bürkliplatz takes 45 minutes. Budget 1–1.5 hours for permanent exhibits, or 2.5 hours with a class. Weekday afternoons are quietest. Afterwards, walk south along the lake for a short break.