An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

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

A colossal sculptural lion built by the same man who designed the Statue of Liberty.

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

A constellation of golden cobblestones shows the names of local children born under a full moon.

Artworks by loners, prisoners and the criminally insane.

This large sculpture of white plates and forms is actually a huge sound amplifier.

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.

This little museum is packed with information about the region's past and present biodiversity.

The smallest museum in Basel, Switzerland, is a two-foot-by-two-foot window in the door of a 600-year-old house.

Along the Rhine, about a mile from the historic Munster, learn the heartrending story of two lovers torn asunder, cast into unknown layers of time and space.

Extensive private collection of authentic Medieval devices used for human torture and execution.

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

This unique preservation is one of the only taxidermies in the world made with real whale skin.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

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

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.

An unusual resting place built into the hill with an amazing view of Lake Como.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.