One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

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

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

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

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

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

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Where Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" and John William Polidori's "The Vampyre" were born.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

This famous writer's tombstone is a literary pilgrimage site that was publicly defiled by a rival.

Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

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

Extensive private collection of authentic Medieval devices used for human torture and execution.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.