Only the foundation remains of the rest stop building that was hit by three large tsunami waves, killing 47 visitors.

This elaborate temple was built around one of the Buddha's teeth.

Spend the night inside a two-story elephant villa.

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

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

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

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

Video games, body language, and postal history are all on display in this Swiss museum.

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

This small museum displays a collection of outsider art and scale models of past "treatments" for mental illness.

One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

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

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

Ruins of a German Castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Executed in 1401, Exhumed in 1878, Stolen in 2010.

Wax models of disease and deformity are on display at this German medical museum.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.