Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

For true northern-style phở with broth as clear as consommé, hunt for this restaurant hidden within a residential home.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

Ho Chi Minh's perfectly preserved body has been on display here since 1975.

A gift from the Soviet Union in the 1980s, this is the only statue of the Soviet dictator in Southeast Asia.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

A massive, abstract lookout tower providing a panoramic view of Prague.

A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

An old asylum graveyard that's been abandoned for half a century attracts those seeking a dark thrill.

Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.

The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.

Nine bronze hands protruding from a wall honor the student uprising that led to the fall of Czechoslovakia's Communist government.

Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.

Bullet holes in the church wall are a reminder of the violence that followed the assassination of a high-ranking Nazi officer.

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

This monumental neo-Renaissance tomb in Vyšehrad Cemetery is the final resting place for Czech cultural legends.

According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.