Places ambernz Wants to Go

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.