Places aemem Wants to Go

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

The charming storybook building now houses a small police museum.

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

This cobblestoned medieval-style town was entirely constructed in the 1990s and 2000s.

This wonky bit of historical taxidermy is experiencing a second life online.

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

A Stockholm metro station is home to an escalator that is not only the longest in Sweden, but among the longest in the world.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.