Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

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

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

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

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

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

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

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

This doorless 20th-century elevator doesn't stop or slow down.