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Most interesting place(s) to spend last 3 days in Switzerland

Due to award airfare, I ended up with an extra 3 days at the end of planned itinerary & have to backtrack a bit up to Basel. Hotels all pre-booked, so don't want to change itinerary, except to add a new ending. Any thoughts on where to spend 3 nights between Varenna and Basel? (Note: no car.) We'll have stayed on 4 lakes & up in mountains by this time. What would not be too redundant after all of that? We love beautiful places, waterfalls, gardens, charming villages/cities, off the beaten path is great (we just need to be able to get to it with public transport or car service.) Any suggestions not too far off the route between Varenna and Basel?

24-Jun 25-Jun Arrive Geneva Airport (from NY/NJ)
25-Jun 28-Jun (3 days) Lake Annecy FR
28-Jun 30-Jun (2 days) Chamonix FR
30-Jun 3-Jul (3 Days) Vevey SW
3-Jul 7-Jul (4 Days) Wengen SW
7-Jul 10-Jul (3 Days) Lucerne SW
10-Jul 14-Jul (4 Days) Varenna IT (Lake Como)
14-Jul

17-Jul 17-Jul DepartBasel Airport

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The simplest solution would be to go from Varenna north to Tirano and then to Pontresina in Switzerland via the Bernina Pass. You could take the named Bernina Express or a regular train on the same scenic route. Spend 2 nights there and then head to Basel for your last night before the flight.

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Another idea concerning waterfalls and gardens would be Schaffhausen, so you could visit the Rheinfall (big waterfall), Insel Mainau (beautiful gardens) and Konstanz, Meersburg which are picturesque German towns.