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An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

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

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

This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

A meandering boardwalk across the bogland leads to a "stairway to heaven" with sublime views.

The Sighignola summit on the Swiss border offers views so breathtaking it's been named one of the most beautiful places in Italy.

Eurasia's most difficult place to hang out, and farthest point from sea access.

Avenue of trees planted by cosmonauts before their space departures.

Tucked away along a riverbend in an area known for its uranium mines is one of the world's tallest locks.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

A blunder resulted in these charming stone-lined streams becoming the target of a Nazi bombing.

The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.