Walenstadt, Switzerland
'Paxmal'
A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
Hammetschwand Elevator
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Zurich, Switzerland
Urania Observatory
Switzerland's oldest public observatory is an important part of the Zurich cityscape.
Zurich, Switzerland
Haus Hiltl
Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.
Weil am Rhein, Germany
Giant Chairs of Weil am Rhein
A town that sets itself apart with supersized designer seating.
Basel, Switzerland
Tinguely Fountain
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Basel, Switzerland
Spalentor
The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.
Bern, Switzerland
Kornhauskeller Restaurant
Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Palais de Rumine
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Lutry, Switzerland
Lutry Menhirs
Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Lavaux
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Kayabwe, Uganda
Equator Line Restaurant
This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.
Annecy, France
Palais de l’Île
A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.
Geneva, Switzerland
L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Pramarzo, Italy
Temple of Damanhur
Eco-village hidden in the foothills of the Alps that created a massive system of psychedelic underground temples.
Schwyz, Switzerland
Stoosbahn Funicular
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Andermatt, Switzerland
Teufelsbrucke
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
Hotel Belvédère
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Gadmen, Switzerland
Trift Bridge
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The Reichenbach Falls
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Trümmelbach Falls
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
St. Beatus Cave
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Mülenen, Switzerland
The Niesenbahn
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Hérémence, Switzerland
Pyramides d'Euseigne
These spindly, stone-capped formations are the product of glacial deposits and thousands of years of erosion.
