American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.

Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.

As lake waters recede, a German village reemerges after more than a hundred years.

A strange rock formation with numerous legends trying to explain it.

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.