Ride a dragon train into a world of dwarves.

Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

The townhouse where the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory started her murderous career.

The Habsburgs' royal collections of art and wonders.

Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.

A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.

Artfully arranged bones of 5,800 Austrians.

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

This Austrian museum celebrates the work of famous forgers and their inimitable imitations.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.

The former private quarters and office of Dr. Sigmund Freud now hosts a museum housing the works of the founding father of psychoanalysis.

Terrifically morbid cemetary and site of famous Paracelsus' grave.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Where beer lovers can literally immerse themselves in beer.

A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.