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Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

The university library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese.

This large sculpture of white plates and forms is actually a huge sound amplifier.

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

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

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

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

One of the world's largest skateboard collections is on display inside a historical mansion.

A memorial to a 19th-century composer who was known for driving crowds wild.

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

This peaceful open space below Geneva's famous cathedral is full of art and history.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

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

A modest grave marks the final resting place of one of the world's most influential religious figures.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

On the side of a building, a depiction of the woman who became a local legend by tossing soup out her window.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.