Gordola, Switzerland
Verzasca Dam
If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?
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Gordola, Switzerland
If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?
Verzasca, Switzerland
This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.
Hamburg, Germany
Hidden in plain sight on a gable between two towers on the roof of shipping firm F. Laeisz' headquarter in Hamburg sits an unexpected bronze sculpture.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Hamburg, Germany
This red light district plaza memorializes the Fab Four and their historic connection to the area.
Santiago, Chile
Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.
Santiago, Chile
The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.
Arica, Chile
Walk on a glass floor suspended over ancient mummified remains.
Arica, Chile
70,000 empty bottles of Coke comprise an ad seen only from the air.
Cefalù, Italy
A medieval wash house where people washed clothes in a river allegedly formed by the tears of a mourning nymph.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Tamarugal, Chile
Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Pringy, Switzerland
Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.