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

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

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

Strange rumors surround the artist who created these solemn metal guard dogs.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

Island wonderland for communist autocrats.

The Renaissance-era courthouse is a relic from the fortified town's centuries of Venetian rule.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

This scale model of our solar system hid in plain sight for years before a physics team sought out all the planets.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.