Tokyo, Japan
Hachiko
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Tokyo, Japan
Nakagin Capsule Tower
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
Hotel Belvédère
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Andermatt, Switzerland
Teufelsbrucke
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Bodio, Switzerland
Gotthard Base Tunnel
The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.
Arc-et-Senans, France
La Saline Royale
The shape of this old salt factory complex was inspired by the course of the Sun.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Birthplace of the Web
The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.
Meyrin, Switzerland
CERN
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Gland, Switzerland
Toblerone Line
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
Ennetbürgen, Switzerland
Hammetschwand Elevator
The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.
Bern, Switzerland
Museum of Communication
Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.
Bern, Switzerland
Naturhistorisches Museum
Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.
Zurich, Switzerland
Heureka Useless Machine
One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.
Bern, Switzerland
Einsteinhaus
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Bern, Switzerland
The Child Eater of Bern
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
Bärengraben
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Bern, Switzerland
Méret Oppenheim Fountain
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Erlach, Switzerland
St. Peter’s Island
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”
Hunawihr, France
NaturOparc Stork Reintroduction Center
Wander among free-roaming storks at the sanctuary that helped save them from local extinction.
Colmar, France
Bartholdi Museum
The birthplace of the builder of the Statue of Liberty is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Staufen im Breisgau, Germany
The Cracking Buildings of Staufen
A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.
Sissach, Switzerland
The Henkermuseum
Extensive private collection of authentic Medieval devices used for human torture and execution.
Basel, Switzerland
'Eine gefahrliche Uberfahrt' ('A Dangerous Crossing')
Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.
Basel, Switzerland
Pharmazie-Historisches Museum der Universität Basel
One of the world's largest collections of pharmaceutical artifacts.
