This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

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

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

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

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.

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

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

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

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

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

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

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

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

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

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

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

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

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

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.