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Points of Interest

Every mountain peak, historic landmark, and hidden gem worth discovering across Switzerland.

292 places
292+
Points of Interest
7
Categories
3
Regions
3
Destinations

Aareschlucht (Aare Gorge)

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"nature"

Aareschlucht (Aare Gorge) -- A 1.4 km Walk Through 200-Meter Limestone Walls

interlaken

poi

Abbey of St. Gallen

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"cultural"

Adventure Activities -- Switzerland's Top 30 Paragliding, Skiing, Hiking Trails & Water Sports

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Aletsch Forest

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"nature"

Aletsch Glacier -- The Longest Glacier in the Alps and UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Alimentarium Vevey

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"food"

Allalin

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"nature"

Appenzeller Schaukaeserei -- The Show Dairy with Switzerland's Secret Herbal Recipe

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Arnensee

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"nature"

Ascona Weekly Market

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"food"

Augusta Raurica Roman City

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"cultural"

Bachalpsee (First Lake) -- Alpine Mirror Lake with Eiger and Schreckhorn Reflections above Grindelwald

interlaken

poi

Badi Utoquai Zurich

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"nature"

Bahnhofstrasse -- Zurich's World-Famous Luxury Shopping Boulevard

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Bains des Pâquis

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"nature"

Ballenberg Open-Air Museum

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"cultural"

Ballenberg Open-Air Museum -- 100+ Historic Swiss Buildings in One Place

interlaken

poi

Basel Minster

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"cultural"

Basilica de Valère Sion

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"cultural"

Bellinzona Saturday Market

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"food"

Bern Bundesplatz Market

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"food"

Bern Minster

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"cultural"

Bern Old Town -- Switzerland's UNESCO World Heritage Capital

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Bern Zibelemärit (Onion Market)

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"food"

Bernina Express -- UNESCO World Heritage Railway across the Alps to Italy

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Bettmerhorn

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"nature"

Biel/Bienne Old Town Market

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"food"

BirdLife Nature Centre Neeracher Ried

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"nature"

Blausee (Blue Lake) -- Crystal-Clear Forest Lake with Stunning Blue Color in the Kandertal

interlaken

poi

Braunwald -- Car-Free Alpine Village and Family Paradise in Glarus

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poi

Breithorn from Klein Matterhorn

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"nature"

Brienzer Rothorn

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"nature"

Bundeshaus -- The Swiss Federal Parliament Building in Bern

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Bungee Jumping Verzasca Dam -- The James Bond GoldenEye Jump

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CERN -- The World's Largest Particle Physics Laboratory

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Cardada-Cimetta -- Locarno's Mountain Terrace with Mario Botta Architecture

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Castelgrande Bellinzona

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"cultural"

Castello Visconteo Locarno

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"cultural"

Castles of Bellinzona

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"cultural"

Cathedral San Lorenzo Lugano

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"cultural"

Cathedral of St. Nicholas Fribourg

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"cultural"

Caumasee -- The Caribbean of Switzerland with Emerald Green Water in Flims

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poi
Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) -- Europe's Oldest Covered Wooden Bridge point of interest

Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) -- Europe's Oldest Covered Wooden Bridge

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landmark

Chaplin's World Vevey

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"cultural"

Chasseral

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"nature"

Chateau de Chillon -- Switzerland's Most Visited Castle on Lake Geneva

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Chaumont

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"nature"

Chiesa Collegiata Bellinzona

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"cultural"

Cholerenschlucht

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"nature"

Chur Cathedral

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"cultural"

Château de Aigle - Wine Museum

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"food"

Château de Coppet

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"cultural"

Château de Grandson

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"cultural"

Château de La Sarraz

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"cultural"

Château de Morges

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"cultural"

Château de Prangins - Swiss National Museum

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"cultural"

Château de Tourbillon Sion

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"cultural"

Collection de l'Art Brut Lausanne

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"cultural"

Convent of St. John Val Müstair

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"cultural"

Crap Sogn Gion

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"nature"

Crestasee

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"nature"

Creux du Van -- The Natural Rock Amphitheatre of the Swiss Jura

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Creux du Van Nature Reserve

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"nature"

Cultural Landmarks -- Switzerland's Top 30 Museums, Churches, Castles & Historic Sites

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Disentis Abbey

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"cultural"

Dranse River Delta

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"nature"

Ebenalp and Wildkirchli

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"nature"

Eiger Express -- The V-Cableway from Grindelwald to the Eiger Glacier

interlaken

poi

Emmentaler Schaukaeserei -- The Show Dairy Where Switzerland's Most Famous Cheese is Made

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poi

Engelberg Abbey

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"cultural"

FIFA World Football Museum -- Interactive Football History in Zurich

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Faulhorn

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"nature"

