A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The small peaceful island off the Venice tourist circuit is where the city began more than 1,500 years ago.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Venice's island of the dead.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

One of the largest caves in the world open to the public.

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

Medieval irrigation channels built into the sides of mountains provided Valais with water for hundreds of years.