An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

An unassuming Swiss institution houses Europe's largest toy museum.

Museum featuring strange and enchanting toys of the past.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

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

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

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

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

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

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