Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Jaquet-Droz Automata
These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.
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Neuchâtel, Switzerland
These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.
Fribourg, Switzerland
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Geneva, Switzerland
This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.
Seegräben, Switzerland
Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.
Interlaken, Switzerland
A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.
Gland, Switzerland
This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.
Tolochenaz, Switzerland
The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.
Bern, Switzerland
Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.
Lausanne, Switzerland
A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.
Meyrin, Switzerland
The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.
Sissach, Switzerland
Extensive private collection of authentic Medieval devices used for human torture and execution.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Zurich, Switzerland
Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.
Habsburg, Switzerland
An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.
Zurich, Switzerland
This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.
Ennenda, Switzerland
The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.
Gränichen, Switzerland
The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”
Zurich, Switzerland
An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.
Ostermundigen, Switzerland
This small museum displays a collection of outsider art and scale models of past "treatments" for mental illness.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Leuk, Switzerland
A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.