Zaandam, Netherlands
Verfmolen De Kat
This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.
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Zaandam, Netherlands
This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.
Munich, Germany
Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
Leuk, Switzerland
A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.
Leuk, Switzerland
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Naters, Switzerland
This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.
Chiavenna, Italy
An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.
Stelvio, Italy
One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.
Schwangau, Germany
A unique bridge with an equally unique view.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Wasserauen, Switzerland
This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
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.
Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.