A 13th-century Swiss castle houses a collection of artifacts from the Polish diaspora.

What this Good Friday parade lacks in baroque filigree it makes up in somber gothic imagery.

One of the highest emergency huts in the world has been waiting almost a century to give imperiled climbers a place to lie down.

The excellent Swiss museum of witchcraft is led by a modern witch.

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

A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.

Museum of science fiction, utopias, and extraordinary journeys of the mind.

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

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

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

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

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

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

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

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

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

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

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

This oddly beautiful water cistern is a techno-temple to the wet stuff and a multimedia masterpiece.

A monument to Poland's famous alleged UFO abduction case.

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.

Old cabin-like homes in a rural community untouched by time are known for their vibrant and colorful window shutters.