CERN's beautiful, bending sculpture is a tribute to the spread of knowledge.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

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

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

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

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.

It may take some time to locate, but it's sure to warm even a heart of stone.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

A backdoor to Machu Picchu that only the most foolhardy infiltrator would attempt to breach.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

Known as the "Valley of the Moon," this Jordanian wadi is one of the most amazing desertscapes on Earth.

At this Arctic outpost, get to know members of the indigenous Sámi community and meet their herds.