This cutting edge museum details the history of skiing, from its ancient origins to its status as a sport.

The Slovenian architect designed many landmarks in the capital city, including his own dream house.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

Walk through Czech history in Prague's largest graveyard.

A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.

An otherworldly alpine pasture with its own unique microculture that recalls Middle Earth.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

One man's personal kunstkammer, museum and shop.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Among the ostentatious rococo ornamentation of this church, an image of death cuts the life-thread.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The beautiful, ornate weather station is the most popular geocache in Salzburg.

A small marionette collection located within the dark cellars of an 11th-century Austrian castle.

The amazing wonder cabinets of a very rich Austrian archbishop.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.

This 19th century cyclorama acts like an analogue time machine to a different era.

Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.