Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

This museum is also an active archeological site at the eastern end of Lake Neuchâtel.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

The skeleton of a 19th-century elephant that was executed by cannonball.

The world's largest collection of fire-fighting items dating back almost 350 years.

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.

Everything from alchemy books to building plans for the Eiffel Tower are housed inside this museum.

A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

A unique collection of Swiss art brut and naïve art displayed in an old warehouse.

A journey through every aspect of the human body.

A treasure trove of scientific instruments from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.

Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.

A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.

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

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.