One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

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

A cablecar-station-turned-revolving restaurant with 360-degree views of the Swiss skyline.

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

A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.

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

The oldest church in Serbia was also the ecclesiastical seat of the region during the Middle Ages.

As of 2022, the 124 rooms of Kosovo ski resort remain empty.

The hairpin turns in this mountain road take the shape of a letter—is it a coincidence or a symbol of love?

A beautiful mountaintop mausoleum devoted to a Montenegrin icon can't seem to make everyone happy.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

Balconies that have a most unusual accent.

One architect's organic, human-centric design has been fully realized in this alien art house.

Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.

This tiny chapel withstood a massive mudslide and flash flood.

On the walking path from Monterosso to Vernazza, a small shrine dedicated to feline friends.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

Over 50 exquisite hand-painted Renaissance maps decorate a Medici storage room.

The middle finger of modernity.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.