A floating bridge leaning on barges allows pedestrians to reach the historical center.

This ultra-modern burial building would have stacked the dead like a giant filing cabinet.

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

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

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

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

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

This Late Gothic building that once housed Erasmus is now known as the filming location of "Suspiria."

A stonemason's hilarious revenge came in the form of this peculiarly positioned gargoyle.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

These paved rills bring freshwater into Altstadt and could spell wedding bells for whoever stumbles into the waters.

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

A collection of artworks exclusively created by the mentally ill that was almost burned by Nazi culture police.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

The world's largest bamboo labyrinth is a living demonstration of the plant’s immense potential.

The Adriatic's most famous wind can be reliably experienced in the city's Marina.

During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.