Each story is rooted in real local history and landmarks
A child living in the Vorstadt in 1887 feels the ground trembling one July night. Their cat leads them and the neighbours to safety as houses slide into the Zugersee, forming the Katastrophenbucht under the moonlight — a story of survival, community, and the treacherous ground beneath our feet.
A shy child must run the cherry rush through the Old Town with an 8-metre ladder on their shoulders. Guided by the ghost of an old Chriesiwwächter, they learn the secret of which tree on the Allmend bears the sweetest cherries — and that courage comes in all sizes.
Master builder Hans Felder hides a tiny golden cherry inside the Zytturm’s astronomical clock in 1480. Centuries later, a child discovers it when the moon-hand points to a date that only comes once every leap year — unlocking a secret that connects Zug’s cherries to its most famous tower.
A Habsburg knight’s horse refuses to cross the Morgarten Pass in 1315. A child from Zug helps the frightened horse escape the column and watches from the Zugerberg as the confederates win their freedom below — the battle that gave Switzerland its name.
Heiri Höhn’s ghost teaches a child to bake the perfect Zuger Kirschtorte in the Burg Zug kitchen. Each layer of the cake — meringue, sponge, cream, Kirsch — reveals a different century of the castle’s 26 building phases, from the 8th century to today.
A child finds an old USB key in a crack of the Zytturm wall. Following blockchain clues across Zug’s landmarks — from the Katastrophenbucht to St. Oswald’s Church — they discover what Vitalik left behind in Das Raumschiff and learn how a tiny town became the capital of the digital future.
Saints Oswald and Michael step down from the church portal on Chriesisturm day. They must judge a dispute between two farmers over the finest cherry tree on the Allmend, just as medieval guilds once settled quarrels — a tale of fairness, tradition, and the sweetest fruit in Switzerland.
A child in medieval Zug dreams of painting the Old Town houses in bright colours. When the Habsburgs demand the town be grey, she secretly frescoes the walls at night. After the Confederation grants freedom in 1352, the colours come out into the open — and become Zug’s identity.
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