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.

On the water, the sound from this horn could be heard from up to 10 kilometers away.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

Walk down these stairs to get an underwater view of Switzerland's Lake Zug.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.

The world's longest and deepest train tunnel.

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

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

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

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

This underground car park moonlights as a permanent art exhibition.

Believed to be the first museum dedicated to the films in the world.

Enigmatic bug-like sculptures mystify drivers along a Swedish highway.

Small Easter eggs are hidden in the ventilation holes of the city's newest trains.

A 12th-century church with a medieval fresco and an intriguing “Greek runestone.”

Stockholm's last remaining paternoster elevator.

The world's first ice hotel is still one of the most elaborate and beautiful.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

This strange portrait of six ladies with chicken bodies commemorates a count's dirty habits.

These airport hangars are now a bustling shopping center with only hints of its past still lingering.