Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

Walk behind a 50-meter-high waterfall.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

An ornate private entrance to the Vienna subway built specifically for the emperor.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

Vienna's diversity-themed traffic lights were inspired by the Eurovision Song Contest.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A neo-Gothic church built to thank God for saving the Emperor of Austria from an assassination.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

With its mine closed, this old village is starting to resemble a ghost town.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

A peculiar clock commemorates a historic victory won by ringing the noonday bell an hour early.