First Cliff Walk by Tissot -- A Glass-Floored Walkway Above the Grindelwald Abyss

interlaken

poi

Fischingen Monastery

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"cultural"

Fondation Beyeler

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"cultural"

Fondation Pierre Gianadda Martigny

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"cultural"

Food & Drink -- Switzerland's Top 30 Cheese Factories, Chocolate, Restaurants, Vineyards & Markets

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poi

Fort de Pré-Giroud Vallorbe

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"cultural"

Fotomuseum Winterthur

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"cultural"

FoxTown Factory Stores Mendrisio

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"food"

Fraumunster -- Zurich's Gothic Church with Marc Chagall's Stained Glass

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poi

Fronalpstock

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"nature"

Furka Pass -- James Bond's Alpine Road, the Rhone Glacier, and a Historic Steam Train at 2,429 m

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poi

Gantrisch Nature Park

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"nature"

Gelmerbahn -- The Steepest Open Funicular in Europe

interlaken

poi

Gelmersee -- Turquoise Reservoir Lake Reached by Europe's Steepest Open Funicular

interlaken

poi

Gemmi Pass

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"nature"

Geneva Plainpalais Flea Market

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"food"

Geneva Rue du Rhône Luxury Shopping

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"food"

Giessbach Falls Lakeside

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"nature"

Glacier 3000

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"nature"

Glacier Express -- The Slowest Express Train in the World

zermatt

poi

Glacier Garden Lucerne

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"nature"

Glacier Kayaking Brienz -- Paddling on Milky-Blue Glacial Water

interlaken

poi

GoldenPass Express -- Montreux to Interlaken without Changing Trains

interlaken

poi

Gorges de la Jogne

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"nature"

Gorges de la Poëta-Raisse

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"nature"

Gorges du Durnand

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"nature"

Gorges du Pichoux

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"nature"

Gorner Gorge (Gornerschlucht) -- A Glacier-Carved Abyss in the Shadow of the Matterhorn

zermatt

poi

Grande Dixence Dam

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"nature"

Greifensee

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"nature"

Grimsel Pass -- Crystal Caves, Massive Reservoirs, and a Historic Alpine Crossing at 2,164 m

interlaken

poi

Grossmunster -- Zurich's Romanesque Reformation Church with Twin Towers

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poi

Grotte aux Fées St-Maurice

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"nature"

Gruyères Castle

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"cultural"

HR Giger Museum Gruyères

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"cultural"

Habsburg Castle

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"cultural"

Hallwyl Castle

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"cultural"

Harder Kulm

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"nature"

Harder Kulm -- Top of Interlaken, the Two-Lake Panorama Viewpoint

interlaken

poi

Heidegg Castle

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"cultural"

Höllgrotten Baar

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"nature"

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum Geneva

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"cultural"

Iseltwald -- The Tiny Lake Brienz Village Famous for Its K-Drama Jetty

interlaken

poi

Jet d'Eau -- Geneva's Iconic 140-Meter Water Fountain

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poi
Jungfraujoch -- Top of Europe, Highest Railway Station in Europe point of interest

Jungfraujoch -- Top of Europe, Highest Railway Station in Europe

interlaken

nature

JuraParc Vallorbe

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"nature"

Kartause Ittingen

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"cultural"

Kirchner Museum Davos

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"cultural"

Kloster Einsiedeln -- Baroque Benedictine Monastery and Switzerland's Most Important Pilgrimage Site

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poi

Klöntalersee

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"nature"

Kronberg Appenzell

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"adventure"

Kunsthaus Zurich -- Switzerland's Largest Art Museum

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poi

Kunstmuseum Basel -- The World's Oldest Public Art Collection

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poi

Kunstmuseum Bern

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"cultural"

Kunstmuseum Thun

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"cultural"

Kyburg Castle

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"cultural"

LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

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"cultural"

La Dôle

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"nature"

La Maison du Gruyere -- Cheese Factory at the Foot of a Medieval Hilltop Town

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poi

Lac Lioson

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"nature"

Lac Retaud

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"nature"

Lac de Derborence

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"nature"

Lac de Joux

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"nature"

Lac de Tanay

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"nature"

Lago Ritom

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"nature"

Lago di Poschiavo

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"nature"

Lago di Tom

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"nature"

Lago di Vogorno

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"nature"

Lai da Palpuogna

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"nature"

Lake Brienz (Brienzersee) -- The Bluest Lake in Switzerland with Giessbach Falls and Iseltwald

interlaken

poi

Lake Geneva (Lac Leman) -- Western Europe's Largest Lake with the Swiss Riviera, Lavaux Vineyards, and Chateau de Chillon

