This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

One of the most historical literary characters continues to stroll his hometown.

The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.

The largest underground lake in Europe.

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

Natural history museum displaying a famous taxidermied St. Bernard.

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

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

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

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

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

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

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

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

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

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

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

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

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.