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

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

Lucerne's central prison was converted into a tourist hotel with a bare minimum of changes.

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

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

The Rozenberg wind wall in South Holland makes for smooth sailing through the Calandbrug canal.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Gargoyle head that brings good luck.

Stone pillars and a petrified wedding party in the hills of North Macedonia.

A solar-powered primary school inspires hope and experimentation in a country ripe for energy innovation.

Space-age monument to an early 20th-century uprising.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.

One of the few remaining ancient aqueducts described by Frontinus as 'the most solemn testimony of the Empire.'

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.