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poi

Lake Hallwil

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"nature"

Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstattersee) -- Switzerland's Most Historic Lake with Five Paddle Steamers

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poi

Lake Sils (Silsersee)

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"nature"

Lake Thun (Thunersee) -- Turquoise Glacier Lake with Castles and Alpine Panoramas

interlaken

poi

Lake Zurich (Zurichsee) -- Switzerland's Urban Lake with Boat Cruises, Badi Culture, and Rapperswil

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poi

Lauenensee

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"nature"

Lausanne Cathedral

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"cultural"

Lausanne Marché de la Riponne

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"food"

Lavaux Vineyard Terraces -- A UNESCO World Heritage Wine Landscape Above Lake Geneva

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poi

Lenzburg Castle

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"cultural"

Lindt Home of Chocolate -- The World's Largest Chocolate Museum

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Lion Monument (Löwendenkmal) -- Mark Twain's "Most Mournful Piece of Stone in the World"

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poi

Locarno Piazza Grande Market

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"food"

Lucerne Old Town Shopping

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"food"

MCBA - Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne

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"cultural"

MUSEC - Museum of Cultures Lugano

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"cultural"

Madonna del Sasso Locarno

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"cultural"

Madonna del Sasso Morcote

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"cultural"

Maggia River Delta

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"nature"

Maison Cailler -- Switzerland's Oldest Chocolate Brand Experience

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poi

Maison Cailler Broc

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"food"

Masoala Rainforest Hall Zurich Zoo

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"nature"
Matterhorn point of interest

Matterhorn

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nature

Matterhorn Gornergrat -- Panoramic Railway to the Roof of the Alps

zermatt

poi

Mesocco Castle

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"cultural"

Moléson Summit

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"nature"

Mont Fort

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"nature"

Monte Bre -- Lugano's Sunniest Mountain and the Artist Village Above the Lake

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poi

Monte Generoso

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"nature"

Monte Rosa Hut

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"nature"

Monte San Giorgio UNESCO Site

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"nature"

Monte San Salvatore -- Lugano's Panoramic Mountain on the Lake

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poi

Montreux Christmas Market

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"food"
Mount Pilatus point of interest

Mount Pilatus

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nature

Mount Pilatus -- The Dragon Mountain Above Lucerne

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poi

Mount Rigi -- Queen of the Mountains, Home to Europe's First Mountain Railway

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poi

Mount Titlis -- Glacier Peak with the World's First Revolving Cable Car

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poi

Munot Fortress Schaffhausen

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"cultural"

Muottas Muragl

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"nature"

Muri Abbey

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"cultural"

Murten / Morat Medieval Town

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"cultural"

Museo Vincenzo Vela Ligornetto

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"cultural"

Museum Langmatt Baden

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"cultural"

Museum Rietberg Zurich

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"cultural"

Museum Tinguely Basel

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"cultural"

Museum der Kulturen Basel

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"cultural"

Museum of Communication Bern

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"cultural"

Museum zu Allerheiligen Schaffhausen

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"cultural"

Musée Ariana Geneva

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"cultural"

Musée Gruerien Bulle

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"cultural"

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Geneva

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"cultural"

Natur- und Tierpark Goldau

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"nature"

Natural History Museum Bern

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"cultural"

Natural History Museum Geneva

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"cultural"

Natural Wonders -- Switzerland's Top 30 Mountains, Lakes, Waterfalls, Glaciers & Valleys

interlaken

poi

Niederhorn

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"nature"

Niederhorn -- Panorama over Lake Thun with Ibex and Marmots

interlaken

poi

Niesen -- The Swiss Pyramid Above Lake Thun

interlaken

poi

Notre-Dame de Valère Sion

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"cultural"

Oberer Letten Zurich

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"nature"

Oberhofen Castle

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"cultural"

Oeschinensee -- UNESCO World Heritage Glacial Lake above Kandersteg

interlaken

poi

Old Baths Pfäfers

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"nature"

Olympic Museum -- The World of the Olympic Games in Lausanne

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poi

Olympic Museum Lausanne

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"cultural"

Papiliorama Kerzers

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"nature"

Paragliding Interlaken -- Switzerland's Top-Rated Adventure Experience

interlaken

poi

Parc Ela

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"nature"

Patek Philippe Museum Geneva

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"cultural"

Payerne Abbey Church

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"cultural"

Pfyn-Finges Nature Park

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"nature"

Piz Languard

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"nature"

Piz Nair

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"nature"

Pizol 5 Lakes Hike

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"nature"

Rapperswil Castle

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"cultural"

Reichenbach Falls -- Where Sherlock Holmes Met His Fate above Meiringen

interlaken

poi

Rhine Falls (Rheinfall) -- The Largest Waterfall in Europe

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poi

Rigi Kaltbad Mineral Baths

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"nature"

