Places MeanderingMind Wants to Go

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

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

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

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

This beautiful train graveyard is one of the largest collections of steam locomotives in the Mediterranean and Europe.

This hidden gem is bathed in beautiful natural light.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

This eatery re-creates dishes from the Ottoman Empire so you can dine like a sultan.

The eclectic home of a leading Turkish architect is a gorgeous piece of eye candy.

This former Imperial summer home was the venue for a royal slap that once echoed 'round the world.

Unfinished monument to peace between Turkey and Armenia, long divided by a dispute over genocide.