Places kattrewerts Wants to Go

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

An amazing clockwork museum in the Val de Travers holds examples of various prestigious legacies horological history.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

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

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

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

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

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

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

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

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

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

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

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

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

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

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

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

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

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