A communal oasis on Lake Zurich.

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

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

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

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

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

A cherry tree growing atop a mulberry tree.

A sunken idol welcomes parishioners to Davy Jones' Locker.

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

The bomb-ravaged remains of of a colossal Neptune.

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

An ancient artistic garden parlor full of hidden water wonders.

A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.

Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.

Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.

An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

A rambling museum which honors the beauty in everyday objects.

Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water, this ancient crypt is more wishing well than burial site.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

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

This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.