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Vevey, Switzerland

La Fourchette (The Fork)

At 929 pounds and 26 feet tall, this stainless steel fork can only be used by the likes of King Kong.
Montreux, Switzerland

Freddie Mercury Statue

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

Barryland

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.
Sion, Switzerland

Tour des Sorciers

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.
Hérémence, Switzerland

Pyramides d'Euseigne

These spindly, stone-capped formations are the product of glacial deposits and thousands of years of erosion.
Saint-Léonard, Switzerland

Lac Souterrain de Saint-Léonard

The largest underground lake in Europe.
Zermatt, Switzerland

Evolver

Spiral alpine structure provides an alternative experience of viewing the Matterhorn.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Trümmelbach Falls

Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland

The Reichenbach Falls

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

Berggasthaus Aescher Wildkirchli

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.
Verzasca, Switzerland

Ponte dei Salti

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.
Como, Italy

Scala del Paradiso

This trail was once used to smuggle cigarettes, sugar, and other black market goods between Italy and Switzerland.
Iglesias, Italy

Villaggio Minerario Asproni

A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.
Iglesias, Italy

Nebida Laveria

On the coast of Sardinia, a once-great mining village is finding new life as a coastal resort town.
Masua, Italy

Porto Flavia

This cliff-face port is considered a masterpiece of mining engineering.
Nughedu Santa Vittoria, Italy

Domus de Janas Tombs

Ancient cave tombs known as the "houses of fairies."
Alghero, Italy

Neptune's Grotto

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.
Codrongianos, Italy

Church of the Holy Trinity of Saccargia

A striped 12th-century basilica sits in the countryside of Sardinia.
Castelsardo, Italy

Roccia dell'Elefante (Elephant's Rock)

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.
Luras, Italy

Olivastri Millenari

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.
Santa Maria Navarrese, Italy

Grotta del Fico

Packed with geological formations, an ancient river, and taxidermied seals, this overlooked coastal cave system is worth a spelunk.
Gadoni, Italy

Sa Stiddiosa

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.