This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A fantastical bed and breakfast with magically unique rooms.

French Time Capsule-19th Century home revealed to the public.

A chapel on a volcanic core, marking the end of a successful journey.

According to a local legend, this peculiar mountaintop rock formation is actually a demon that was turned into stone.

The second-largest natural arch in the Chartreuse Mountains.

This stunning natural double arch, the largest in the Alps, went undiscovered until 2005.

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

A trove of ridiculously valuable prints and manuscripts under one roof.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

Standing stones found on a construction site are re-erected.

Florentine Renaissance style building in Switzerland, home to the world's largest taxidermy Great White Shark.

The immortal Hollywood star rests in peace in an unassuming Swiss village cemetery.

The remains of this castle, known as the Witch’s Eye, watch over the Thur Valley.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.

An abandoned 19th-century iron factory perched along the outskirts of an idyllic village.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

A perfectly preserved hill village where the buildings are painted like white lace.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

Final palace complex of the last of 29 Kokand rulers.