Bern, Switzerland
Bärengraben
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
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Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Botyre (Ayent), Switzerland
Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.
Bourg-en-Lavaux, Switzerland
Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.
Vallorbe, Switzerland
Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.
Leuk, Switzerland
For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
St. Gallen, Switzerland
This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
London, England
The Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured possession: her beloved pet owl.
Nottinghamshire, England
A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.
Chernihiv, Ukraine
One of the largest remaining ancient burial mounds of the 10th century.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.
Kyiv, Ukraine
A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.
Vladimir, Russia
Thousands of biblical and pagan images are carved into this small 12th-century church.
sovkhoza im. Lenina, Russia
A magnificent, Disneyesque chateau built for 150 lucky kindergarteners.
Suzdal', Russia
300-year-old villagers houses and traditional churches preserve a nearly lost piece of Russian history.