This hidden garden boasts amazing views of Lyon.

Lyon's "Wall of the Silk Weavers" is one of the largest murals in Europe.

For hundreds of years, automatons moving to metallic music have been marking the passage of time.

The most impressive of Basel's three remaining city gates.

A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.

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

This fountain of a little boy that spits on passersby at erratic intervals is a town icon.

Every half hour the eye-rolling clock face sticks out its tongue to mock the good citizens of Koblenz.

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

This bridge's unique architecture honors nautical heritage and encourages self-awareness.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.

This isolated and westernmost point of the Faroe Islands archipelago is home to thousands of seabirds.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.