Places stenaavel Wants to Go

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

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

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

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

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.