The Jungfraujoch Experience, Interlaken

Advantages: Fantastic views within easy reach by all ages.
Disadvantages: Pricey if not using discount cards

...Switzerland that is situated in the saddle between the Monch and Jungfrau peaks and the Jungfraujoch Experience is the method of transporting tourists from Interlaken Ost railway station or Grindelwald to Jungfraujoch without the need for sherpas, yaks and mountaineering equipment. A 'research site' sounds a bit bleak and evokes images of bushy-haired, bespectacled men busily rushing to and fro with clipboards, frowning and muttering under their ...
...it in both senses. The air is quite thin at 11,000 feet and the slightest effort has you huffing away but the views are truly stupendous. Jungfraujoch offers 360 degree views of glaciers and snowy peaks to far off lakes and towns that are literally thousands of feet below you. It's a weird sensation to be standing on terra firma but looking down at the clouds. Most of us have had wondrous views of the tops of clouds from aircraft but doing it while ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful, stunning, breathtaking views
Disadvantages: Journey up the mountain is boring and tedious.

The single most stunning view I have ever seen was upon the top of Jungfraujoch. Don't let the height or cold scare you away, this is a perfect destination for any tourist or person in Switzerland seeking entertainment. The travel up the mountain is generally done via underground train, which makes for an interesting ride! There are several stops along the inside of the mountain, with giant windows to give an almost panoramic view of what is to come. ...
...able to prepare you for the breath-taking views from the top, either from the mountain top - where the snow is all around you, with only rope fences holding people back from the dangerous edges - or from the giant telescope and laboratory at the very top of the mountain, where you can see the Alps mountains all around. Be sure to take some sunglasses, the snow is so white and pure it is blinding! Gloves, hats and coats are also a must for those windy ... Read review