A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.

17th century streets hidden under Edinburgh were once a breeding ground for the black death.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

This museum houses an imposing skeleton army comprised of creatures great and small.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

Museum featuring strange and enchanting toys of the past.

This taxidermilogical collection was assembled by a peltmonger turned animal activist.

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

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

A 22-million-year-old sandstone cave is a natural habitat for award-winning cheese.

A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.

An unusual vending machine designed to support mourners during funeral ceremonies at Zurich's largest cemetery.

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

A tower-like theater in the Swiss Alps built to withstand the high winds and avalanches of the mountain pass.

Over 3km of caverns and caves at the Switzerland-France border contain the largest underground river in Central Europe.

The temple that withstood the Nazis.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.