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

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

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

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

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.

The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This 19th-century prison once held Irish revolutionary Constance Markievicz, writer Frank O’Connor, and a nine-year-old pickpocket.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430.

Order bagels and lox from an iconic Jewish delicatessen with nearly a century of history behind it.

Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.

A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.

Designed by the architect who also had a hand in crafting the Westminster Abbey and Bristol Cathedral.

At this small museum, visitors can view artifacts from the only battlefield in London during the War of the Roses.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

Down a pint of ale where the Bishop of Ely's servants slept in 1546.