Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

If James Bond bungee-jumped off the side of a 720-foot dam, would you do it too?

A permanent exhibition honors Queen, which recorded seven albums at the casino-based studio, including “Under Pressure” with David Bowie.

An interactive exhibition space dedicated to the kinetic sculptures of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.

This statue pays tribute to the iconic musician in the place where he recorded his final studio album.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

Europe's largest dinosaur museum was founded by a passionate autodidact.

A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.

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

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

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

See the rare bloom of the "Queen of the Night" cactus at one of the world's largest succulent collections.

Vines grow up the metal bars in this public park created from an old machine factory.

One hundred years ago this small house in downtown Zürich became the birthplace of the Dada movement.

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

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

Large Hadron Collider and the Birthplace of World Wide Web.

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

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.