A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A friendly monster lurks outside the State Library Victoria.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

These Australian rock formations look like Martian beehives that have grown up out of the landscape.

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Visitors can swim with vicious predators in Crocosaurus Cove's plastic daredevil enclosure.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."