Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Some of the smallest works of art in existence.

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.

CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

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

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

Explore the subjective dream of a hotel.

A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

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

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

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.