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I am a Zurich-based tourism expert and founder of The Zurich Insider, a Swiss company specializing in private cultural tours and tailor-made journeys across Switzerland. I guide travelers through Zurich's history, architecture, sacred spaces, and hidden infrastructure—including the Cold War bunker network beneath the old town —as The Washington Post quoted. A former employed professional turned entrepreneur, I speak on Swiss travel trends, layover tourism, women's history, heritage storytelling, and running a small business in Switzerland.
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Der Trauerautomat
Permanently Closed

Zurich, Switzerland

Der Trauerautomat

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

Einstein's Locker

Zurich, Switzerland

Einstein's Locker

Einstein's old locker at ETH is now a tiny museum

William Tell's Crossbow

Zurich, Switzerland

William Tell's Crossbow

The famed crossbow of Switzerland's folk hero now adorns a restaurant wall

Haus zum Goldenen Ochsen oriel window

Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Haus zum Goldenen Ochsen (House of the Golden Ox) Oriel

Explore the five senses depicted on this protruding Gothic window.

A black clay bowl with silver overlay on display at Latenium.

Hauterive, Switzerland

Latenium

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

Sodbrunnen

Zurich, Switzerland

Sodbrunnen Rennweg

A 700-year-old drinking fountain turned charity for the less fortunate of Zurich.

Mosesbrunnen

Bern, Switzerland

Mosesbrunnen

This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.

Charlemagne Statue in Grossmunster Crypts

Zurich, Switzerland

Charlemagne Statue in Grossmunster Crypts

A statue of Charlemagne, created in the 1400s, once overlooked the city, and is now located in a crypt.

Grave of the Unknown Climber

Zermatt, Switzerland

Mountaineers' Cemetery

This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.

Beauty in the Zurich police lobby

Zurich, Switzerland

Giacometti Halle

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

Tolkien's characters would have felt right at home in this space.

Bern, Switzerland

Kornhauskeller Restaurant

Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.

Tinguely Fountain

Basel, Switzerland

Tinguely Fountain

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

Rütli as seen from across Lake Uri

Seelisberg, Switzerland

Rütli Meadow

This scenic spot is known as the birthplace of Switzerland.

Verzasca Dam

Gordola, Switzerland

Verzasca Dam

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?

Paxmal

Walenstadt, Switzerland

'Paxmal'

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

Wheels of Gruyère maturing.

Pringy, Switzerland

La Maison du Gruyère

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.

Brunswick Monument

Geneva, Switzerland

Brunswick Monument

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

Outside Spalentor

Basel, Switzerland

Spalentor

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

Geneva, Switzerland

L’horloge Fleurie (The Flower Clock)

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

Lindenhof Keller

Zurich, Switzerland

Lindenhof Keller

Underneath the well-known Lindenhof hides a secret cellar documenting Zurich's early history.

Pointe de la Jonction

Geneva, Switzerland

Pointe de la Jonction

Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.

Brusio Spiral Viaduct

Brusio, Switzerland

Brusio Spiral Viaduct

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

inside the Eh Graben

Zurich, Switzerland

Ehgraben (Medieval Sewage Ditch)

Use a key to unlock this medieval sewer tunnel.

Looking down at the water-carved tunnels

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Trümmelbach Falls

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

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