A geothermal energy project gone wrong is fracturing the city's picturesque architecture.

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

A striking 12th-century-style castle built on the edge of a cliff.

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

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

A German town is growing a building out of trees.

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

This museum tells the story of lake dwellers from 4000 BC to 850 BC, replete with stilt houses and goats.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

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

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

A sandstone block marks the alleged spot where the legendary writer was conceived.

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.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

This collection of French root art looks like an indoor fairy wonderland.

Flowers have mysteriously appeared on her effigy every day for the last 150 years.

A series of haunting wooden totems are hidden in the woods surrounding a German environmental center.

An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.

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.