One of a series of no-purpose kinetic artworks by Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely.

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

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

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

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

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

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

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

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

A Very Low Frequency transmitter you can tune in on your PC.

His body was found mysteriously preserved in a Swedish mine over 40 years after his initial disappearance.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

These mysterious circular formations are actually remnants of 19th century gristmills.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

The dome-shaped reservoir of this old water tower produces unique acoustic effects.

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

A memorial to a Swedish hockey player's "encounter" with aliens.

An eclectic sculpture park rises atop a giant pile of ashes in Sweden.

A botched 18th-century canal silenced one of Sweden's most magnificent waterfalls.