San Gimignano, Italy
The Museum of Medieval Torture
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
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San Gimignano, Italy
Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.
Vienna, Austria
Op-art architecture designed for happiness.
Vienna, Austria
This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Monacnappa, Ireland
Horse cemetery on the grounds of Blarney Castle.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Längenfeld, Austria
Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Hirzel, Switzerland
Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
A multi-story, retro videogame time capsule in the Netherlands.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Lac Léman, Switzerland
A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
Kilchberg, Switzerland
A 30-foot-high stream of chocolate flows continuously at the Lindt Home of Chocolate.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Königswinter, Germany
A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.
Seegräben, Switzerland
Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.
Xanten, Germany
Take a walk in a recreation of ancient Rome.
Pringy, Switzerland
Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.
Tokyo, Japan
The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.
Yakushima, Japan
The magical, mossy forest that inspired 'Princess Mononoke.'