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

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

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

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

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

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

A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.

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

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

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

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

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