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

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

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

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

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

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

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

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

A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.

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

Part of this hotel resides in Switzerland, the other in France, and the border splits the honeymoon suite.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

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

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

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

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

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

Explore the subjective dream of a hotel.

The only tower of an aerial tramway standing over a ski-lift.

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

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

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

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