Obviously, this Swiss mountain range is legendary for a reason, not the least of which is its pristine beauty. We can even drive cars to the top of a handful of tall mountains, like Pikes Peak, a Fourteener 14, feet or higher located in Colorado Springs about 70 miles south of Denver.
Even better than the gorgeous views of the iconic Matterhorn? I am all in on tourist traps, and we have more than our share in Colorado. Enjoy indoors only or go play in the snow, tube down a year-round sledding hill or take a guided hike amid the glacial paradise.
And the Sphinx Observation Deck provides spectacular views of the surrounding snow-covered peaks and Aletsch Glacier. Once outside, you can spend yet more hours riding a zipline, tubing down the glacier, or hitting a golf ball onto a putting green below.
While the excursion requires a full dayβriding Jungfrau Railway roughly 90 minutes each way from where we stayed in Interlaken βthe journey was worth every penny and minute spent getting there and back, even with children.
Aerial courses and ziplines are nothing new in Colorado or throughout the U. Next, near Lucerne in central Switzerland, we experienced the Pilatus rope park on Mount Pilatus , a nearly 7,foot peak overlooking the famous medieval town. With similar technology and after a quick safety tutorial, we were left to our own devices on the course.
