Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.

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

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

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

World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

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

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

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.

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

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

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

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

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.