Saint-Léonard, Switzerland
Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard
The largest underground lake in Europe.
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Saint-Léonard, Switzerland
The largest underground lake in Europe.
Zurich, Switzerland
Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.
Kaltbach, Switzerland
A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Geneva, Switzerland
This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.
Leuk, Switzerland
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Ruse, Bulgaria
A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
Housed in a historic 1840 home, this museum provides a window into the lives of everyday, 18th- and 19th-century Bulgarians.
Gurgulyat, Bulgaria
While it would not look out of place among Serbian spomeniks, this massive Bulgarian monument commemorates one of their defeats.
Lisitsite, Bulgaria
At almost 900 feet long, this is Bulgaria's longest suspension bridge and the only way to reach the small village of Lisitsite.
Bulgaria
An abandoned sanatorium building from the early 20th century sits in the forest of the Rila mountains.
Kazichene, Bulgaria
The Bulgarian royal family exclusively used this ornate, now-abandoned train station.
Nessebar, Bulgaria
This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.