The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

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

An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

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.

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

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

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.