Berlin, Germany
Stasi Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
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Berlin, Germany
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Berlin, Germany
A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.
Bern, Switzerland
This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.
Bern, Switzerland
Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
Walenstadt, Switzerland
A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.
Basel, Switzerland
A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
A unique collection of Swiss art brut and naïve art displayed in an old warehouse.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Geneva, Switzerland
This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Hirzel, Switzerland
Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."
Jenins, Switzerland
Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Geneva, Switzerland
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
Meyrin, Switzerland
This statue of a Hindu cosmic dancer at CERN is a metaphor for modern physics.
Verzasca, Switzerland
This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.
Zermatt, Switzerland
One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.
Meyrin, Switzerland
The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.
Gränichen, Switzerland
The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Obergoms VS, Switzerland
A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.