Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

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

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

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

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Rome's semi-secret peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Natural sonic phenomenon comes with a grisly legend of murder and blood.

A white oak with property rights.