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Unusual Attractions in Zermatt

Zermatt, Switzerland

Solvay Hut

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

Zermatt, Switzerland

Evolver

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

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Tower 5 of Felskinn Aerial Tramway

The only tower of an aerial tramway standing over a ski-lift.

8 miles from Zermatt

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Hotel Everland

Explore the subjective dream of a hotel.

10 miles from Zermatt

Goats of the Cingino Dam

This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.

13 miles from Zermatt

Gilliarey

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

14 miles from Zermatt

La Magdeleine, Italy

Villaggio dei Salassi

These ruins on Mont Tantané dates back to the Iron Age, but there is limited evidence for why a village was built so far from water or other resources.

15 miles from Zermatt

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