Location: Europe

Kleinbasel, located on the Rhine's right bank, was historically home to Basel's working class. Rosental, Clara, Matthäus, Klybeck, Wettstein, Hirzbrunnen, and Kleinhüningen are now all part of the municipality.

The Rose Garden (Rosengarten) is widely regarded as one of Bern's loveliest parks, thanks in large part to its breathtaking vantage point above the Old Town's rooftops, the Münster (Minster), and the Aare river's loop.

The Schilthorn is a mountain peak in Switzerland's Bernese Alps. It is the highest peak in the Bernese Oberland range north of the Sefinenfurgge Pass and looks down on the valley of Lauterbrunnen. Above the town of Mürren is the Schilthorn, which can be reached via cable car. The Schilthorn,…

The red façade of the Rathaus Basel that sits squarely on the city's central market square is hard to miss. Obviously the tower is the focal point, but the colorful and whimsical paintings on the front also stand out. The town hall of Basel, which is an architectural masterpiece from…

Geneva's major cathedral, St. Pierre Cathedral, is almost 850 years old and is known for the sermons of Jan Kalvin. St. Peter's Cathedral, as it is called in English, situated in the heart of Geneva's Old Town on a little hill overlooking the city, is an interesting blend of Gothic…

The Lion Monument in Lucerne is a massive dying lion cut out of a sandstone rock wall over a pond in the medieval town's east end. It was built as a tribute to the mercenary soldiers from central Switzerland who died while serving King Louis XVI of France during the…