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

Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."

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

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

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

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

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

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

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

Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

This small museum displays a collection of outsider art and scale models of past "treatments" for mental illness.

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

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

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

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.

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

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

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