2 Best Sights in Valais, Switzerland

Eispavillon

The Eispavillon combines fascinating construction with a dash of kitsch and lets you look beneath the frozen surface of the earth. More than 25 feet below the ice pack, the cavernous facility provides an impressive view of the surreal, frozen environment inside glacial formations. Bring a coat or sweater—it's literally freezing down there. There are ice sculptures, exhibits on glaciology and crevasse rescue, and even a chapel-like room for meditation, concerts, and art shows. To reach the Eis Pavillon, take the Alpin Express or Felskinn cable car up to Felskinn before switching to the underground funicular—the world's highest (prepare yourself for a drastic change in altitude).

Mittelallalin, Saas-Fee, Valais, 3906, Switzerland
027-9581100
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Lac Souterrain St-Léonard

For an activity the whole family can enjoy, take a half-hour boat ride across the largest natural subterranean lake in Europe at 984 feet long, where you can see strange rock formations and even fish under the crystal clear water. Bring an extra sweater, even in summer, as it gets chilly when you descend into the cave. Watch for monthly boat concerts on the lake, where the acoustics are exceptional.