Salzburg, Austria
'Gurken'
Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
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Salzburg, Austria
Amidst medieval and baroque buildings, five human-sized gherkins stand tall.
Salzburg, Austria
Ugly 18th-century dwarf statues living in a perfectly landscaped Austrian garden.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.
Mondsee, Austria
This skeleton-filled altar piece served as a backdrop to one of the most iconic scenes in "The Sound of Music."
Prague, Czechia
A significant example of Czech cubist architecture—a style you won't find anywhere else in the world.
Prague, Czechia
A 400-year-old mummified arm dangles from the ceiling of St. James the Greater, serving as a warning to thieves.
Prague, Czechia
This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.
Prague, Czechia
What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Pilsen, Czechia
Underneath the city that invented pilsners are a series of historic tunnels that have been storing beer for centuries.
Putim, Czechia
The mystery of the Putim Ossuary involves a tricorn hat.
České Budějovice, Czechia
Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.
Admont, Austria
The world's largest monastic library is also a baroque artistic masterpiece
Lübeck, Germany
The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
Lübeck, Germany
Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Berdorf, Luxembourg
These exceptionally narrow openings between giant rocks will test your daring.
Echternach, Luxembourg
Below the altar in Saint-Willibrord Basilica rests the mortal remains of Luxembourg's patron saint.
Echternach, Luxembourg
The ruins of one of the most important Roman villas north of the Alps.
Beaufort, Luxembourg
This noble mash-up in eastern Luxembourg is part Medieval, part Renaissance, all castle.