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

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.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

A new sculpture calls attention to climate change in the centuries-old city it threatens.

An island on the Venetian Lagoon hosts this stone chair that has nothing to do with the King of the Huns.

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This splendid tomb may look fantastic, but there's nothing in it...

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

The first passenger cable car in the world.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

The patron of this extravagant Art Nouveau confection insisted that nothing less than a boat should project from its facade.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

This Czech church doubles as something of a permanent fashion exhibition for a statue of the Infant Jesus.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.