Lucerne, Switzerland
Barabas Hotel Luzern
Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.
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Lucerne, Switzerland
Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Zurich, Switzerland
Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.
Neuheim, Switzerland
These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.
Pfronten, Germany
Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.
Tarrenz, Austria
Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.
Tal, Austria
Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.
Vienna, Austria
The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.
Hinterbrühl, Austria
This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause sits in the heart of Tulsa.
Milan, Italy
The odd depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus is rooted in the Catholic Church's eradication of Catharism.
Vernazza, Italy
Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Milan, Italy
Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.
Noasca, Italy
This Italian dam is covered in salt-hungry goats who manage to scale its almost vertical face.
Riomaggiore, Italy
A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.
Milan, Italy
Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
Borgo a Mozzano, Italy
A stunning bridge that appears as if it's lunging to the shore, and has a legend of a devilish architect.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Ravenna, Italy
Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.
Italy
This Italian foot path winds through the mountains via 52 individual tunnels.