Rochers de Naye

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"nature"

Rochers-de-Naye -- Cogwheel Railway from Montreux to the Alpine Summit

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poi

Romainmôtier Abbey

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"cultural"

Roman Museum Nyon

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"cultural"

Rosenlaui Gorge

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"nature"

Ruinaulta -- The Swiss Grand Canyon of the Rhine Gorge

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poi

Saint-Imier Collegiate Church

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"cultural"

Sammlung Oskar Reinhart Winterthur

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"cultural"

San Bernardino Pass -- The Wild and Quiet Alpine Crossing from Graubunden to Ticino at 2,065 m

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poi

Santa Maria degli Angioli Lugano

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"cultural"

Santis -- Highest Peak in Eastern Switzerland with Views over Six Countries

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poi

Scenic Transport -- Switzerland's Top 30 Trains, Cable Cars, Boats, Funiculars & Mountain Passes

zermatt

poi

Schilthorn / Piz Gloria -- James Bond's 007 Mountain with a Revolving Restaurant

interlaken

poi

Schwarzsee

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"nature"

Seealpsee

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"nature"

Sigriswil Panorama Bridge -- A 340-Meter Suspension Bridge Above Lake Thun

interlaken

poi

Sion Old Town Market

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"food"

Skydiving Interlaken -- Tandem Freefall Above the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau

interlaken

poi

Solothurn Market

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"food"

Spiez Castle

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"cultural"

St-Ursanne Collegiate Church

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"cultural"

St. Beatus Caves

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"nature"

St. Gallen Textile District

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"food"

St. Martin's Church Zillis

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"cultural"

St. Pierre Cathedral Geneva

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"cultural"

St. Urban Monastery

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"cultural"

Stanserhorn -- The Open-Top Cable Car Experience in Central Switzerland

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poi

Staubbach Falls -- Lauterbrunnen's 297-Meter Free-Falling Waterfall

interlaken

poi

Stein am Rhein Medieval Town

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"cultural"

Stockalper Palace Brig

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"cultural"

Stockhorn -- Cable Car to the Alpine Lake Above the Simmental

interlaken

poi

Stoos Ridge Trail

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"nature"

Swiss Alpine Museum Bern

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"cultural"

Swiss Chocolate Experiences -- From the Chocolate Train to Factory Tours Across Switzerland

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poi

Swiss History Museum Bern

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"cultural"

Swiss Museum of Transport -- Switzerland's Most Visited Museum in Lucerne

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poi

Swiss Museum of Transport Lucerne

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"cultural"

Swiss National Museum Zurich

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"cultural"

Swiss National Park -- Switzerland's Only National Park and the Oldest in the Alps

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poi

Swiss Science Center Technorama -- The Largest Hands-On Science Museum in Switzerland

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poi

Swiss Transport Museum (Verkehrshaus) -- Switzerland's Most Visited Museum

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poi

Tamina Gorge

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"nature"

Tarasp Castle

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"cultural"

Textilmuseum St. Gallen

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"cultural"

Thun Castle

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"cultural"

Tierpark Bern Dählhölzli

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"nature"

Trift Suspension Bridge -- One of the Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridges in the Alps

interlaken

poi

Truebsee -- Family-Friendly Alpine Lake at the Foot of Mount Titlis

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poi

Trummelbach Falls -- Europe's Only Accessible Glacier Waterfalls inside a Mountain

interlaken

poi

Uetliberg -- Zurich's Local Mountain with City, Lake, and Alpine Panorama

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poi

Vallorbe Caves

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"nature"

Verzasca Valley -- Emerald River, Roman Bridge, and the Famous Dam

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poi

Vevey Market

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"food"

Viamala Gorge

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"nature"

Vue des Alpes Pass

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"nature"

Walensee -- Switzerland's Fjord-Like Lake Beneath the Churfirsten

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poi

Walter Zoo Gossau

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"nature"

Weissfluh Davos

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"nature"

Weisshorn Arosa -- 360-Degree Panorama Restaurant Above Graubunden

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poi

Wildegg Castle

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"cultural"

Wildnispark Zürich Sihlwald

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"nature"

Winterthur Weekly Market

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"food"

Wägitalersee

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"nature"

Zentrum Paul Klee -- Renzo Piano's Wave Architecture and 4,000 Works by Klee

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poi

Zoo Basel (Zolli)

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"nature"

Zoological Museum Zurich

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"cultural"

Zurich Bürkliplatz Flea Market

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"food"

Zurich Im Viadukt Market Hall

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"food"

Zurich Niederdorf Old Town

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"food"

focusTerra ETH Zurich

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"cultural"