A turquoise mountain lake at 1,578 m beneath huge cliffs and waterfalls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bernese Oberland. A gondola from Kandersteg takes you most of the way, then it's an easy 30-minute walk down to the lake. Hire a rowing boat, or walk the high panoramic trail above the lake for the classic view.
In winter the lake freezes for ice skating. Kandersteg is about an hour by train from Bern.
A deep glacial valley with sheer rock walls and 72 waterfalls, including the Staubbach Falls, which drop 300 m right beside the village.
The highest railway station in Europe at 3,454 m, reached by a cog railway that tunnels through the Eiger.
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The largest glacier in the Alps, a river of ice 20 km long, sweeping down from the Jungfrau region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The 'slowest express train in the world', an 8-hour scenic journey between Zermatt and St.
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