Helsinki, Finland
Temppeliaukio Church
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Bodio, Switzerland
The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.
Zermatt, Switzerland
One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.
Gränichen, Switzerland
The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.
Ostermundigen, Switzerland
This small museum displays a collection of outsider art and scale models of past "treatments" for mental illness.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Botyre (Ayent), Switzerland
Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.
Leuk, Switzerland
A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.
Schwyz, Switzerland
The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Boudry, Switzerland
This lovely little bridge hidden in a Switzerland gorge is essentially a fairytale.
Zurich, Switzerland
A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.
Whaligoe, Scotland
Cut into a sheer cliff face, these stairs are the only way to reach a secluded Scottish harbor.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
The overgrown ruins of this once majestic castle sit forlornly in the Scottish countryside.
Cessford, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.
Milarrochy, Scotland
A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.
Sanquhar, Scotland
A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
An unusually shaped lighthouse with origins rooted in heartbreak.
Lendalfoot, Scotland
Near this coastal cave stands a small memorial to the hermit who made it his home for three decades.
Longniddry, Scotland
Visible at low tide, this rusting vessel is one of the last surviving examples of the X-Class "Midget" submarines.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.