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

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

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

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

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

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.

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

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

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.