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

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

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

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

An archaeological treasure trove towers over the valley of Chiavenna.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

Middle-earth in the middle of Switzerland.

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

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

A Swiss magician's vault of oddities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ruins of a former sanctuary for elite Aztec warriors.

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

This partially reconstructed Aztec pyramid gives a glimpse of what its larger counterparts would have looked like.