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.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

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

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

Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.

Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.

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.

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

The steepest classic funicular in the world glides along a dizzying incline.

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

These spooky and unusual stone formations create an underworldly landscape.

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.

The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.

Extensive Orthodox icon collection in Andorra.

In one of the smallest countries in the world stands an original Salvador Dalí sculpture.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.