Obergoms VS, Switzerland
Hotel Belvédère
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
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Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Tübingen, Germany
The Tübingen University anatomical collection hosts an example of an extremely rare medical phenomenon.
Tübingen, Germany
One of the world's oldest fossil exhibits is on display in a beautiful antique "naturalienkabinett."
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Fribourg, Switzerland
This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.
Hirzel, Switzerland
Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."
Jáchymov, Czechia
Visitors flock to the historic birthplace of radiobalneology for its therapeutic radium treatments.
Halle (Saale), Germany
A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”
Dresden, Germany
Tourists often confuse this beautifully ornate former cigarette factory for a mosque.
Freiberg, Germany
A Saxony castle houses one of the largest and most outstanding mineral collections in the world.
Tübingen, Germany
The old castle kitchen where nucleic acid was first isolated is considered the "cradle of biochemistry."
Altenburg, Germany
An incredibly well-preserved barbershop from the 1920s was transformed into a tiny local museum.
Altenburg, Germany
This natural history museum houses one of the world's largest rat kings, a terrifying jumble of tangled rodents.
Bad Schlema, Germany
Learn the incredible story of how an unassuming spa town was transformed into one of the world’s largest uranium mining sites.
Vanuatu
The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post Office is definitely one of a kind.
Teufen, Switzerland
Created by a pair of artists, this former hotel was designed to provide a minimum of everything including comfort.
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.
Saas Fee, Switzerland
Explore the subjective dream of a hotel.
Feldbach, Switzerland
A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.
Lutry, Switzerland
Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.