Trakošćan, Croatia
Trakošćan Castle
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
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Trakošćan, Croatia
This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.
Gmina, Poland
This tower in a small Polish village uses the power of a sacred bell to ward off mischievous weather spirits.
Zurich, Switzerland
Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.
Feldbach, Switzerland
A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.
Naters, Switzerland
This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.
Zurich, Switzerland
This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.
Bern, Switzerland
Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.
Gränichen, Switzerland
The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.
Gland, Switzerland
This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.
Erlach, Switzerland
The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”
Geneva, Switzerland
A rare, flower-shaped example of Brutalist architecture in Switzerland.
Cologny, Switzerland
Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
Zurich, Switzerland
See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.
Zurich, Switzerland
Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.
Zurich, Switzerland
One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Linz, Austria
Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.