The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

The Siege of Naarden ended in 1814, but the cannonballs embedded in the town church remain.

A Dutch clog company in the town of Zaandam loves the wooden shoes so much it made a museum for them.

This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

Constructed along the shores of Lake Zurich, this pavilion is a walk-through work of art.

Zurich's evolution museum hosts a unique collection of skeletons among its natural history treasures.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

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

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

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

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

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

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

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.

1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The floats housed in this hall are more than 100 years old, and are brought out for an annual celebration.

In 1958, an MIT fraternity pledge laid down on this bridge and instituted a new, unique unit of measurement.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.