Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

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

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

This ossuary is more than five centuries old and is heralded as one of the finest in Switzerland.

An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.

Archduke Ferdinand II's collection of rare objects is considered one of the oldest museums in the world.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

These blingy, baubled skeletons lie in glass boxes inside a baroque Bavarian church.

A unique bridge with an equally unique view.

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

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

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

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

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

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

Watch cheese-flipping robots in action at this factory and museum.