Before serving as James Bond's Casino Royale, this Victorian-era spa catered to the world's elite.

This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

This eclectic architectural gem played witness to Zurich’s colonial past.

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

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.

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

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

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

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

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

The world's fifth tallest waterfall is a spectacular silver chute of water that cuts through the cloud forest in northern Peru.