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A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

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

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

The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."

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

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

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

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

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

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

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”