Alp Trupchun trail, Zernez

National GeographicOct 23

The High-Altitude Wonders of a Ride on the Bernina Express

This gravity-defying rail journey through the Swiss Alps is a portal to the past, which brings you up close to mesolithic and medieval history—and a window onto the rapid changes this dramatic ...

Easy four-mile route in Swiss National Park, open May to December

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Swiss National ParkSightStrict conservation area, part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve
Alp Trupchun trailTrailEasy four-mile route in Swiss National Park, open May to December
Hotel Parc Naziunal Il FuornRestaurantGateway stop for Swiss National Park
National Park CenterMuseum
Swiss Post Auto BusPlace
Elsewhere
Bernina ExpressPlaceChur, SwitzerlandFour-hour rail journey through the Swiss Alps to Tirano, Italy
Canton GraubündenNeighborhoodChur, SwitzerlandPine-scented peaks, home to skiers and fondue
Bernina RailwayPlaceChur, SwitzerlandUNESCO World Heritage status train network completed in 1910
Rhaetian RailwayPlaceChur, SwitzerlandOperates the narrow-gauge railway line within Canton Graubünden
Landwasser ViaductSightChur, SwitzerlandSix-arch viaduct over the Landwasser River, constructed in 1901
Landwasser TunnelSightChur, Switzerland692-foot long tunnel through the mountain
Brusio Circular ViaductSightChur, SwitzerlandInnovative nine-arch stone-masonry viaduct
Alp Grüm stationSightOspizio Bernina, SwitzerlandStop to observe Palü Glacier on the descent from Ospizio Bernina
Bernina Diavolezza stationSightOspizio Bernina, SwitzerlandAccess point for Diavolezza Gondola
Diavolezza GondolaSightOspizio Bernina, SwitzerlandClimbs nearly 10,000 feet for skiing, hiking, and glacier access
VR Glacier ExperiencePlaceOspizio Bernina, SwitzerlandImmersive 3D journey through glacier history at Diavolezza Station
MorteratschSightChur, SwitzerlandStop for flora and fauna sightings
Ospizio BerninaSightChur, SwitzerlandHighest trans-alpine railway station in Europe at 7,392 feet
Engadine LinePlacePontresina, SwitzerlandTrain line to access Swiss National Park from Pontresina

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The High-Altitude Wonders of a Ride on the Bernina Express