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This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

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

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

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

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.

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

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

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

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

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.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.