This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

Swedish skyscraper with a 90° twist.

This chimerical bridge/tunnel appears to dead end right into the sea.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

This historical manor is complete with a magnificent garden.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

This magnificent castle grew from a small Moorish fortress, and reportedly inspired two iconic Disney castles.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.