Visit Lausanne

Lake city with a covered wooden bridge.

The Jet d Eau, the United Nations and the Red Cross, on the lake where the Rhone leaves the Alps.

Palm trees and Italian coffee on a Swiss lake, with Monte Bre and San Salvatore funiculars above.

The July jazz festival, the Freddie Mercury statue and Chillon castle along a lakeside promenade.

The 1994 Winter Olympics town, with the Maihaugen open-air museum and the ski jump you can ride down.

Subtropical Black Sea beaches and the 2014 Winter Olympics venues in the Caucasus above.

Visit Zürich, Switzerland's largest city and global financial hub. Explore the historic Old Town (Altstadt) with its medieval guild houses and St. Peter's Church (largest clock face in Europe), take a boat trip on Lake Zürich for Alpine views, and visit the Kunsthaus Zürich (art museum with works by Munch and Giacometti). Don't miss trying Zürcher Geschnetzeltes (veal in cream sauce) at a traditional restaurant.

Visit Basel, Switzerland's cultural capital on the Rhine. Explore the Kunstmuseum (the oldest public art collection in the world, with works from Holbein to Picasso), wander the medieval Old Town (with the red sandstone Münster cathedral and the lively Marktplatz), and visit the Fondation Beyeler (a stunning museum in Riehen housing modern masterpieces by Monet, Warhol, and Rothko).