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

This magnificent church allows travelers along one of Germany's busiest roadways a chance to rest and reflect.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

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

The narrowest street in the world is in danger of closing up entirely.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

This Nazi-built amphitheater was constructed on a sacred mountain site used by various German cults.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

The largest mosque in Germany.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Once the main gateway to Tokyo, sneaking through this checkpoint was a capital offense in feudal times.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

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

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

These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

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

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.