Places zydeko Wants to Go

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

Extensive private collection of authentic Medieval devices used for human torture and execution.

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

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

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

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

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

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

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."