These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.

A lush oasis full of vibrant plants and striking geometric displays.

Men in rubber-soled boots serve as your "brakes" on this toboggan ride Hemingway described as "exhilarating."

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

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

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

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

This striking royal residence is the largest Renaissance-style castle in Scandinavia.

Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.