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Dangerous site where the tracks of Zurich tramcars intersect
Just a few meters west of the Schwamendinger Place tramway station, there is an x-shaped rail piece on which the tramcars change from right-hand travel on the overground lines to left-hand travel... »
Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
A nearly 500 year old scuplture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why
Standing in the middle of Bern, Switzerland, is the Kindlifresser, or “Child Eater.” The fountain sculpture towers above the ground a baby half stuffed into his mouth, and a sack full of three... »
Unusual Monuments, Strange Statues, Memento Mori | Edited by Dylan and wythe
University library shaped like a giant piece of Swiss cheese
From up in the air, Rolex Learning Center looks like a giant slice of Emmentaler cheese, placed on the banks of Lake Geneva. Its design is no doubt a play on the clichés associated with building's... »
Architectural Oddities | Edited by stanestane, Dylan and others
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city
In the quaint medieval city of Gruyére, Switzerland, you may meander the cobblestone streets and tour the delightful old Gruyére cheese factory. But a far more fascinating site here contrasts with... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by danomar, michelle and 3 others
Historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe"
Scientists have long traveled to Earth's ends to conduct their studies. Mountaintops are a classic example of a harsh environment that serves as an ideal setting for experiments ranging from the... »
Instruments of Science | Edited by Trevor and Dylan
150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs
The Frog Museum in Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland is a collection of 150-year-old satirical tableaus of domestic life in the 19th century — all involving stuffed frogs.
The museum began in the... »
Unique Collections | Edited by Josh, Dylan and others
Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys
Maison d'Ailleurs, or the "House of Elsewhere," revolves around extraordinary journeys... of the mind, at least. It is a museum of science fiction, utopias, and other futurist writings.
The... »
Unique Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto and wythe
The bear pit or Bern, empty for the first time in nearly 500 years
On the edge of the old town of Bern, Switzerland, lay one of Bern’s most famous tourist attractions: the Bärengraben, or Bear Pits. The city, is smothered in bears, bear cookies, bear sculptures,... »
Fascinating Fauna | Edited by
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site
With its Alpine landscape, Switzerland is not a country that most people would associate with wine. But on the gentle slopes of the northern shore of Geneva Lake, the gentle climate actually... »
Intriguing Environs | Edited by stanestane
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there
The legend of the cave revolves around its namesake, St. Beatus, a monk living around 100 AD, who chose the cave in which to spend his pious hermitage. To his annoyance, however, he discovered... »
Subterranean Sites | Edited by michelle and re_nakaba
